SPaMCAST 533 - Can Agile (SAFe) Be Interfaced With Waterfall, DevOps Online Summit, The Why of Testing, Essays and Discussions

Published: Feb. 10, 2019, 10 p.m.

b'SPaMCAST 533 features our essay titled, Can Agile (SAFe) Be Interfaced With Waterfall? The long answer is yes, but the short answer is yes, but try to find a way to avoid the self-inflicted complexity. If you can\\u2019t avoid mixing and matching frameworks, there are paths to success you can leverage. Other essays in our series on interfacing SAFe and waterfall efforts include: Can Agile (SAFe) Be Interfaced With Waterfall? - Interfacing Agile (SAFe) With Waterfall? \\u2013 Transparency - Interfacing Agile (SAFe) With Waterfall? \\u2013 \\xa0Synchronization - Interfacing Agile (SAFe) With Waterfall? \\u2013 \\xa0Code - This week we also have a quick visit from Tom Henricksen. \\xa0Tom created the popular Online Agile Summit. Today he announces the DevOps Online Summit that will be held on April 8th through 11th. \\xa0After you listen, check out the website! https://www.devopsonlinesummit.com/2019 Jeremy Berriault brings a new installment of the QA Corner (https://qacorner.blog/) to the cast this week. \\xa0Jeremy leverages work by Simon Sinek and tackles the \\u201cwhy\\u201d of testing. Re-Read Saturday News This week we continue our re-read of by Malcolm Gladwell. In chapter two, Gladwell dives into the law of the few. \\xa0There are three types of people that are important to pushing an idea up to and over a tipping point: connectors, mavens, and salespeople. \\xa0All three are required. Remember to dust off your copy or and read along! Current entry: Week 3 - - Previous entries Week 2 - - Week 1 \\u2013 - Next SPaMCAST SPaMCAST 534 will feature our interview with Al Shalloway. \\xa0Al returns to the SPaMCAST to discuss the trials and tribulations of scaling agile and his passion about getting knowledge transfer right!'