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		<title>Way of the Agile Warrior &#8211; new blog</title>
		<link>http://rasmusson.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/way-of-the-agile-warrior-new-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 13:05:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently started a new blog titled &#8211; Way of the Agile Warrior.
I did this mostly for branding purposes.
Rasmusson Software Consulting was OK, but I think this rolls of the tongue a bit better.
This blog will hang around for a while, but if you want to get my latest posts, please head over there.

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		<title>Good-bye broken builds</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The smart folks at JetBrains just made our lives a lot easier. TeamCity 4.0 has an extra verification stage that ensures any changes actually work BEFORE allowing those changes to be commited to the repository.
Most continuous integration servers today (CC.NET) rely on teams to commit their changes to version control first, and then kicking off [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rasmusson.wordpress.com&blog=2529348&post=280&subd=rasmusson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hiring at Pixar</title>
		<link>http://rasmusson.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/hiring-at-pixar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JR</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[randy nelson]]></category>
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I just watched an excellent video of Pixar&#8217;s hiring practices with Randy Nelson (Dean of Pixar University).
Two core principles they use when interviewing come from the world of comedy improv:
1. Accept every offer
2. Make your partner look good
Accept every offer means if you&#8217;re doing a skit as part of an interview, and your partner says: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rasmusson.wordpress.com&blog=2529348&post=264&subd=rasmusson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JR</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[quality]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wondering how to get testers engaged in agile development?
Wondering how to transition your QA team from a traditional testing cycle into an agile one?
Then look no further! My good friend and agile testing guru Janet Gregory and Lisa Crispin have just released their latest book:
Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams

In the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rasmusson.wordpress.com&blog=2529348&post=246&subd=rasmusson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to become a better programmer</title>
		<link>http://rasmusson.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/how-to-become-a-better-programmer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Life as a software consultant is pretty good. You come into a company, build an application or two, and once the project is over you climb back up onto your horse and ride off into the sunset.
    * You aren&#8217;t asked to hang around.
    * You don&#8217;t have to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rasmusson.wordpress.com&blog=2529348&post=235&subd=rasmusson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to host a Bug Hunting Party &#8211; Part II</title>
		<link>http://rasmusson.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/how-to-host-a-bug-hunting-party-part-ii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I showed you how to host your own Bug Hunting Party for developers. Well this week we hosted one for business, and while the feedback was completely different, both were valuable tools for improving the quality of our app.
Let me explain why having both outside developers and business trying to break your app [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rasmusson.wordpress.com&blog=2529348&post=215&subd=rasmusson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to host a Bug Hunting Party</title>
		<link>http://rasmusson.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/how-to-host-a-bug-hunting-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not all agile projects have the benefit of a full time customer, or dedicated QA resource. Yet without their feedback, we still expect our teams to produce bug free, easy to use software. The Bug Hunting party is a fun easy way to get more eyeballs on your application, and give you the feedback you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rasmusson.wordpress.com&blog=2529348&post=202&subd=rasmusson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>There is no spoon</title>
		<link>http://rasmusson.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/there-is-no-spoon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally I am asked by IT managers to prove, with numbers, that agile engineering techniques like Test Driven Development (TDD) work.
Unfortunately that&#8217;s not possible. Academics have been trying unsuccessfully for years, and while I respect their efforts, I would be skeptical of any results proving or disproving that agile methods like TDD work.
The reason I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rasmusson.wordpress.com&blog=2529348&post=168&subd=rasmusson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How does agile work on SAP projects?</title>
		<link>http://rasmusson.wordpress.com/2008/10/01/how-does-agile-work-on-sap-projects/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
It is with great interest that I was reading some passages from New-SAP-Blue-Book by Michael Doane, when I came across the following passages regarding SAP recommended practices, and principles around implementation:
When clients hire an SAP systems integrator, they are hiring the firm and their people. The core capabilities of the firm will remain over time [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rasmusson.wordpress.com&blog=2529348&post=159&subd=rasmusson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Agile Playground and TastyCupCakes</title>
		<link>http://rasmusson.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/agile-playground-and-tastycupcakes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JR</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Agile 2008 Conference in Toronto Canada was one of the best I had ever attended.
The presentations and speakers were excellent. The conference material was well organized. And the most stress many of us felt were trying to decide which sessions to attend  (a good problem to have at any conference).
One session, Agile Playground [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rasmusson.wordpress.com&blog=2529348&post=151&subd=rasmusson&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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