Tag: scrum

  • Why Technical Debt Matters

    Technical debt is a term to describe the side effects of accumulated design decisions over the lifetime of project development and maintenance. Technical debt can be accrued in a number of ways. In his book ‘Essential Scum’, Kenneth Rubin defines three distinct sources of technical debt: naive technical debt– caused by team member, business, or…

  • Project process: when to choose waterfall, scrum, or both

    Scrum is a popular project process in the world of development. However, it’s not necessarily always the choice that makes sense or is feasible. In some cases, such as performing work for a highly-regulated industry, it may not be be realistic to employ scrum, as the ability to iterate and explore ideas during the development…