agile

Brian Jamison moderates Agile panel

by Thomas King
November 6, 2008
Event Date: 
20 November 2008 6:00pm - 9:00pm

It seems Agile development, OpenSourcery's chosen software development method, is finally reaching the broad acceptance it deserves. We have a lot to say about Agile (ask us more), so it makes perfect sense that OpenSourcery co-founder and CEO Brian Jamison would moderate the upcoming "Life Inside an Iteration" panel.

The Software Association of Oregon (SAO) will host the event, with the guidance of its Development Special Interest Group (DevSIG) and Quality Assurance SIG (QASIG).

Join us and learn what "Life Inside an Iteration" is really like. Panelists will discuss what activities help QA and Development work in sync, what the hand offs are and how they happen, and how they have managed the inevitable change within the iteration. Panelists include developers, testers, customers and consultants to bring a broad perspective of best practices to these issues.

Learn more about the event here. We hope to see you there.

Is Fixed-Price Software Development Unethical?

by Stephen Peters
August 29, 2008

Is Fixed-Price Software Development Unethical?

This is the question posed by Scott Ambler in his article on software development.

Here's the problem.  Everybody knows:

  • Cost estimates are frequently wrong
  • Client requirements usually change during development

...and as a result fixed-price projects are often late, over budget and/or don't really do what the clients want when the product is delivered.  How does this happen, Scott lays it down here.

Here at OpenSourcery we strive to use the Agile software development methodology to deliver better service to our clients at less risk of the project going horribly, horribly wrong.  

Watch this space for more information on Agile software development, why we use it and why it makes so many of our customers happy.

- Steve Peters