tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66489712011-04-22T07:12:59.683+03:00Agile Web Development for ManagersWeb development, project management, programming practices, Patterns, agile, XP, extreme programming, SCRUM, CrystalMichael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1101917459528884992004-12-01T18:09:00.002+02:002008-05-13T17:05:22.236+03:00The Agile Blog MovedActually, this blog moved to Agile Project Management Blog.And we have released TargetProcess - new Agile Project Management system.Michael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1094115667325068062004-09-02T12:01:00.000+03:002004-09-02T12:01:07.326+03:00Eric Sink wrote great article Exploring Micro-ISVs about starting one person company.Michael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1090564459251299382004-07-23T09:34:00.000+03:002004-07-23T09:34:19.253+03:00.NET Tools: Ten Must-Have ToolsI know that in agile development people are more important than tools. But, anyway, cool tools improve ones efficiency. Pretty good brief review about the most useful tools for .NET developers.
- NUnit to write unit tests
- NDoc to create code documentation
- NAnt to build your solutions
- CodeSmith to generate code
- FxCop to police your code
- Snippet Compiler to compile small bits of code
-Michael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1087305573345620912004-06-15T16:19:00.000+03:002004-06-15T16:19:33.346+03:00Lessons learned from one agile projectI've manage one small project (3 developers - 6 monthes planned). Project was canceled due to some reasons (project progress was great, so the reasons are not in development :-). I briefly describe here what we've tried and what was useful for us. I think this information will be interesting. This is real example after all. The project was on Perl.
XP-style Planning. Small 2 weeks iterations. Michael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1087195889677776902004-06-14T09:51:00.000+03:002004-06-14T09:51:29.676+03:00Propel - PHP5 O/R mapping toolOn weekend I've tried Propel - new Object Persistence tool for PHP5. It is a port of Apache Torque project - object persistence for Java. You know, I really liked Propel. It has very good documentation (clear and explanatory) so I've manage to get it work without major problems.
The tool itself can generate PHP classes, and it saves time. Database schema describes in XML config, the format is Michael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1086963835440549862004-06-11T17:05:00.000+03:002004-06-11T17:24:50.260+03:00Subversion (upgrade your CVS)Today I had a look at Subversion (quite fresh freeware Version Control system, which announced to be replacement of CVS).
My first impressions are very good in fact. Setup is straightforward, GUI client (builded-in in Explorer) simple and usable. And Subversion has cool new features like directory versioning, full version history (on all actions with files and directories) and effective Michael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1086867772033454032004-06-10T14:42:00.000+03:002004-06-10T14:42:52.033+03:00First eWorkshop on Agile MethodsMaybe this link is old one, but I've found First eWorkshop on Agile Methods extremely useful. High experienced people give answers on hard questions, like "Success Factors in Agile Projects", "When is Agile appropriate or not appropriate?", "How much refactoring is reasonable?" and so on.Michael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1084376346388201432004-05-12T18:39:00.000+03:002004-05-12T18:44:35.050+03:00Extreme PerlPretty good guide about Extreme Programming on Perl. Learn to apply XP practices on Perl projects: Release Planning, Acceptance Testing, Continuous Design, Refactoring and so on.
Michael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1084375758918022142004-05-12T18:21:00.000+03:002004-05-12T18:45:47.710+03:00TangramI have tried Tangram in one large Perl project. Tangram is O/R mapping tool, that lets you store objects in a relational database. You do not know anything about database itself and work only with objects. This greatly simplifies object-oriented design. Michael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1081405752482586462004-04-08T09:29:00.000+03:002004-04-08T09:33:00.046+03:00Very interesting proposes for project information visualization [Big Visible Charts]. Real Estimation Risk and Iteration plans examples. And perfect article from Ron Jeffries about the same stuff.
If you are stuck to XP or any other agile methodology, you should try Big Visible Charts.Michael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1080974350017437162004-04-03T09:39:00.000+03:002004-04-03T09:46:02.793+03:00Crystal Clear
Crystal is one of the best agile methodologies created by Alistair Cockburn. You can download Draft of: Crystal "Clear" book (zip) for free. If you like agile methods, you will like Crystal as well.
Crystal Clear Process Definition: "The lead developer and 2-7 other developers in a large room or adjacent rooms, with information radiators such as whiteboards and flipcharts on the Michael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1080482917876881272004-03-28T17:04:00.000+03:002004-03-28T17:12:11.013+03:00What knowledge and skills you have to have to be a Project Manager?
Thomsett claims, that you should master the following knowledge sets:
- modeling scope and objectives;
- Benefits analysis and realization;
- Stakeholder communication strategies and management;
- Quality modeling and deployment;
- Quality assurance techniques;
- Business and project risk analysis and management;
- ProjectMichael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1080231001568720352004-03-25T18:10:00.000+02:002004-03-25T18:18:27.560+02:00Do you use patterns while programming on Perl? Great Perl Design Patterns Wiki will help a lot if you don't know how you can apply patterns with Perl.Michael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1080155612720887142004-03-24T21:13:00.000+02:002004-03-24T21:19:23.403+02:00PhpUnit. JUnit based unit testing framework for PHP. I used it for several projects and everything was fine. If you are going to write unit tests on PHP, PhpUnit is a good choise.Michael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1079875359204046232004-03-21T15:20:00.000+02:002004-03-21T15:26:02.590+02:00Traditional project teams replaced by Virtual teams
An exceptional article about project teams in new environment [The team is dead... long live the virtual team]. Traditional teams are disappearing, and new teams coming on the stage – Virtual teams. Virtual teams characterized by several properties, there is:
• Little loyalty on the team
• Trust between team members is limited to professional Michael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648971.post-1079807760452416832004-03-20T20:36:00.001+02:002009-05-22T15:20:31.763+03:00Scrum Development ProcessSCRUM development processMichael Dubakovnoreply@blogger.com