Roman Pichler

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Before the advent of agile frameworks like Scrum , a product person—the product manager—would typically carry out the market research, compile a market requirements specification, create a business case, put together product roadmap, write a requirements specification, and then hand it off to a project manager. The Brave New Agile World.

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The Product Coalition

MAY 18, 2022

Continuous improvement is a continual process to improve components of enterprise software?—?processes, Regardless of today’s software development aspect, increasing demand for new features in the products makes competitive advantage higher than ever. Changes can be large or small, which depends on the software projects.

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Agile Velocity

AUGUST 15, 2022

In a previous post in our Scrum Assessment Series , we shared some ideas to help catalyze engaging sprint reviews. Here, we take a deeper dive into the topic of awesome Sprint Reviews. The Sprint Review, just like the Retrospective , is an important feedback loop in a Scrum team’s toolbox. Why is the Review so important?

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A common question for product managers, project managers, technical program managers, and software developers alike is what methodology to use given a project. There is plenty to choose from, whether it be Agile, Waterfall, Scrum, or Kanban. Let's get started with Agile vs. Waterfall. So what are the differences?

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Modus Create

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Automated tests can help to speed up delivery, reduce errors, and save testing engineers time to run comprehensive and complex tests. However, before automating all test cases, it is necessary to make a rigorous assessment of what can be automated, when, how, and what cost and effort is required to achieve the goal.

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Mind the Product

MAY 13, 2020

We’re not designers (except when we are) or engineers (unless we can code) or anything actually, y’know, useful. Jeffrey Fredrick and Douglas Squirrel know this well, and their new book Agile Conversations , focuses on the five critical conversations you’ll have and how to perfect them.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 4, 2020

TL; DR: Lipstick Agile?—?Happiness Have you noticed how many people in the agile field are unhappy with their work situation? A situation where an organization already struggles doing agile, not to mention ‘becoming agile?’ This is what I call lipstick Agile. Test automation does not work for us.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 5, 2021

One of the many Agile myths is that it is difficult to manage evolving requirements. However, veterans of the software testing world know that agile development is a superior method to manage the constantly changing needs that many software development projects encounter.

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Johanna Rothman

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For years, managers have been trying to find ways to make software product development faster and easier. Now, we have at least these: Low code environments so people can write their own code. “Agile” as a way to do much more work in much less time. (NO! As an industry, we've tried tons of things.

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Usersnap

DECEMBER 10, 2023

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) is important for more agile software development teams. It’s the last stage in the software development life cycle, and it ensures every product meets the requirements and designations of the users. This is why the magic of the best user acceptance testing tools is crucial.

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Split

MARCH 17, 2023

Continuous delivery (CD) and pipeline deployment (PD) are commonly associated with software development and deployment. Continuous delivery and pipeline deployment streamline the software development and delivery process, enabling teams to release software updates more frequently, with more confidence and fewer errors.

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Centercode

APRIL 2, 2019

Test strategy is critical to the success of any testing effort – but where do you start? How you involve real users in beta testing? In our interview with Adam Satterfield , director of Testing and Quality at Anthem, we dive deeper into these questions and the importance of test strategy on the whole.

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

Too many times people confuse agile and scrum. Agile is a concept with principles that helps us develop software better, validate it as soon as we can, and bring value to our customers faster. Scrum is a valid and very popular framework for agile development. Agile is just a means to an end.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The conflict between launching new features versus improving the code quality is real and never ending. These are tech debts which arise from actual bad coding practice, bad/not scalable architecture design, incomplete requirements, half baked test, etc. Because every PO faces this dilemma on a regular basis. In short?—?these

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The Product Coalition

JULY 10, 2020

TL; DR: Agile Laws and Remote Agile On numerous occasions in the recent past, working with distributed agile teams has amplified existing organizational, technical, and cultural challenges in many organizations. In that respect, the current issues many distributed teams face may also act as accelerants to become more agile.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 17, 2019

The overall scope of software development is impacting not only the depths of user’s lifestyles but also the growth and success of businesses and enterprises as well. When on one side, users tend to be more dependent on trends and technology-enabled software makes it easier for them to function in their daily lives.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 5, 2020

Brief description of the problem at a recent client: Person A checked in code that broke an “unrelated” part of the system. I'll call this checking in code in Email that broke Search. They had one piece of feedback: the checkin broke “unrelated” code. In this case, the project team had no automated tests.

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Split

MARCH 10, 2023

Believe it or not, this is also true of software architecture. Engineers love to crank out code. Why Care About Software Architecture? The Agile Manifesto starts with, and is fairly well summarized with the following sentence: We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it.

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The Product Coalition

JUNE 17, 2020

TL; DR: Remote Agile Transitions We are used to saying the Scrum is a perfect probe for organizations, as it will reliably discover all dysfunctionalities. Since the pandemic has forced many of us to work remotely, this unique capability has been kicked into overdrive regarding remote agile transitions. What are we fighting for?—?is

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Johanna Rothman

JULY 23, 2020

And, in order to “finish” everything inside the timebox, you don't do any of these things: Refactor to simplify the code or the tests. Create automated tests. See Who's Playing Agile Schedule Games? ). Because every person started their own story, they had to wait for each other for code review.

