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Years ago I would spend weeks on end writing highly detailed software requirements specifications. They were works of art. The only problem? No one ever read them.
Listen to the ScrumMaster Toolbox Podcast to hear Diana explain how she uses checklists in Scrum! Some team members might view checklists as “more bureaucracy” but in [...]
Larger organizations may find enterprise innovation hard, especially if they follow a traditional waterfall framework. Read more to learn how a Scrum framework can help.
Agreeing on a definition of done with your development team is critical to prevent delays and produce consistent results. Learn more about what we include, and how we use the definition of done.
There are three types of problems a development partner would be a great fit for: new ideas, new technology, responding to customers. Here's what Dave has to say about working with software development partners.
Since Scrum's introduction in 1993, it has revolutionized the way that organizations operate. Scrum teams are self-motivated to produce consistent results that they are proud of.
On June 7, 2019 Ascendle and Microsoft co-hosted a Microservices Architecture Seminar to discuss the logic, the logistics and the business case of using microservices architecture. Our [...]
Increasingly, top companies are deriving business value through microservices architecture. Here's why.
Properly running daily Scrum ceremonies are vital to your sprint's success. Here are some best practices you should follow for your next sprint.
Find me on: LinkedIn Twitter As seen on Forbes.com Business leaders need a system that can carry ideas through change. Change is a definite, but progress is not. Companies [...]
Learn how managing your product backlog can improve your business's performance and allow for more flexibility when there is a change of priorities.
Agile is about empowering the team to quickly deliver new, quality products and services to the market.
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"Another change?" I asked. My business partner looked up at me and replied with one word: "Yep." It was 20 years ago, I was fresh out of UNH [...]
I was having lunch last week with a friend, and we were talking about our respective professional services companies. As we were finishing he asked, "So, what's your [...]
You may not be an industry leader – yet – but surely your business model is designed so that you can sustain a competitive edge or gain [...]















