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Johanna Rothman: Agile Risk Reduction for Traditional Teams

Community
Agile
Topics
Leadership

Management consultant Johanna Rothman helps her clients manage risk: be it risk in a project's people, risk in how the people are managed, or the risk in the projects themselves. In this interview she talked about strategies for risk reduction, useful for teams in all stages of agility, contained in her new book "Manage It! Your Guide to Modern Pragmatic Project Management."

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"Real Options" Underlie Agile Practices

Community
Agile
Topics
Delivering Value,
Methodologies

Whether we realise it or not, "freedom to choose" is a principle underlying many Agile practices. By avoiding early commitments, we gain flexibility in the choices we make later. In this article, Chris Matts and Olav Maassen propose that an understanding of "Real Options" allows us to develop and refine new agile practices and take agile in directions it hasn't gone before.

From Java to Ruby: Risk

Community
Ruby
Topics
Ruby on Rails,
Change,
Training / Certification

"Ruby is risky" is a common perception. As Ruby on Rails moves closer to the mainstream, that risk will decrease. In this article, Bruce Tate examines the changing risk profiles for Java and Ruby from a managers perspective, examining Java's initial adoption and also common risk myths about Rails.

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Software Development: A Traffic Jam Waiting To Happen

Community
Agile
Topics
Change,
Agile Techniques

Software development is Hard. One of the main reasons is that it is a complex adaptive system. Agile - when done right - seems to do a very good job of providing stabilizing feedback. We take a look at what it means for something to be a 'complex adaptive system' and what particular practices in Agile help us out.

Managing Risk with Scrum

Community
Agile
Topics
Agile in the Enterprise

Risk management deals with reducing the probability and impact of adverse events on a project. Members of the Agile community discuss whether explicit risk management is required or it is addressed implicitly as a part of Scrum.

The Legal Boundaries Of Agile

Community
Agile
Topics
Legal Matters,
Agile in the Enterprise,
Change

Adopting Agile practices requires a shift in the organisation on many different levels, but can making such a change lead to serious trouble?

InfoQ Article: From Java to Ruby - Risk

Community
Ruby
Topics
Ruby on Rails,
Change,
Training / Certification

"Ruby is risky" is a common perception. As Ruby on Rails moves closer to the mainstream, that risk will decrease. In this article, Bruce Tate examines the changing risk profiles for Java and Ruby from a managers perspective, examining Java's initial adoption and also common risk myths about Rails.