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Agile Architecture Method Revisited
I posted an update to the Agile Architecture method on Shaping Software .  When I originally posted about the Agile Architecture method, I took some things for granted.  I thought the mapping to agile practices was more obvious than it turned Read More...
Posted 02 March 09 03:49 by J.D. Meier | 2 Comments   
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Writing Books on Time and on Budget
One of the questions I get asked is how did we execute our patterns & practices Application Architecture Guide 2.0 project , on time and on budget ?  It was a six month project, during which we .... Created a language and model for application Read More...
Posted 06 February 09 07:47 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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Microsoft patterns & practices Agile Workspace Tour
I posted a visual walkthrough of our Microsoft patterns & practices Agile workspace on Shaping Software .   I basically did a lap around the halls and pointed out key things along the way.  Our patterns & practices team workspace Read More...
Posted 19 January 09 04:14 by J.D. Meier | 0 Comments   
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Agile Architecture Method Pocket Guide
We posted our Agile Architecture Method Pocket Guide to our Application Architecture Guidance KB .  This is in response to customers who expressed interest in more modular guides as a supplement to our Application Architecture Guide 2.0 . Chapters Read More...
Posted 24 November 08 11:54 by J.D. Meier | 9 Comments   
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Agile Architecture Method
I presented our new patterns & practices Agile Architecture Method for the first time at the patterns & practices Summit.   Our Agile Architecture Method is an iterative and incremental approach for designing architectures.  To Read More...
Posted 06 November 08 04:31 by J.D. Meier | 11 Comments   
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New Release: Distributed Agile Development at Microsoft patterns & practices
Distributed Agile Development at Microsoft patterns & practices (PDF) is now available. Abstract Distributed development is a fact of life for many teams. Unfortunately most agile methodologies or approaches assume that the team is located in a single Read More...
Posted 30 October 08 09:31 by J.D. Meier | 6 Comments   
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Software Methodologies at a Glance
I like to draw from a variety of sources for software engineering principles, patterns, and practices.  To be able to do this, I usually need to create information models that let me quickly scan bodies of knowledge.  Once I can frame out a Read More...
Posted 18 August 08 07:14 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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Agile Guidance
When I ramp new folks on the team, I find it helpful to whiteboard how I build prescriptive guidance.  Here's a rough picture of the process: Examples I've used the same process for Performance Testing Guidance , Team Development with Visual Studio Read More...
Posted 22 July 08 05:58 by J.D. Meier | 2 Comments   
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MSF Agile Frame (Workstreams and Key Activities)
When I review an approach, I find it helpful to distill it to a simple frame so I can get a bird's-eye view.  For MSF Agile, I found the most useful frame to be the workstreams and key activities.  According to MSF, workstreams are simply groups Read More...
Posted 01 July 07 12:33 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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MSF Agile Persona Template
I was looking for examples of persona templates, and I came across Personas: Moving Beyond Role-Based Requirements Engineering by Randy Miller and Laurie Williams.  I found it to be insightful and practical.  I also like the fact they included Read More...
Posted 04 February 07 10:01 by J.D. Meier | 1 Comments   
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