Author: Doug
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The Importance of a Balanced Agile Team
I have spent many years in software development and when I was formally introduced to Agile, I really enjoyed it much more than being in a Waterfall system. I was able to be much more productive and focus more on writing code than focusing on requirements gathering and other paperwork. Instead of having to worry about my…
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Importance of Agile Software Development Processes
My Experience with Agile Processes I’ve been doing software development for many years, mostly in Microsoft-centric technologies. For the first several years of my career, I was basically just writing code with companies who had very few processes or were more Waterfall-based. It wasn’t until 2012, when I had my first taste of Agile Scrum…
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A Lesson on Leadership in Technology
I was watching a clip a few days ago (Friday, August 16, 2024) about a person running for Congress in North Carolina, Pat Harrigan, while speaking at a political event in Pennsylvania. Now, I don’t want to interject politics into this article because it misses the point. I’m going to paraphrase what he mentioned in his…