Most of you know about this well-known game so I won't talk about it anymore. Flappy Bird is a simple game but it has become remarkable in 2014 when it topped the download ranking on a lot of app stores such as Apple Store, Google Play ... This game is not really complicated. Many people found it too simple. Therefore, it is suitable for you to get started with designing the game on Unity3D. Now I will give you a detailed guide to create a Flappy Bird-like game in Unity3D. (Application is created by unity3d 5.6.2f1) In case having any... [More]

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Evaluating Different Scaled Agile Approaches In evaluating a process we often look at the following Understand the Process: o      What are the Principles, Activities, Roles, Practices, and Deliverables? o      Determining how well each approach span the three levels of development? o      Does the process meet the organizations needs, the needs of the team, and the individuals involved While each approach has slightly different principles, most adhere to the core... [More]

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More and more businesses are attempting to adopt agile across their whole IT portfolio.  From maintenance to small projects to large enterprise programs, these organizations want to take advantages of the speed and quality improvements seen by many agile teams. However as an Agile Coach, I often hear questions such as: We need to increase our time to market to stay competitive. However, our organization and culture is heavily based on a waterfall SDLC so how do we make sure our agile teams are successful in the interim?” How can we... [More]

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DevOps in Practice – Best Practices for Adopting Continuous Delivery In many respects, delivering software updates the last mile to production is often one of the biggest challenges. Product development has worked with the business on defining a innovative product, the architects have architected a first-rate technical solution, the team is designing a great mobile app and the solution has passed the testing suite ensuring quality. However, releasing it to product is often the most difficult and dangerous part  of the process. The... [More]

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Last year, Alan Brown, Scott Ambler and I collaborated on a technical paper that captures IBM Rational's experience in achieving agility in large scale enterprises. This paper was recently accepted for publication at the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE). We will present and officially publish this paper in May 2013 in the proceedings. Below is an abstract for the paper. The full (draft) version can be accessed  here. We are still editing and finalizing for publication but it is close to camera ready. ... [More]

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Agile Testing - Mobile application testing challenges Several months ago, I was challenged by the Release Quality Manager, at a large financial institution, to demonstration the value agile on large projects where several of his development teams were struggling with quality with their mobile application (mobile app) development.  Here is a summary of the challenges, recommendations and outcomes from this engagement. Current Situation My customer was in the middle of an extensive agile transformation with many teams adopting a combination... [More]

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