How Agile Development Finds the Sweet Spot

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Business Tools & Templates December 06, 2011 'Essential Skills for the Agile Developer' Excerpt Developers can fall into two camps: those who plan for contingencies and new requirements and add extra code that may never be used, and those who just avoid planning and code, code, code. The best strategy, as usual, lies somewhere in the middle. As Ward Cunningham said, "Take as much time as you need to make your code quality as high as it can be, but don't spend a second adding functionality that you don't need now!" Read more > Click here to see the newest checklists, calculators and job descriptions posted. Or, click the links below to check out these specific tools. •  Evaluating desktop virtualization for some or all users? Use this TCO calculator to compare this option with the numbers for a local PC. •  This nifty tool is designed to track changes for five separate Microsoft SharePoint sites. Use it to log all changes to your collaborative sites. •  At the end of the year, minds turn to lists of all sorts. This Annual IT Accomplishments document, from MDE Enterprises, can help IT compile information on all its successes. Customer Data Focus Means Sales Growth Two excerpts available in the IT Downloads library are good starting points or refreshers for tight management of the customer metrics needed to support sales growth. Shaw   Project Management Fundamentals This excerpt from the book "Getting Things Done Through Project Management" is part of an easy-to-understand guide to achieve success on time, within budget and with exceptional quality. Microsoft Project 2010 Quick Reference Guide This easy-to-use guide will help even the novice Project user navigate the software's interface. Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace Latest White Papers Top 5 Tips to Maximize Help Desk Productivity SaaS Service Management — Top Considerations for Moving to the Cloud Build or Buy: Six Data Center Key Factors to Consider Creating Intelligent Service Automation: How Apps Fit In This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise