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Jim Holmes 3.83
Description:
It doesn’t matter if you’re doing Agile or if you’re working in an environment like RUP or CMMI, there are several things you can do to improve your development process. This highly interactive session will show you three specific tips: improve your estimation, use a daily standup to keep a close focus on your progress, and work in retrospectives to empower your team’s ability to drastically improve your entire software development process, regardless of what that process is, even if it’s no process! You’ll leave this session with a handle on ways to smooth out your project’s environment.
Comments on this Talk
Jeff Blankenburg,
27 Apr 04:53 PM
Jim Holmes' talk on improving your dev process was excellent. The recurring theme of the day was the communication is important, and this session drove that point home. Since 2 of his 3 points had been covered in some respects before his talk, Jim focused a good portion of his presentation on Estimation, and the inexact science that it is. His resonating quote: "It's estimation, not EXACTimation."
In the abbreviated format of the Kalamazoo X Conference (25 minute sessions), Jim didn't want to rehash what previous speakers had talked about, so he focused this talk only 1 of the 3 Tips; Estimation. It was a great talk from an experienced developer, program manager and community leader.