Sep 8

8am PDT

Introducing Agile into an Organization

A lot of companies want to become agile because they regard agility as a promising development approach, not only because the Standish Group is recommending agile development processes for avoiding project failures.Yet, many teams are uncertain about how and where to start in order to become agile. Moreover, transitioning to agile often has an impact in many dimensions that are difficult to foresee.

In this Free webinar, CAI provides insights in how to get started with agile, what pitfalls to watch out for in the transition phase and as well how to ensure that the agile mindset will be preserved.

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Sep 14

9am PDT

Why Agile?

Agile Methods have taken software development by storm. Professionals are hoping to gain the efficiencies and quality that experts profess Agile methods provide. They are also looking for a higher quality working environment, including increased empowerment that Agile preaches. To have a chance of success in Agile, you must learn what Agile really is and not what the evangelist, consulting firms, and tool vendors want you to know.

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Sep 16

9am PDT

Test Driven Development

As teams constantly develop small incremental features by adding, modifying, refactoring, and re-designing existing software, many challenges emerges with each and every iteration. Among these challenges is ensuring previously delivered functionality is still correct and newly created functionality works as expected within a single iteration. Test Driven Development (TDD) can help address these issues with greater safety and confidence while supporting the team to create better quality software and simpler designs. TDD is built on a set of values that testing and quality are paramount, change is expected and both are constantly embraced.In this web seminar, we will discuss these benefits, the TDD Cycle, how to get started and challenges facing teams adopting TDD.

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Sep 23

8am PDT

Agile Estimation and Functional Metrics – CMMI Compliance

Estimation is the lightening rod for conflicts between agile and process driven methodologies however times are changing. Regardless of how you define agile I would suggest that we all would agree that agile methods are now maturing. Part of the process of maturing is the incorporation of best practices from other methods and frameworks creating a hybrid. Functional metrics are a means incorporating additional process discipline into the estimation process typically used by agile teams. This process discipline aids in attaining CMMI Maturity Levels.

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Oct 13

9am PDT

Agile Requirements:  Not an Oxymoron

Misconceptions abound about how agile projects analyze and develop requirements. In practice, requirements are the basis for planning, developing and delivering agile projects.Agile requirements are congruent– they combine to form a sound and sensible union that drives successful delivery of business value.

YOU WILL LEARN:

• The agile method of developing requirements and how ‘traditional’ requirements practices are adapted on agile projects
• The value of requirements analysis on agile projects
• Ways in which requirement form the basis for planning on agile projects
• How effective agile teams collaborate around requirements

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