Paired programming, often referred to as pairing, is frequently misconstrued and discarded without careful consideration and taking steps to understand the significant benefits it can bring to a team or organization. On Thursday, July 21st, ASPE instructor Andy Painter presented the free web seminar “Agile Paired Programming.” In this web seminar, Andy explained how to address both management and individual resistance to pairing by discussing the momentous advantages it brings to an Agile team.

If your team is suffering from resource constraints, limited domain knowledge, low productivity, or is simply completing your stories within the Iteration, this web seminar is for you. Listen to the recording of it in its entirety by clicking View Event Recordings (at the top right) to learn how paired programming can aid in the solving of these impediments and get your team back on track.

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When effectively utilizing an Agile approach, one of the most significant initial elements is the team retrospective; but it is often poorly executed as a team, resulting in little to no value.  On Tuesday, July 12th ASPE Instructor Christy Clement presented the free web seminar “Agile Retrospectives.”  In this web seminar, Christy explained how conducting an effective, efficient team is not difficult, even though many teams and ScrumMasters tend to forget focusing on several key areas essential for successful forum.

Listen to the recording of this web seminar in its entirety by clicking View Event Recordings (at the top right) to learn about the secrets employed by successful Agile teams and great ScrumMasters in their mission for constant, incremental improvement.

Here are some of the questions asked by some of the viewers that were answered by Christy after the web seminar: Click to continue »