Professional Development Ladder
Support high-potential staff with well-defined career paths for software professionals.
20 Years is Enough! It’s Time to Update the Agile Principles and Values
Learn why the Agile principles and values need updating to remain relevant.
Recording: Epic-Feature-Story-Task! What?
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Epic-Feature-Story-Task! What?!
The Azure DevOps default template and SAFe requirements model suggest a requirements hierarchy of Epic-Feature-Story-Task. Collectively, these describe the work to create a solution’s intended behavior. People working with this hierarchy struggle because they’re not sure of the differences between the […]
The Agile Boundary
Creating solutions to customer problems involves balancing three perspectives: business, usage, and technology.
Developer Testing Self-Assessment
Find out how you are doing and where you can improve with developer testing.
How to Engineer Software, Part 4: Low-Code Application Development Using Executable Semantic Models
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How to Engineer Software, Part 4: Low-Code Application Development Using Executable Semantic Models
Low-code application development has been gaining popularity in recent years. Today’s low-code approaches to automating business process functionality, however, tend to suffer from at least two important issues. First, they […]
How to Engineer Software, Part 3: Designing and Coding from Semantic Models
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How to Engineer Software, Part 3: Designing and Coding from Semantic Models
Join Construx Principal Consultant Steve Tockey for Part 3 in a series of webinars that show how semantic models bring true engineering discipline to software development and maintenance while directly […]
How to Engineer Software, Part 2: A Deeper Dive into Semantic Models
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How to Engineer Software, Part 2: A Deeper Dive into Semantic Models
Join Steve Tockey for Part 2 in a series of webinars that show how semantic models bring true engineering discipline to software development and maintenance while directly addressing the root […]
How to Engineer Software, Part 1: Semantic Models
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How to Engineer Software, Part 1: Semantic Models
In spite of applying popular software practices such as Scrum, many software projects continue to be chronically late or over budget or to underdeliver functionality. Code is riddled with defects; long-term maintenance is costly […]
WFH in the Age of Coronavirus: Infographic
How has work changed due to the coronavirus pandemic?
WFH in the Age of Coronavirus
Learn lessons for today and tomorrow about WFH during the coronavirus pandemic.
Construx Catalog
A quick reference sheet about Construx's capabilities and services.
Inspect & Adapt
Welcome to our podcast! Listen in as our experts discuss the most important concepts in professional software development.
The Scrum Spider Chart
Are your Scrum practices a real Frankenstein of parts?
Overcoming Common Scaling Dysfunctions
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Overcoming Common Scaling Dysfunctions
Scrum at the single team level is simple compared to using Scrum on projects with hundreds or thousands of staff. At Construx we have seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of scaling Scrum.
Successful companies scale […]
How to Engineer Software
How do you truly engineer software? True engineering of software requires more than just claiming “software engineer” as a job title.
Effective Test-Driven Development
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Effective Test-Driven Development
Most Test-Driven Development (TDD) books and courses focus on the Red-Green-Refactor cycle and spend little time discussing effective testing techniques. But to ensure the correctness and robustness of the software built using TDD, you also need to pay close attention […]
8 Principles of 10x Development
What makes one software development team far more productive than another?
Is Kanban For Me?
Find out whether Kanban might be a good fit for your organization.
The Cone of Uncertainty
How much of a factor is the Cone and how does it affect both Agile and sequential projects?
Scrum Sprint Wizard
How can you get more out of Scrum? Let our wizard help pinpoint some ways.
Balanced Solutions with the Three-Circle Model
Creating solutions to customer problems involves balancing three perspectives: business, usage, and technology.
More Effective Agile
More Effective Agile distills real-world experience with hundreds of companies into an easy-to-read guide to the modern Agile practices that work best.
Secrets of the Agile Scaling Gurus
Learn the secrets to succeeding with Agile development on large projects.
10 Pitfalls of Enterprise Agile Adoption
The pitfalls organizations commonly experience as they adopt Agile throughout their enterprise.
Succeeding with Geographically Distributed Scrum
The coordination, communication, integration, and architectural work necessary for geographically distributed Scrum.
