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SmartBear is a platform encompassing best practice enforcement tools. These tools range from design and development quality to test automation for seamless-yet-safe integration to performance optimization solutions. As wide as this high-level take suggests, ensuring...

Defining infrastructure as code (IaC) with Pulumi is a great way of automating your infrastructure without having to deal with the steep learning curve of custom tool-specific language. With Pulumi, you can codify your infrastructure...

When it comes to distributed network monitoring, very few tools come close to exhausting engineers\' needs. You\'ll keep thinking like this until you discover Datadog. Whether you\'re just getting started on the Datadog journey or...

Your Scrum team has been working together for several weeks now. They seem to be embracing change well, but you sense that there are still many opportunities for improvement. When you show up at the...

If you are familiar with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), you should be aware of the many similarities that SAFe has with Scrum in terms of specific practices. With exception of some of the terminology (i.e....

In the world of project management, outputs — what you produce in relation to what you planned to produce and the metrics for measuring how efficiently you did so — have long ruled the definition...

The Sprint Retrospective, arguably the most important and also the most commonly-forgotten Scrum event for many new Scrum teams, is likely the source of many headaches for you and your team. Why is it so...

Dojos have gained popularity in recent years, especially as an effective alternative to embedded coaching and classical classroom training for businesses looking to scale agility, product thinking, and DevOps. Dojos foster the use of collaborative...

If your Scrum team is struggling to consistently meet it’s Sprint Goals, there could be a number of potential causes for this symptom. One of the common issues is poor planning, but how do you...

If you\'re on the lookout for technical courses to take part in, Datadog training is a great option. Right off the bat, it stands out by being a great skill addition for both network experts...

Earlier this year, the Scrum Alliance published the first ever edition of the State of Agile Coaching Report, which contained many insights into the fledgling profession that is commonly referred to as “Agile Coaching”. I...

Backlog Refinement, or commonly known as “Backlog Grooming”, is an essential activity that many Scrum teams fail to execute consistently due to the perceived “overhead”. Also, some teams choose to ignore this practice simply because...