#Agile_method

[dipbane]

IT BASICS which Tech Recruiters Should Know...

IT BASICS which Tech Recruiters Should Know…

IT COMPANIES:

Product Based Company: These companies develop the own IT products based on the market needs and sells to the other company / release the product directly into the market. Ex: IBM / ORACLE / MICROSOFT

Service Based Company: These companies developing the IT products based on their client requirements. Ex: TCS / CTS / WIPRO..

FRONT-END & BACK-END:

FRONT – END: It will interface…

[erecruit]

IT BASICS which Tech Recruiters Should Know...

IT BASICS which Tech Recruiters Should Know…

IT COMPANIES:

Product Based Company: These companies develop the own IT products based on the market needs and sells to the other company / release the product directly into the market. Ex: IBM / ORACLE / MICROSOFT

Service Based Company: These companies developing the IT products based on their client requirements. Ex: TCS / CTS / WIPRO..

FRONT-END & BACK-END:

FRONT – END: It will interface…

[provincebrands]

Insight: February 9, 2017: The Agile Workflow

INSIGHT.  While we’ve been fairly rigorous with project management at Province (as evidenced by our kanban board, and Gantt Chart) but we haven’t gone too far into managing workflow process the way we should.  I’ve been thinking that now that we’re a team of 10, it’s about time we adopt a version of the agile workflow using the Scrum Framework or some hybrid of the various popular Agile frameworks. At my previous business we used 2 week sprints and burn down / burn up charts tracking performance.  We also used a Kanban Board.  Importantly, Province will not give up our Gantt charts.  I realize there are a lot of problems with waterfall project planning but I believe those problems arise when the waterfall methodology is used exclusively.  When carrying out a complicated task fixed ship dates and multiple teams working on multiple projects, a clever mix of the best attributes from waterfall and agile is the way to go.  This is how many video games are made, - and video games are similar in complexity to what we’re doing at Province. Here’s a good article describing how to combine Agile planning with Gantt scheduling.

https://hansoft.com/blog/scrum-kanban-and-gantt-scheduling-in-one-project-nonsense-or-necessity/

So which is the best method of Agile to incorporate at province?  Wikipedia lists most of the major Agile methods and practices.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development#Agile_methods

I’ll be honest. Most of these I’ve never heard of – so I’m not the best person to say whether they’re right for us.

This article (written by the US EPA – which may be disbanded under Trump’s leadership) describes 3 common Agile Frameworks – the best elements of each can easily be combined. You’ll note we’re already using a modified Kanban Board.

https://developer.epa.gov/guide/templates-guides/agile/agile-frameworks/

The image they borrow to describe the Scrum Framework (pasted below)…

… comes from the company which made this video:

https://youtu.be/_QfFu-YQfK4

Which explains the chart pretty well.

This video isn’t bad either: it’s a lot less boring.

https://youtu.be/XU0llRltyFM

Finally if you want a beginner’s guide / explanation of the benefits of the Agile Workflow, here’s a great summary.

https://www.airpair.com/agile/posts/guide-to-implementing-agile

I’d like to start implementing a hybrid waterfall / Agile workflow at Province. This is typically the domain of the Project Manager and COO and I don’t have time to take lead on this right now – but when I do have time I’ll start this moving.  In the mean time, if anyone has time to take ownership of this project on top of everything else they’re doing, please volunteer on our next scrum!