Products
High quality software development requires software tools, because repetitive tasks are performed with a higher precision by tools. Human beings tend to make mistakes.
Although many useful tools for software development are already available, we have come to the conclusion that there are also gaps for which a satisfying solution does not exists. Also, some of the available tools are hard to use or expensive to purchase.
Given this situation, we have decided to develop specialized tools as an alternative. Although these tools can be used with any development approach they are in particular useful for Agile Approaches. The following table lists products that are currently available or that are currently under development:
| Product | Description | Activity | Price |
| Agile Auction | A card game similar to poker to be used for project planning and estimation. | Estimating, Planning | free |
| csUnit | Unit testing tool for the Microsoft .NET Framework, open source, see csUnit web site | Testing | free |
| Engineer Evalution Sheet | This is a generic spread sheet that can be used for engineer evaluation. It's relatively simple and includes some of Toyota's principles for developing talent from within your team. | HR | free |
| Agile Tracker | Spreadsheet template for backlog, velocity, burn down graph. Easy to use, pre-filled with a sample backlog for a 12 weeks release cycle. Fully commented to get you started quickly. | Project Monitoring and Tracking | free |
Blue Note Ventures
As a new product we have started a new web site that is completely devoted to independent advice for the private investor. While most of the content is free, we contribute some of the future tools that are used and provided by the Blue Note Ventures web site. It's still small, but it is a start.
