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Rafael Alvarez

An agilist at heart, Rafael Alvarez has more than twenty years of experience working in software that is critical to a company's operation in the fields of E-Commerce, Last Mile Logistics, Insurance, Home Mortgage, and K-12 E-Learning. Throughout his career, Rafael has filled the roles of System Developer, Development Leader, Project Manager, QA Manager, and System Architect. He has been working with Agile Methodologies (like Extreme Programming and Scrum) since 1999, and is currently one of the in-house trainers for Scrum Masters.

Posts by Rafael Alvarez

How to Improve Your Agile User Stories

November 17, 2020 / by Rafael Alvarez posted in Software Development, Agile

User stories are a great way to keep your Agile team on the same page--but are you doing enough to make them specific, measurable, and unambiguous?

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What Are the Characteristics of Strong Agile Leadership?

September 1, 2020 / by Rafael Alvarez posted in Software Development, Agile

Agile software development actually requires strong leadership from an Agile Coach or CTO--but does this person always have to be in-house?

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5 Key Stats About Agile Software Development

August 21, 2020 / by Rafael Alvarez posted in Software Development, Agile

These key stats about Agile give a good sense of how well Agile methodologies can work in theory--and how challenging they can be in practice.

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How to Ramp Up Your DevOps Team

August 19, 2020 / by Rafael Alvarez posted in Infrastructure, Software Development

DevOps is a key piece of the time-to-market puzzle--but how do you actually implement it without jeopardizing stability?

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5 Challenges in Implementing Agile

August 13, 2020 / by Rafael Alvarez posted in Software Development, Agile

Agile Methodologies can be a game changer for delivering software--but only if you have a strong grasp of how Agile software development works.

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