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From Concept to Product Backlog
Gerard Meszaros believes that we need to find the proper balance between upfront planning and decision deferring, explaining what should be going on from product conception to the user stories backlog
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The State and Future of JavaScript
Douglas Crockford talks on the history of JavaScript unveiling some of the struggles the Ecma Technical Committee has had in advancing the language over the years, concluding with lessons learned.
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Strategies for Effectively Managing Legacy Systems
Amit Uttam and Derek Longmuir cover what legacy systems are, typical approaches to dealing with legacy systems, replacement strategies/techniques, migration plans, and continually evolving a system.
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SOA @ eBay: What Makes It Successful?
Malladi talks about challenges met while implementing large scale SOA deployments, giving eBay as an example of an efficient, extensible and scalable SOA platform with an automated governing process.
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Brian Marick on 4 Challenges and 5 Guiding Values of Agile Software Development
Brian Marick takes us through a quick tour of the most important values and challenges to adopting Agile successfully (they aren't the typical challenges and values we hear in the community).
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Second Generation Lean Product Development: From Cargo Cult to Science
Don Reinertsen explains why the ideas of lean manufacturing, though perfect for the predictable work of manufacturing, are inadequate for product developers.
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Tamara Sulaiman on Tips And Techniques For Implementing An Agile Program Across Distributed Teams
Tamara Sulaiman shares templates, pictures, lessons learned for leveraging technology, managing multiple time zones, recommendations for metrics and reporting, and ideas for program level success.
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Lean Thinking: What is Distinctive About It and Where is It Going?
The question of where lean came from and how it has developed into a complete business system is addressed.
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Jeff Patton on Lean Product Discovery
The most difficult part isn't delivery, but the discovery of products that are truly valuable to the people that use them. Jeff Patton explores applying Lean thinking to product discovery.
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Mike Cottmeyer on the Agile PMP
Mike tackles the assumptions behind traditional project management and explore a more agile approach to managing time, cost, and scope.
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Lessons from Target Value Design
Hal defines and explains the 9 foundational Target Value Design practices that lean designers embrace to produce coherent work product without the usual shortcomings of the historical practice.
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Re-thinking Lean Service
Taiichi Ohno discovered some counter-intuitive truths as he developed the Toyota System. Similar counter-intuitive truths wait to be discovered by leaders of service organisations.