Assuring Agile Quality
References from Presentation to COQAA
November 17, 2011
Reading list
Here is a list of books that others have recommended. I have not read all of them. http://www.worldcat.org/profiles/ungard/lists/coversonly/84663Tell me your favorites, and I’ll add them to the list too!
Scrum from the Trenches, Free copy: http://www.infoq.com/minibooks/scrum-xp-from-the-trenches
1. Start with why : how great leaders inspire everyone to take action / Simon Sinek
Simon Sinek: If You Don't Understand People, You Don't Understand BusinessIn this wide-ranging talk, ethnographer and leadership expert Simon Sinek discusses the importance of trust, authenticity, and meaning. Sinek argues that as individuals and companies, everything that we say and do is a symbol of who we are.http://the99percent.com/videos/7058/Simon-Sinek-If-You-Dont-Understand-People-You-Dont-Understand-Business
Building Influence
Learn Something New and Irrelevant…
• http://www.ted.com
• http://www.columbusmuseum.org/learn-about-art/for-adults.php
• http://www.meetup.com/techlifecolumbus/• Free College courses
– http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses– Yale: http://oyc.yale.edu/courselist
Get Outside of Your Comfort Zone Often..
• Toastmasters: http://reports.toastmasters.org/findaclub/searchresults.cfm?ZipCode=43201
• Spend an hour alone in someplace you’ve never been
• Meet someone you have nothing in common with: http://cbusr.com
• Startup weekend
Ways to break down user stories: • http://xp123.com/articles/twenty-ways-to-split-stories/
• http://www.richardlawrence.info/2009/10/28/patterns-for-splitting-user-stories/
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