Posted on
July 20th, 2010
Dear All,
A turnout of close to 300 people on a hot and humid weekend in Gurgaon for the annual event on Agile software development, Agile NCR 2010, was a clear signal about the growing interest in Agile, SCRUM and XP in India. Agile practitioners from all over the India interacted with people from software industry that included roles such as project managers, teachers, students, developers and testers, at Ansal Institute of Technology located in Gurgaon.
Parallel Tracks
We have divided the whole event in four tracks to cover the needs of individuals who find themselves in different stages of Agile adoption which was appreciated by most people. Another remarkable point was a diverse selection of speakers from the companies of all sizes though the agenda was mainly dominated by the folks from Xebia and Thoughtworks who are among the early adopters of Agile.
When I set up Agile NCR platform in 2006, I never expected that this event would grow so much in size but similarly when Xebia first adopted Agile in 2003, we never expected Agile to become a software movement on the lines similar to the open source movement, in the world in just 7 years.
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Posted on
February 7th, 2010
In our times, the salaries at IIM Campus Placements grab the headlines and we draw satisfaction with how many Indians are in the Forbes billionaire list. In the mad race of outsmarting others in profession, the professionalism has taken a backseat. As society interacts with the professionals, we are confronted with situations that make us wonder if professionalism has any role to play our life. We are professionally qualified and we are in profession. The question is – are we professional?
Any professional behavior must incorporate three traits – Ethics, Commitment and Integrity. All the three traits must be present when you deal with every situation in your professional life.
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Posted on
April 7th, 2009
San Francisco 31 March - 3 April: Web 2.0 Expo brought together people with diverse professional backgrounds, having interest in Web 2.0, at Mascone Centre in San Francisco. San Francisco Bay Area, also known as Silicon Valley boasts of high concentration of information technology companies of all sizes ranging from biggies like Intel Corporation to numerous start ups trying to make it big.
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Posted on
March 6th, 2009
“An information radiator is a large display of critical team information that is continuously updated and located in a spot where the team can see it constantly.”
Source: Agile Advice
Agile project rooms should be organized in such a way that when you walk inside by looking at few charts you should be able to know how a project is going. Alistair Cockburn has called these charts information radiators. By the use of word radiator, Alistair means that your information display should be simple enough to be understood without requiring special skills in data interpretation. Information radiators should be updated several times a day.
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Posted on
February 1st, 2009
You have opportunity to work on an Agile Offshore project. It simply means now your project can be delivered faster and cheaper if you get it right. I would like to share some tips with you that have helped Distribute Agile Offshore projects become successful:
Before I write about 11 tips to make a Distributed Agile project successful, I would like to start with Tip #0.
Tip #0: You should have technically bright people in the team. This is a prerequisite to make a Distributed Agile Offshore project successful. My other tips will not make technically dull programmers deliver a successful project.
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