5 Misconceptions About Kanban
Some organizations aren't using Kanban because of these misconceptions, but many would be well served by some use of Kanban.
5 Common Gaps in Scrum Adoptions
Many teams encounter a consistent set of challenges with Scrum because of these gaps in their Scrum adoption.
Scrum Is – Poster
Scrum is an Agile project management process wrapper with...
The 10 Most Deadly Mistakes in Software Development – Poster
An illustration of the 10 most common mistakes that lead to software project failure.
The Scrum Wall: An Agile Project Dashboard – Poster
A Scrum wall drives collaboration, shares information, shows progress, and highlights impediments.
Software Development’s Defect Cost Increase Curve – Poster
Studies have repeatedly shown that it pays to remove defects early.
Cost of Estimation Error – Poster
Skillful project planners strive for accurate estimates, and they especially strive to avoid underestimating.
Professional Development Ladder
Support high-potential staff with well-defined career paths for software professionals.
Why Metrics Programs Fail
Our recommendations for the implementation of successful software metrics programs.
Value-Driven Delivery
Learn the most compelling way to structure and sequence work when creating solutions.
Staffing Scrum Roles
The Scrum roles, critical attributes needed to be successful in the roles, and best practices for staffing the roles.
Solving the Mystery of Innovation in Tech Orgs
Targeted practices based on well-established principles of human behavior can significantly increase your organization's innovation.
Software Development’s Cone of Uncertainty
The "Cone of Uncertainty" is a model for understanding estimation uncertainty in software projects.
Software Development’s Classic Mistakes
Software development's classic mistakes are still occurring on software projects.
Retrofitting Legacy Systems with Unit Tests
Many companies have existing systems with little to no current unit testing. What response makes sense?
Managing Technical Debt
"Technical debt" refers to delayed technical work that is incurred when technical shortcuts are taken.
Making Change Stick
Learn the techniques that help organizations successfully introduce and support change.
Establishing a Measurement Program
As a measurement program is established, the organization must first determine its specific improvement goals.
Business Case for Better Software Practices
Improved software practices offer ROIs of 500% or even significantly more in many cases!
6 Things Every Software Executive Should Know About Scrum
The success (or failure) of Scrum is all in how it’s adopted.
Blended Learning for Software Professionals
The choice of training modalities does not have to be an either/or choice.
10 Keys to Successful Scrum Adoption
The keys to successful Scrum adoption that we've identified during our consulting and training work with clients.
The Journey to Organization-Wide Scrum
How can you realize the full benefits of Scrum in larger teams, geographically distributed teams, and more complex organizations?
The Business Case for Better Software Practices
An average software company spends 2–3 times more on each software project than a best-in-class company spends.
Software Estimation in an Agile World
Common impediments to estimation on Agile projects, plus key practices that lead to estimation providing far better results.
Secrets of World-Class Software Organizations
Learn how world-class software organizations operate differently than average organizations.
Right-Sizing Agile Development
Learn how to right-size agile development for your organization.
Managing Technical Debt
Insights into using technical debt strategically and keeping technical and business staff involved in the process.
Agile Scaling Frameworks
Key insights about choosing an Agile scaling framework that is the right fit for your organization.
Case Studies in Software Engineering Judgment
Sound professional judgment is key to diagnosing past failures and creating future successes.
Agile Estimation: Key Principles and Practices
Key principles and practices for effective Agile project estimating and planning.
7 Unbreakable Rules of Software Leadership
Crucial rules that lead software executives from satisfactory to superior.
7 Diagrams Every Software Professional Should Understand
Key insights into how to acquire “professional judgment” in software development.
6 Mistakes That Sabotage Scrum Adoptions
How can you avoid Scrum implementation mistakes and achieve the full benefits of Scrum?
10 Deadly Sins of Software Estimation
The worst ways estimates go wrong, plus time-tested rules of thumb for dramatically improving estimation accuracy.
Cone of Uncertainty – Poster
All software projects are subject to inherent errors in early estimates.
Return on Software
This book guides software professionals in making choices and helps them appreciate the business consequences of the decisions they make.
Code Complete – Second Edition
Code Complete synthesizes the most effective software construction techniques and must-know principles into clear, pragmatic guidance.