by Amit Kulkarni | Dec 13, 2017 | Lean
Lean Software Development Principles Lean development can be summarized by seven principles, very close in concept to lean manufacturing principles: Eliminate waste Amplify learning Decide as late as possible Deliver as fast as possible Empower the team Build Quality...
by Amit Kulkarni | Nov 24, 2017 | Agile Scrum, Lean
Kanban is a visual process and project management tool first developed in Japan by Toyota. Kanban is a way to visualize your work and limit the amount of work in progress at any one time. KanBan is often seen as a central element of “Lean” manufacturing and is...
by Amit Kulkarni | Sep 3, 2017 | Agile Scrum
Extreme Programming (XP) Extreme Programming (XP) is a software development methodology which is intended to improve software quality and responsiveness to changing customer requirements. As a type of agile software development, it advocates frequent...
by Amit Kulkarni | Apr 16, 2017 | Agile Scrum
The User Story is the most granular unit of requirement on a Scrum Project. The Product Owner writes the User Stories. The Sprint Backlog gets elaborated into User Stories when the Sprint Planning is done. It is important to note that the user story is a medium that...
by Amit Kulkarni | Apr 12, 2017 | Agile Scrum
DoD Criteria is a set of Quality Measures that is applicable to all items before they can be called as Increment. A clear definition of Done is critical because it removes ambiguity from requirements and helps the team adhere to mandatory quality norms. An initial DoD...
by Amit Kulkarni | Mar 24, 2017 | Agile Scrum
Scrum is used to handle complexity. Complexity means unknown work. This is achieved with an approach which is based on Empirical Process Control. Empiricism asserts that decisions be taken based on what you see and not just on assumtions. Why should you use Scrum?...
by Archana Shinde | Mar 24, 2017 | DevOps
ITIL – Good Practice Framework ITIL is presented as “Best Practice” for IT Service Management which in turn is a proven “Good Practice” widely accepted and used in industry. Best Practice has a set of generic guidelines based on successful experiences of many...
by Amit Kulkarni | Mar 24, 2017 | DevOps
Scrum is an iterative and incremental Agile software development framework for managing software projects and product or application development. Its focus is on “a flexible, holistic product development strategy where a development team works as a unit to...
by Amit Kulkarni | Mar 24, 2017 | DevOps
Womack, Jones and Roos published two successful books entitled “the machine that changed the world” (1990) and Lean thinking (1996). Both books address the revolutions in manufacturing represented by the Toyota production system of the Toyota Corporation of Japan....
by Amit Kulkarni | Mar 24, 2017 | DevOps
When one thinks about project development methodologies, the first thing that comes to our mind are the Agile software development methodology described in PMBOK® guide or PRINCE2® Manual. Therefore a question always arises in our minds, is another methodology really...
