Overview
Welcome to the joeagile blog
Its New Years Eve 2014, I am in the great down under you might know as Australia. People are going mental; the biggest DJ’s are playing, alcohol is flowing, girl’s are wooing, guys are chasing woo girls, hipsters are almost looking like they’re having fun. I am thinking about Software.
Its not that I don’t like DJ’s or wooing or even hipsters having fun, but I was taking a moment to think about the year ahead and what goal I should set for myself. Each year I have set something new. Move from Delphi to .Net check, delve into eXtreme Programming check, learn about agile process and become a scrum master check, focus more on software architecture and SOA check, start consulting check.
What next? Then it came to me; I have learnt so much from the community, it is time for me to give something back. I have had a blog about agile software development for some time however I have struggled to commit the time to post to it. Its something I’ve wanted to do for a while and the time seems right; its a new year and I am in between contracts with plenty of free time.
How will this blog be different?
I have noticed most tech blogs concentrate on either being very technical coding tutorials, or being focused on agile process, mindset, being a change agent, etc.
I believe that to be successful, you need to combine both. Agile process and mindset is important; how to educate and align the business, how to overcome blockers to agile, discussions on estimates and productivity are all key. But equally as important is a good focus on technical practises; for example how to architect an agile software system, the “is TDD dead” debate, continuous integration and delivery. Both aspects are dependant on each other and crucial for a successful Agile Software Development strategy.
Stay tuned - much more on Agile Software Development to come!