Demo Meetings: The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread
According to the seventh principle of Agile development, “working software is the primary measure of progress.” Before this revolutionary ideal, however, although customers could still in theory be kept informed on the status of their…
P3 Express: A Minimalist and Practical Framework
Effectively managing software projects is no easy feat. It requires discipline, coordination, and bucketloads of determination. Yet this is only made more difficult when paired with an inadequate project management framework. To complicate matters even…
Good and Bad Gamification Examples
While Emily Blunt may have been positively enchanting portraying everyone’s favourite nanny on the big screen in 2018, who can forget Julie Andrews’ classic words from the 1964 original: “In every job that must be…
Outsourcing vs Outstaffing: What Is the Difference? (Updated)
Starting a new software project can be a puzzling process fraught with decisions outside one’s area of expertise. While some organisations are blessed with capable IT departments that effectively take care of all their company's…
4 Must-Read Books If You Are Interested in Agile Development
So you’re interested in Agile development, but are finding it a little too difficult to grasp? Well, look no further! Software Planet Group have assembled here a few of our favourite books by some truly…
What is Wrong with the Waterfall Model?
Despite the fact that for a very long time, it completely dominated the world of software development, today, it is difficult to find anyone who would rise in stalwart defence of the rusting Waterfall model.…
Software Metrics: How We Promote Transparency
If you’ve ever worked on a project where very little — if any — attempt was made to keep everyone involved up to speed with development, then you’ll certainly understand how infuriating this can be.…
Project Termination: Why Do You Require a 2-Month Notice?
Today, we are starting a brand new series of articles on some of the questions Software Planet Group are asked the most. Our hope is that these will someday serve to help you quickly refer…
Pitfalls of the Estimation Process
No estimation process can ever be foolproof, and the same is true when dealing with user stories. For this reason, in this article, Software Planet would like to lay out a few of the most…
Making the Most of Code Review
Every Agile development process strongly stresses the motif that the main goal of developers should not be to concern themselves with side issues, but rather to generate working code. This allows us to implement a…