About this episode

This episode discusses common pitfalls in managing software development, including methodologies like agile and waterfall, and evaluates practices such as standup meetings and story points.

Is waterfall or agile better? How long should a standup be? Are story points the right way to evaluate developer time? Why is spec driven development not a good thing? These are the questions we will answer in today's episode of DevQuestions. Website: https://www.iamtimcorey.com/ Ask Your Question: https://suggestions.iamtimcorey.com/ Sign Up to Get More Great Developer Content in Your Inbox: https://signup.iamtimcorey.com/

People in this episode

Host: Tim Corey

Topics covered

• software development
• agile
• waterfall
• standup meetings
• story points
• spec driven development

Keywords

• software development
• agile
• waterfall
• standup
• story points
• spec driven development

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Organizations: DevQuestions

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