The agile and lean approaches to software development have much in common, but they also have some fundamental philosophical differences This succinct book explains how to you can apply the practices ...

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Since the 1980s, Lean approaches have sought to cut out inefficient processes, leaving only what needs to be done. When applied to software development, Lean reduces the amount of resources expended ...

The Japanese word Muda loosely translates as waste. The core element of lean manufacturing is to eliminate waste–or, in more North American terms, to “cut the fat.” While applying lean concepts to ...

Agile is a type of software development methodology that anticipates the need for flexibility and applies a level of pragmatism to the delivery of the finished product. Agile software development ...

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To start, DevOps is exactly what it sounds like — a combination of software development and IT operations that shortens the product lifecycle and delivers a higher quality operational performance, ...

With all the recent coverage of Web 2.0 and the enterprise, one of the things that isn't discussed enough is the way Web 2.0 is highlighting compelling alternatives to the usual ways of producing ...

Explore how sprints fit within Scrum, how Scrum events work, and why other Agile approaches also use time-boxed development cycles. Learn to build products in an Agile manner, use Scrum effectively ...