Software Architecture was often neglected in the early years of the agile movement. However in recent years most developers have learnt to appreciate its importance. In this article, Jim Coplien – the author of Wiley’s upcoming book “Lean Software Architecture” – gives an overview of architecture’s role in the Lean […]
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Teamwork is like music to my ears
When I was growing up in middle-class Sweden in the 1980s, the radio show Melodikrysset – which roughly translates as Melody Quiz – was the silliest thing I could imagine. Little did I suspect that it would become the cornerstone of my family’s existence today. Or that I would be […]
Building Quality In – Lean principles successful at Schneider Electric
When Schneider Electric Buildings was facing the challenge of building their next generation product portfolio, they realized that they needed a partner sharing their agile values and bringing in knowledge in developing solid web solutions. As always there was also need for reduced cost and i creased productivity. Using Softhouse […]
An Agile Contract model based on Trouble Tickets
”It’s all about promoting an efficient way of working where focus on headcount is dropped to the benefit of flexibility in the working teams.” For several years, Softhouse has been promoting the ideas around payment for actual deliverables rather than spent hours. About a year ago – in the summer […]
Getting flow into your product development
As an expert on the management of product development for more than two decades, Don Reinertsen is famous for bringing ”fresh perspectives and quantitative rigour” to the subject. Here, he shares some of his thoughts on product development with Softhouse’s Ingemar Andreasson. The title of Don Reinertsens latest book is […]