In Part 1 of this “book” report, we gave you a rundown of all our white papers related to Agile and Lean software development. Hopefully, you found at least one of them intriguing enough to download and read—perhaps the one about Agile’s CapEx/OpEx advantage? In this installment, our Really Serious Person sums up the white [...]
2010 Architech “Book” Report, Part 2: White Papers about Proper Software Engineering
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December 13, 2010
2010 Architech “Book” Report, Part 1: Our Agile/Lean White Papers
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December 9, 2010
You might have noticed that we use light-hearted blogs to introduce our white papers, which is fun but, admittedly, some people just want the facts. To make amends, we locked our funny man in a closet and asked a Really Serious Person to report on the white papers we’ve written about Agile and Lean development. [...]
How to get your boss to give you what you want
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November 5, 2010
As you know, our white paper “How to Sell Agile to Your Boss” can give you sensible answers to some of your boss’ tough questions about Agile—but is that enough? After all, your software project is important and you don’t want to hand it over to just any development firm. We understand where you’re coming [...]
Whitepaper: How to Sell Agile to Your Boss
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November 5, 2010
You’ve done your research and you know that partnering with a competent Agile development firm is the right choice for your next software project. Now all you have to do is convince your boss that Agile is not only the best approach to software development but also one that makes sense for your company. This [...]
Why Agile Works
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October 29, 2010
I’ve had the pleasure of spending the last three days at an Agile course run by Berteig Consulting. I’d like to seriously recommend Berteig’s courses to anyone interested in Agile . Far from the boring, un-engaging presentations that constitute many professional courses, this course was engaging from the moment I sat down on the first [...]
Agile Tour Toronto 2010
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October 29, 2010
Architech Solutions had the pleasure of sponsoring and attending the Agile Tour Toronto conference this year, which ran on 20th October at the Toronto Board of Trade. The event was fantastic, very well run with lots of great speakers throughout the day. The keynote was by Martin Fowler who promised us, instead of one long [...]
Top 10 Ways to Make the Accounting Gods Rain Fire on Your Software Project
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October 21, 2010
After rereading our white paper “Your Software Project…Approved: Discover Agile’s CapEx/OpEx Advantage”, we realized that some critical information was missing. In the paper, we explained how Agile gives you the flexibility to capitalize a larger percentage of software development costs. And yes, that still means you can start your projects with less OpEx. What we [...]
Whitepaper: Your Software Project…Approved! Discover Agile’s CapEx/OpEx Advantage
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October 19, 2010
Software development costs fall into two categories: capital expenses (CapEx) and operational expenses (OpEx). For managers with limited access to OpEx, the ability to capitalize a larger percentage of software development costs can make the difference between starting a project and having it rejected outright for budgetary reasons. This white paper explains how partnering with [...]
Does Agile Mean No Architecture?
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September 9, 2010
In our white paper “Sprint Zero: Where Your Software Project Begins”, we talk about the planning and preparation phase of our Agile software development process. As you may have noticed, one of Sprint Zero’s most striking features is its short duration. This often raises questions. Some people assume that Agile is undertaken at the expense [...]
Whitepaper: Sprint Zero – Where Your Software Project Begins
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September 8, 2010
Our development process starts with Sprint Zero, a low-cost, standalone planning and preparation effort that establishes the feasibility of your software project. You will come away from Sprint Zero with a much better understanding of the software application that you want to build, including costs, timelines, development effort, and risks. This white paper explains what [...]