Learn from the Trenches – Lean, Scrum, XP and Kanban in a nutshell

Software development with Lean Scrum XP Kanban

I have recently the book “Learn from the Trenches” from Henrik Kniberg ( @henrikkniberg ). This is an outstanding “how to” build complex and robust software, delivered on time and with quality.

Here is an extract (pages 106-113) I would like to share because it gives a brilliant overview about Lean, Scrum, XP (Extreme Programming) and Kanban.

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Some notes about “Agile is not just about software” article

Leon Tranter provides solid reminders about why Agile is not just about software but requires change in the whole organisation: business, people management, funding, accounting, marketing, product and not project management, risk management, and of course software development and maintenance.

Below you find some extracts, that I think are the key points, from his article.

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Some notes about the “An Appropriate Use of Metrics” article

In the same way as the ‘Twenty Top Fails in Executive Agile Leadership’ article, I propose here some extracts from a great article written by Patrick KuaAn Appropriate Use of Metrics.

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What is UX? What are UX Research and Design?

Because I used to attend some MOOCs for several years now, like ‘Learn HTML5 from W3C‘ or ‘Development with Android‘, and also because I have a strong interest in User Experience, I would not have missed this ‘Introduction to User Experience‘ featured by the great edX platform.

You will find my notes through three blog posts; here is the first part: What is UX? What are UX Research and Design?

There is also a link to a 9-questions quiz at the end of the post.

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