Best Links of the Week – July 2nd 2010

Date: 2010.07.02 | Category: Agile, Coaching, Communication, Lean, Links of the Week, PMI, Scrum, ScrumMaster, Team, Transitions

New stuff to read and learn before the holiday

1. The Zen of Scrum – Jurgen Appelo provides a 70-minute video overview of Scrum, roles and philosophy.
2. The Difference Between Waterfall, Iterative Waterfall, Scrum & Lean (in pictures) – Visual representations of these various processes.
3. Company Culture Affects Your Code – A short examination of influence of Conway’s Law and culture on your software projects.
4. Explosion of Agile Practices – A list of 50 or so common practices used on Agile teams.
5. My Progression Toward Kanban – Brian Doll provides a good overview of Lean software development techniques and his personal journey there.
6. Post Agile Companies – Cory Foy looks at three Agile organizations and explains why understanding the Agile principles and values is more important than doing the Agile practices.
7. How Great Leaders Inspire Action – Simon Sinek describes a simple model to inspire others in this 18-minute video from TED.
8. Iterative and Incremental Development – Explanation of the difference between incremental vs. iterative software development (IID) and the history of IID.
9. Why Estimate Twice? – Good overview on the common practice of estimating the size of features, while estimating the duration of tasks.

Related posts:

1. Best Links of the Week – July 30th 2010
2. Best Links of the Week – July 16th 2010
3. Best Links of the Week – Feb 9th 2010
4. Best Links of the Week – August 13th 2010
5. Best Links of the Week – Feb 1st 2010