This is the first blog in a four-part series on the powerful reporting capabilities offered through Atlassian Jira Align (formerly Agilecraft). The series covers Jira Align reports of specific value to agile practitioners at the:...

OVERVIEW OF SAFe 5.0 CHANGES At this year’s Global SAFe Summit, Scaled Agile Inc. announced a new version of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFeTM). The new version 5.0 provides a simplified presentation of the model...

Kevin Thompson, PhD, is a physicist-turned-software engineer. He holds his doctoral degree from Princeton University, spent several years doing astrophysics research at NASA Ames Research Center, then moved into the world of commercial software. He...

Previously, we discussed the building blocks of organizational strategy: the mission statement, the vision statement, and the strategic objectives. But having that foundation laid doesn\'t automatically mean you\'re going to be working on the right...