What is the Purpose of the Sprint Retrospective?

What is a sprint retrospective? Agile Project Management, Technical Project Management, Agile Software Development, Developer Productivity Engineering, Developer Happiness, Propelo,

10 Ways to Improve Your Next Sprint Retrospective Meeting Previous Published on Propelo.AI What is the Sprint Retrospective in Scrum? Dictionary.com defines a retrospective as the “looking back on or dealing with past events or situations.“  It’s a reflection of sorts.  And in the case of a sprint retrospective, it’s the reflection of past sprint events — a meeting between various members of the engineering team and stakeholders in the organization. Everyone has a chance to speak — […]

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Startup Obtains Industry-Leading Certification, Continues Focus On The Future Of Engineering Excellence

DORA Metrics -- The State of DevOps 2022, DORA Metrics, Development Velocity, Deployment Frequency, Lead time to Change, MTTR, Mean time to resolution, Change Failure Rate, Reliability, SPACE Framework, Developer Productivity Engineering, Jellyfish, Sleuth, LinearB,

Previously published to NewsBreak Last week, Propelo Inc, the world’s leading engineering excellence platform, dropped some pretty exciting news within the DevOps community. Known for its no-code workflow automation, the company recently attained its SOC-2 Type II certification, proving that it truly values data privacy and security. The credential was awarded to Propelo under the Trust Service Principles (TSP) and Criteria framework developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). After undergoing an extensive certification process, the company […]

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What Are Engineering Analytics?

Engineering Intelligence: What are engineering analytics? Engineering Excellence, Developer Productivity Engineering, SPACE Framework, Agile Project Management, DORA Metrics,

Previously published to Propelo.AI on the future of data and engineering excellence Data is propelling new business. And its impact on the business community has, in a way, become an art form. And the art of understanding business data, or business intelligence (BI), is centered on a company’s ability to read, transform, optimize and present this data between both technical and non-technical teams. As a result, it empowers businesses to improve operations, optimize internal processes […]

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What Is Technical Debt? A Complete Overview

Technical Debt, Developer Backlog, Developer Productivity, Software Engineering, Change Failure Rate, MTTR, Lead Time to Deployment, Production, Agile Project Management,

Previously published the reasons why some take on debt — intentional or unintentional — on Propelo.AI Small risks can sometimes equal big gains, and many consider technical debt a risk that they are willing to embrace in order to get ahead. But what is technical debt, and how risky can it truly be?  At its core, technical debt is a tradeoff that engineering organizations make in order to deliver software on time, or to stay ahead of […]

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Agile Velocity – Good Metric, Use With Caution

Story Metrics, Agile Velocity, Developer Productivity, DORA Metrics, SPACE Metrics, SPACE Framework, Engineering Intelligence, Engineering Excellence,

The Do’s and Don’ts of Using Velocity in Agile | Previously published to Propelo.AI Agile velocity is a very simple concept that software development teams use to gauge how many tasks can be performed, or completed, on average within a given timeframe. Unfortunately, while it can be extremely useful within the field of project management, it can also be very detrimental if used incorrectly. According to Youtuber Gary Tsang, Your Agile Coach, “Agile velocity is one […]

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