The Scaled Agile Framework, or SAFe, is a complex beast with many roles and activities strewn throughout the model. Our clients have told us…
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Private Equity Industry
Technical Due Diligence Checklist: Why Acquiring Firms Need It
Technical due diligence is a highly recommended component of the technology company investment cycle, whether you are a Private Equity firm, investment bank, or…
Scaled Agile
Common Agile Snafus
Download Crosslake's FREE eBook that describes common Agile challenges and anti-patterns and how to fix them.
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ReSharper Essentials – Book Review
We were asked to submit a book review of “ReSharper Essentials” by Łukasz Gąsior. This book provides a useful reference for anyone starting out…
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TFS 2013 Customization – Book Review
We were asked to submit a book review of “Team Foundation Server 2013 Customization” by Gordon Beeming. This book provides a useful reference for…
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Source Control Folder Structures
We have spent a lot of time lately talking to clients about how to structure their source control system. There are lots of documented…
Architecture
Failing Tests for Minor Bugs
Scenario Consider a case where there is a test case with several steps, and one of the steps fails because a bug is present…
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Customizing Exploratory Testing in MTM
When you create a bug or test case during an Exploratory Testing session with Microsoft Test Manager, only 10 steps are retained by default.…
Architecture
Documenting the Architecture
“There is no documentation in Agile!” Documentation is one of those necessary evils in software development, particularly for teams that use remote development centers…
Cloud
Effective Status Reports
Status reporting is often a necessary evil in many corporate environments to keep stakeholders up-to-date on what is happening with a project. In our…