Scrum
Scrum at Microsoft: See the TFS Agile Team do a Scrum (aka Stand Up)
In this video see a team at Microsoft (who are building the Agile project management tools used by millions of developers), perform their Daily Scrum. Commentary provided by Adam Cogan.
Read MoreProcess and Continuous Delivery with Steve Godbold
Steve Godbold discusses: Looking beyond practices How process impacts continuous delivery How you can improve your process How to get more out of continuous delivery Why you should care about process as a developer Waterfall models Agile models
Read MoreWalking the Turtle: An In-Depth Look at Pyxis and ‘Urban Turtle’
Adam Cogan interviews Dominic Danis from Pyxis, a software consulting firm based in Montreal. Pyxis is a fascinating company. Based on a mantra of ‘it’s all about the people’, we see in this video how Dominic and his colleagues strive to always provide the best workplace conditions for their employees. It’s easy to see how…
Read More‘How to make hiring and working with software developers less risky’ with Adam Cogan and Adam Stephensen
Book Adam Now Marlon Marescia was joined by SSW Chief Architect Adam Cogan and SSW Solution Architect Adam Stephensen for a Webinar on the 25th of October Software development is risky. SSW has worked with hundreds of clients over the last 20 years. We understand that undertaking a new software project introduces many risks to…
Read MoreWhat are the Dysfunctions of Scrum?
In this video, Gerard Beckerleg – Solution Architect at SSW – is asked by Adam Cogan what he thinks are the various dysfunctions developers have when they use Scrum. Gerard gives his 3 top pain points he sees for developers using the Scrum methodology: Teams taking on extra tasks mid-sprint (given by the Product Owner)…
Read MoreHow to get up and running quickly with ASP.NET MVC
Adam Cogan sits down with Mark Liu, Solution Architect at SSW, to discuss what developers need to hit the ground running when working with ASP.NET MVC. Mark offers three great tips: Leverage twitter bootstrap to get a great looking and functional app. Use repository pattern in business logic Utilize Kendo UI controls Comments? Questions? Leave…
Read MoreHow to Implement Scrum Using Team Foundation Server 2012 with Gerard Beckerleg
Today, 84% of Agile teams are using Scrum. Gerard will guide you through what’s new in Team Foundation Server 2012, changes in the Visual Studio Scrum template, how to use the new Agile project management tools, and many other best practices. He will create and manage a product backlog, forecast and plan work for a…
Read MoreNovember Software News with Adam Cogan
In this months news, Adam Cogan discusses: //build/ 2012 conference The new Windows 8 Phones (Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X) Steven Sinofsky Office 2013 TFS Update 1 VS Update 1 Kendo Music Store (see interactive graphs that are touch enabled and use SVG (part of HTML), as well as how the Filters triggers animation…
Read MoreMastering Scrum – The Common Pitfalls and How to Overcome Them
Gerard Beckerleg, Solution Architect at SSW, sat down with Marlon Marescia, Sales Manager at SSW to talk about the common pitfalls faced by teams working with Scrum and how you can overcome them. At SSW, Gerard is a seasoned ‘White Robe’ who is able to give great insight into the Scrum framework. This video is…
Read MoreJanuary Software News by *Special Guest* Stephen Forte of Telerik
We are proud to have Stephen Forte, Chief Strategy Officer at Telerik, present this month’s software development news at the Sydney .NET Users Group. Steve shares his observations of working in Hong Kong with Telerik on their Startup Excelerator program. There are many interesting statistics about smart phones and app usage. He also talks about…
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