Latest
-
Productivity
Escaping from the “How Long?” time trap
If it is true that time is money and, once lost, can never be found again, it should be no surprise that the “work smarter, not harder” mantra has become the drumbeat that agile developers must march to. One pillar of project estimation is having a solid grasp of how long will a given task take, and how long to complete the entire project. Even for those who have a strong grasp of this concept, delivering truly accurate estimates can become a frustrating, time-consuming process that results in projections that are far off the mark. Why? Because falling prey to ... -
Productivity
Rethinking Agile Methodologies Part IV: Kanban defined
See also: · Part I: How I started to use Scrum · Part II: Scrum, but · Part III: Moving away from Scrum In Part I we looked at how I got into Agile and Scrum. In Part II we explored how Scrum failed to be flexible enough to fit into my unique process. In Part III we took a look at how I got introduced to Kanban, without even knowing it. Today we’ll take a quick look at what Kanban is. Kanban is a Japanese word that loosely translated means “signal card.” Kanban’s underlying thesis is that by using signal cards at various points in the production process to indicate the amount of work... -
Productivity
Agile is not Scrum, but Scrum is Agile
Sounds simple enough right? Unfortunately, I missed that lesson after being introduced to SCRUM, which I thought was actually called “Agile”. Why unfortunately? Well, this lesson in Agile 101 was taught to me by a potential client. Here’s how the conversation went: Client: “So, what sort of development methodologies does your team use?” Me: “Agile methodologies. They really work well for us.” Client: “Oh really? Which methodology?” Me: “Uh…Agile?” Client: “I know that, but I mean what type of agile development you do?” Me: “The one with Scrum meeting, I suppose.” Client: “You mean Scrum?” Me: “Yeah. Scrum…that makes sense.” ...May 27, 2021 3 min read -
Productivity Reporting
Programmatically Exporting Telerik Reports to PDF and Other Formats
As many of you know, Telerik Reporting is incredibly versatile. Using it, you can create a single report, then take that one report and display it in Silverlight, WPF, WinForms, or ASP.NET using one of our four available report viewers. Recently, however, I've noticed that people are interested in exporting reports without even displaying a report viewer at all. I am happy to let you know that Telerik Reporting indeed supports this exact scenario. I suppose you could consider it a "5th" way of viewing reports if you wanted. Setting up Telerik Reporting to export reports programmatically is actually quite ...May 27, 2021 3 min read -
Productivity
Rethinking Agile Methodologies Part III: Moving away from Scrum
See also: Part I: How I started to use Scrum Part II: Scrum, but In Part I we looked at how I first got into Agile and Scrum. Last week in Part II, we explored how Scrum failed to be flexible enough to fit into my unique process. Today we will take a look at how I got introduced to Kanban. The start-up I worked at a few years ago that I described in Part II successfully used Scrum for traditional software development, however, when we were faced with a pretty unique development requirement, Scrum failed us. To refresh your memory from Part II, we had to spider thousands...
by All articles
Topics
Web MobileMobile
Desktop
Design
Productivity
People
Most Popular
-
-
Web ASP.NET Core Productivity Reporting Integrating Telerik Reports with Your ASP.NET WebpageAugust 13, 2025
Latest Stories
in Your Inbox
Subscribe to be the first to get our expert-written articles and tutorials for developers!
All fields are required