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Fear and Loathing in Story Pointing

In my years as an Agile Coach and Scrum Master, there’s one topic that generates a look of bewilderment on the faces of everyone: effort estimation on the ubiquitous user story. Let’s take a closer look at the confusion and break down the issues at hand. It comes down to the way the process is explained together with the purpose of user story pointing. In the end, story pointing is all about providing predictability. Software teams are notoriously unpredictable....

Escape Data Paralysis and Uncover Lifesaving Data

New advancements in virtual medicine have made it easier for patients and providers alike. Now a new wave of innovation is being fueled by actionable insights pulled from the vast amount of patient data that already exists. Videra Health is an innovator in this space, improving patient treatment by using AI and remote monitoring to prioritize safety and care for those who need it most. View the webinar and full transcript here.

What is Kubernetes?

We can’t talk about Digital Transformations or Cloud-Native Security without talking about Kubernetes.

What is Cloud Native Security?

Of course, you care about security! We all care about security these days. Even people who still try to get away with using ‘password!’ as a password care about security — they care whether they can access their account, but not about who else can access their account.

What is Digital Transformation?

Okay. I’m doing it. I’m stepping out and admitting that “Digital Transformation” sounds vague and is reminiscent of start-up culture lingo that might mean nothing (I’ve seen it before, folks!). To be even more transparent, I didn’t understand it when I interviewed for this job and now, almost 11 months in, I feel I’m only beginning to grasp it because there isn’t an absolute definition.

Can Everyone Utilize Agile? Absolutely.

This post is a companion to our webinar: Appetite for Agile. Scott Heffield, our SVP of Operations and one of our resident SAFe Agilists, will whet your appetite for Agile even if you're not on a development or even a technical team. He's going to flip the script on the Agile Manifesto and look at its principles through the lens of cooking in your home kitchen. Scott will demonstrate that the Agile principles can be applied across multiple domains and disciplines.

[Q&A Recap] Tooling Agile: Part One

Veracity's very own Damian Dingley wrapped up 2020 with Part One of his two-part series on how to select the right tools for your Agile organization. We've made his slide deck available here as well as a full transcript here.

[Webinar Recap] Tooling Agile: Part One

Veracity's very own Damian Dingley wrapped up 2020 with Part One of his two-part series on how to select the right tools for your Agile organization. We've made his slide deck available as well as a full transcript.

Tooling Agile

Damian Dingley is Veracity Solutions's Organizational Agility Practice Lead. He is hosting a series of webinars on tooling Agile and this blog post is a companion.

Why a Veteran Should Be Your Next Hire

If you’re looking for an exceptional employee with leadership and collaboration skills, one who will have an immediate impact on the business and be a proven asset to the team, then you should hire a Veteran.