http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2006/08/reviewing-resumes-for-an-agile-team-look-for-practices.html Hiring technical people and being hired can be difficult, no matter what the economy is doing. Use the tips here to hire better, or find a new job. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:08:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/2006/08/reviewing-resumes-for-an-agile-team-look-for-practices.html#comment-171 Esther Derby Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:59:59 +0000 http://jrothman.com/blog/htp/?p=387#comment-171 I'd also look beneath the practices to the principles. Can she describe how her team adapted to changing requirements and delivered business value? Can he describe how he and the team inspected and adapted both the product and their methods? Can she give examples of how the team self-organized and worked collaboratively? Can he describe how the customer worked with the team? There are lots of ways to do all these things -- and sometimes teams do all the "practices" but still don't meet the principles. I’d also look beneath the practices to the principles.
Can she describe how her team adapted to changing requirements and delivered business value?
Can he describe how he and the team inspected and adapted both the product and their methods?
Can she give examples of how the team self-organized and worked collaboratively?
Can he describe how the customer worked with the team?
There are lots of ways to do all these things — and sometimes teams do all the “practices” but still don’t meet the principles.

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