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Agile vs Waterfall: What’s the Difference?

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The waterfall model is used in a variety of industries, from construction to marketing, but we’ll talk about it in software development terms as we define the different phases. Design : There are two parts to this phase, including logical design and physical design, all resulting in the software or product architecture.

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How to Become a More Productive Software Engineer (Productivity Tips & Workflows)

Planio

So how can you become a more productive software engineer? In his book Smarter Faster Better , author Charles Duhigg defines productivity as “making certain choices in certain ways” that change our focus from being “merely busy” to “genuinely productive”. But no one wants to waste their time.

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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

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For software development , kanban fosters dynamic task management, speeds up delivery cycles and improves customer satisfaction, all of which align with agile. Scrum teams use pin boards with user story cards and during a sprint (short iteration working on tasks) each user story (tasks) is written on a card.

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The Agile Manifesto, Explained

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So, we’ve hinted at the Agile Manifesto long enough—let’s define it. The following agile principles are what define an approach as agile. Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software. However, they can jump in as needed to help resolve issues.

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Product-Market Fit: What Is It & Why Is It Important?

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You can thank Marc Andreessen , the American entrepreneur, investor and software engineer, for the hyphenated phrase. The idea of a product-market fit is straightforward and even simple to define, but hard to achieve. When you start to define these customers and their attributes, it’s called persona archetypes.

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Application Agility: Overcoming the Complexity Barrier

Leading Agile

By focusing on areas that offer the greatest return on investment, we can make meaningful progress without overwhelming the engineering teams. Finally, uplifting software engineering practices is essential to maintain and enhance simplicity. Quality suffered, and lead times increased.

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5 Scrum Myths – Busted

Scrum.org

A specific methodology is a well-defined set of principles, concepts, tools, and associated practices that guide processes to meet a focused goal. As a result, it strikes the chord between well-defined principles and associated practices in a balanced manner. . Myth 1 – Scrum is a Methodology. Methodology Vs Framework.

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