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Applying cricket strategies to software development

Published November 16, 2023

The skills and strategies employed by cricket teams are more than just sporting tactics; they are a playbook for success that transcends…


8 ways anyone can contribute to the Open Practice Library

Published October 30, 2021

The Open Practice Library is a community-driven collection of practices for teams to use in support of working together. A "practice" is a…


3 Tips for Smooth, Hassle-free Software Rollouts

Published June 25, 2021

Image via Pexels Workers of all ages and experience levels struggle with software rollouts, which makes implementing new technologies a…


Accelerate Metrics - Software Delivery Performance Measurement

Published April 14, 2021

What are the Accelerate Metrics? The DORA/Accelerate metrics were devised by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble and Gene Kim, using data and…


Guidelines for setting up a home working space

Published April 30, 2020

Introduction: There are different aspects to consider when collaborating in a remote way and a remote-ready work infrastructure is not…


Facilitation Tips for Remote Sessions

Published April 07, 2020

What is it? This is a list of facilitation tips that can be applied to the majority of on line sessions where you can use one or more…


Scaling Our Culture, Red Hat's "Why"

Published June 11, 2019

What is it? Last year, Red Hat embarked on a journey to articulate our company's "Why"—our highest level reason for existing in the world…


Open Decision Framework for open decision making

Published June 11, 2019

What is it? The Open Decision Framework describes a process for making transparent, inclusive decisions in organisations that embrace open…


The Open Organization Definition

Published June 11, 2019

What is it? Open organizations take many shapes. Their size, composition, and missions vary. But the following five characteristics are the…


Red Hat Multiplier

Published June 10, 2019

What is it? A leadership capability that defines five behaviors that make someone a great leader in an open organization (in this case, Red…


Domain Driven Design

Published November 06, 2018

What is it? A set of guiding principles that together form a mindset about building software, often abbreviated as DDD. The concept was…


Product Ownership

Published September 09, 2018

What is it? A practice that focuses development on products and associated business outcomes of those products. Primarily product ownership…



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