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How big is too big for XP/SCRUM?

In the earliest stages of planning the development of a new system, which development model to follow seems paramount. I've always held onto the belief that a classic waterfall (or hybrid waterfall/iterative prototyping) is the best approach for…
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Youtrack level of integration with GIT (not github)

I have tried to find information on this but its all small amounts of information which seem to contradict or discuss older versions of the features available in Youtrack. From my understanding you need Teamcity set up and linked to YouTrack so it…
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Can I make NUnit execute tests in random order?

Greetings, I would like to make NUnit execute my unit tests in a random order every time in order to ensure they are isolated and FIRST. Does anyone know of a easy way to do this well without branching NUnit?
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How to compete on a scarce spec'd project to avoid team death-march

I'm time+cost estimating a semi-complex software solution, that hasn't got specific requirements in about 75% of features. I would still like to make as good estimate as possible, by getting additional data from the client. There will still be parts…
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Agile Development Contract Template - Time and Materials with Variable Scope and Cost Ceiling

Peter Stevens has a great summary of different agile contract models on his blog. I've decided that I like one of them the best (Time and Materials with Variable Scope and Cost Ceiling) for a project I'm initiating, but I can't find a sample…
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How do you draw the line between "Agile Development" and "Scope Creep"?

In an iterative development environment, such as an agile one, how do you draw the line between a regular iteration and the beginnings of scope creep? At what point do you tell the client that, "No, we can not do that change, because of ?"
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Predictive vs Reactive software design

I know that for me I first got started following the waterfall method of project management and along with that I went with the predictive approach to software design. In this I mean we had huge packets of documentation, UML, database schemas, data…
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User Stories To Code

Suppose I have a bunch of User Stories ( as a result of the planing Session I went through with my team ). I don't have any code in the application yet and going to start with my 'A' or highest Priority Stories/Epics Say for example "As A User I…
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Agile Stories and Tasks

When designing a back-end system, what granularity do you normally give your stories and tasks? Most examples of creating stories and tasks usually center around a GUI application with the story being something the user can do (e.g. search for a…
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What methodology is closest to the Surgical Team in The Mythical Man-Month?

The Mythical Man-Month is now classic, but the "Surgical Team" methodology is still interesting. What methodology most closely resembles it or has the same essence? To summarize the Surgical Team analogy: A surgeon understands the…
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What are the application development tools in AiOps?

I know the implementation structure of DevOps. I am reviewing and implementing AiOps.What are the practical tools in this field? I want to research AI in CICD and ContinuesFeedback tools?
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django release management (staging, testing and production)

I've been into django for some time now and most my focus has been around learning how to develop and run applications locally on my development machine. Now I am trying to learn best practices for deployment and release management. I am trying now…
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How do you do version numbering in an agile project?

Currently, we're using the following version numbering scheme for our C# winforms project: "Major Release"."Minor Release"."Iteration Number"."Build Number within that Iteration" We wanted to be able to identify the iteration number and the build…
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Alternatives to Jira in an Enterprise Agile Development Environment

We are using Jira to create transparency to management in our Agile Development cycle. We find it overly cumbersome and burdensome on developers, scrum master, product owners... although the charts produced are liked by management. What…
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Why should I use Feature Driven Development?

Extreme Programming, Scrum and Test Driven Development definitely seem to be the most popular Agile methods at the moment. But someone recently suggested that I take a look at Feature Driven Development. Have you ever used this method with any…
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