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Our culture owes a lot to the influence of Newtonian mechanics in shaping the thinking in other areas, such as in Psychology with the notion of " energy ". Even though this usage is obsolete within professional circles, the expression is still an active
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The first meeting happened last 4th of September, and you can get more details at the Agile Austin website. In the first talk, Jim Van Riper, VP of Product Planning and Development from Troux Technologies, shared the inside story of adopting Agile in
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There was a session I forgot to mention from my post yesterday, but that was one of the best. Here is the complete summary so you have an idea of what was covered: DEV02-TLC - Microsoft Visual Studio Team System for Small Agile Teams Monday, June 4 4:45
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Once again a few friends (in this case, Fabio Camara , and Andrew Delin, both in the same week :-) ) ask me why I haven't been blogging. It seems that every time we have a conversation, they point out it could easily have been made into a blog entry.
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"23 and a half Rules of Thumb for Software Development" is a classic video of a speech that Jim McCarthy made to Microsoft Consulting Services. It has been shown worldwide to anyone taking MSF training, as part of the "Principles of Application Development"
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The weather in Minneapolis was warm this year, and so was figuratively speaking the Agile 2006 Conference, which had all sorts of interesting discussions going on anywhere - lobbies, dining rooms, sessions. I felt at home for its informality, and definitely
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Johan Traa has just published a comparative study on RUP vs MSF for Agile Software Development: "MSF Documentation: RUP vs. MSF - A comparative study". Check the post at the MSF Forum . It is really worth the reading. He adds new material to help you
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I was talking to my good friend Andrew Delin about how the original MSF 1.0 had several concepts which today are associated with Agile methodologies. One such concept was the polemic "Why No Requirements Document?" one. The main point in this doc is:
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