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50+ Business Cases on Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Open Innovation EU

Microsoft Lauds Scrum Method for Software Projects On the heels of launching the long-awaited SQL Server 2005, Microsoft is promoting the use of “scrum” to speed up the management of software projects. Source: www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Management/Microsoft-Lauds-Scrum-Method-for-Software-Projects. Do Pivots Matter?

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How the current patent system actually hurts innovation (and how patent trolls are being fought)

Idea to Value

If you want to see just crazy the situation is, watch this video by software developer Austin Meyer, in which he describes his experience trying to fight these patent infringement claims with the companies that sued him. I highly recommend you watch it.

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Integrating UX into the Product Backlog

Boxes and Arrows

User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development. Agile Software Development. 6] Patton, Jeff; “It’s All In How You Slice It”, Better Software, January 2005: [link]. SVPG Press, 2010. [4] 4] Cohn, Mike. Addison-Wesley Professional, 2004. [5] 5] Cockburn, Alistair.

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The UX Professionals’ Guide to Working with Agile Scrum Teams

Boxes and Arrows

The adoption of Agile software development approaches are on the rise across our industry, which means UX professionals are more likely than ever to support Agile projects. I first encountered Agile Development in 2005, when a team I supported was chosen to help pilot Scrum development methodology at Yahoo!

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Becoming Real Innovators

Technology Created

New York: Random House, 1990. 3] [link]. [4] 4] Arthur, W. “The Structure of Invention.” ” Research Policy 36 (2007) 274–287 The Structure of Invention (n.d.): Note: first published in Brand Quarterly.