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

Too many times people confuse agile and scrum. Agile is a concept with principles that helps us develop software better, validate it as soon as we can, and bring value to our customers faster. Scrum is a valid and very popular framework for agile development. The Agile Manifesto. Agile is just a means to an end.

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Ask Benny

JANUARY 25, 2020

Too many times people confuse agile and scrum. Agile is a concept with principles that helps us develop software better, validate it as soon as we can, and bring value to our customers faster. Scrum is a valid and very popular framework for agile development. The Agile Manifesto. Agile is just a means to an end.

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The Product Coalition

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Departmental goals and incentives further push developers towards building robust, scalable, elegant software. Agile Development Things don’t necessarily get better with agile development. Agile dev did away with project waterfall?—?Specification However this part of agile development is not practiced as religiously.

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Userpilot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In this article, we've got a comprehensive review of the entire product development process. designing screens, writing code, running tests), product management is a broader concept that encompasses strategy , vision, and product-market fit. Next up, you need to validate the idea before you start writing code.

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The Product Coalition

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

However, with the growing need for innovation and agility, many of these companies are looking at methodologies like Lean Startup to help them adapt and thrive in turbulent waters. But, just as an ocean liner wasn’t designed for quick maneuvers, large corporations face unique challenges when trying to implement agile approaches.

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Modus Create

APRIL 1, 2019

Modus is pleased to announce Agile 2.0.0 We have taken agile to the power of two by applying Agile to Agile, and eliminating all the waste in software development. We are so taken with this new version of Agile that our entire team has collaborated on this article using modern Agile 2.0.0 30 or more?

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Ask Benny

JUNE 1, 2019

Too many times people confuse agile and scrum. Agile is a concept with principles that helps us develop software better, validate it as soon as we can, and bring value to our customers faster. Scrum is a valid and very popular framework for agile development. The Agile Manifesto. Agile is just a means to an end.

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Agile Velocity

MAY 14, 2020

Did you know you can maximize your chances of achieving desired business outcomes by combining DevOps with an Agile transformation? When you hear “Business Outcomes,” “DevOps,” and/or Agile transformation” – what comes to mind? Agile Transformation. Agile transformations and DevOps initiatives are complementary.

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Modus Create

JULY 21, 2020

Agile at Scale, or Scaled Agile, is all the rage! When and who should implement Scaled Agile? Scaled Agile is a way for organizations with many teams to plan, coordinate, and track work on large initiatives. In this blog post, we’ll review why, when, and how organizations should consider adopting Scaled Agile.

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The Basics of Product Management

MAY 24, 2020

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is the process of building software, using 6 phases – Analysis, Definition, Design, Coding, Testing and Deployment. People use it interchangeably with software development life cycle. The coding phase in SDLC is not handled directly by Product Managers.

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Usersnap

JUNE 27, 2023

Are you ready to take your product from concept to triumph through effective beta testing? The journey from idea to success hinges on the crucial stage of beta testing. In this article, we’ll unveil the secrets of beta testing and unveil game-changing strategies to redefine your approach to product launches.

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The Product Coalition

MARCH 30, 2021

The pressure is only increasing due to the influence of the pandemic, as more consumers begin to shift their preference to the comforts of home. With that in mind, software quality comes to the fore. Unfortunately, within the eCommerce field, high-priced data breaches occur frequently due to the influx of pandemic-related web traffic.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 9, 2020

Software development is one of the few highly skilled occupations that doesn’t require any professional certification. To fill growing demand for skilled developers, coding bootcamps began popping up in 2012. Course Report has followed the coding bootcamp industry since 2013. Career Karma’s Online Coding Bootcamp Guide for 2020.

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Split

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

No matter what industry you work in, the evolving demands of an “agile” promise is a challenge to live up to. Still, against the enormous pressure to continually improve, the best software teams deliver the goods safely and on time. As it turns out, there’s an important set of metrics all software teams should use as their benchmark.

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Johanna Rothman

AUGUST 15, 2019

I started this series asking where “Agile” was headed. This part is about how people want a recipe, The Answer, for how to get better at “Agile.” ” Before we can address what an answer might be, your need to know your why for an agile approach. Can “Agile” deliver on that?

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

GenAI can fundamentally transform how businesses operate, fostering agility, efficiency, and innovation. This agility provides a significant advantage in staying ahead of competitors. Legal compliance Generative AI streamlines legal compliance processes by aiding in contract review and regulatory monitoring.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 10, 2020

If you only have one tester, the team collaborates to test when that one tester is busy. This is any lifecycle, not just an agile approach.). I used the image from Capitalizing Software During an Agile Transformation as a way to think about the feedback loop realities in a serial approach.). (I Shorten Feedback Loops.

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