In the fast-paced world of software development, achieving excellence demands more than just speed—it requires a dynamic approach that adapts to change, embraces collaboration, and places quality at its core. "Agile Quality Management: Navigating the Evolution of Software Excellence" is your indispensable guide to mastering the art of quality assurance in an Agile environment.This book begins by unraveling the fundamental principles of Agile, exploring the Agile Manifesto, and diss...

Le meilleur de la SF, à retrouver en kiosque, en librairie et par abonnement www.metalhurlant.com. Le mythique Métal Hurlant est de retour ! À la fois panorama de l'imaginaire d'aujourd'hui et terrain de jeu pour les auteurs de bande dessinée, Métal Hurlant, aussi éclectique qu’inventif, vous embarque dans les arcanes de l’imagination au rythme de quatre numéros par an. Concrètement, Métal Hurlant c’est plus de 250 pages de bandes dessinées chaque trimestre, accompagnées d’articles sur les...

Le meilleur de la SF, à retrouver en kiosque, en librairie et par abonnement www.metalhurlant.com. Le mythique Métal Hurlant est de retour ! À la fois panorama de l'imaginaire d'aujourd'hui et terrain de jeu pour les auteurs de bande dessinée, Métal Hurlant, aussi éclectique qu’inventif, vous embarque dans les arcanes de l’imagination au rythme de quatre numéros par an. Concrètement, Métal Hurlant c’est plus de 250 pages de bandes dessinées chaque trimestre, accompagnées d’articles sur les...

Tom Barry: IRA Freedom Fighter chronicles the action-packed life of the Commander of the Third West Cork Flying Column, including the decisive Kilmichael ambush and the controversy regarding sectarianism during the 1920–22 period.Author, Meda Ryan, details his involvement on the fringes of the Treaty negotiations; his Republican activities during the Civil War; his engagement in the cease-fire/dump-arms deal of 1923; his term as the IRA's Chief of Staff and his participati...

The Yearbook of Transnational History is dedicated to disseminating pioneering research in the field of transnational history. This sixth volume investigates the treatment of tangible and intangible heritage sites created before and after the advent of nation states and in spaces that are not under the control of nation states. Contributors discuss the appropriation of heritage sites that originated in the era of the Crusades by modern nation states, the lack of national appropriation in t...

What if the greatest adventures came from getting things wrong?When two curious brothers meet a magical penguin dreaming of the open sea, an ordinary day in Dublin turns into an unforgettable journey filled with laughter, mishaps, and courage.Join Michael, Ryan, and their new friend Cara the penguin as they set off along the River Liffey and out into Dublin Bay in search of freedom.From wobbly rowboats and spinning sailboats to unexpected friendship...

There is little doubt that increasing polarization over the last decade has transformed the American political landscape. In The Other Divide, Yanna Krupnikov and John Barry Ryan challenge the nature and extent of that polarization. They find that more than party, Americans are divided by involvement in politics. On one side is a group of Americans who are deeply involved in politics and very expressive about their political views; on the other side is a group much less involved in day-to-...

The ultimate, all-in-one resource on what the Old Testament says about JesusAs Jesus walked the Emmaeus road, he showed his companions how the whole of Scripture foretold his coming. Yet so often today we’re not quite sure how to talk about Jesus in the Old Testament. How do you know what applies to Jesus? And how do you interpret some of the strange prophetic language?Get answers and clarity in this authoritative and reliable guide to messianic prophecy fr...

This book explores how and why police reform became an international phenomenon in the era of statebuilding that followed the end of the Cold War.Police reform has become an indispensible element in the spread of liberal democracy. Policing is distinguished by its ability to combine reasonable and forcible methods to preserve and spread liberal values. The book examines the reason police reform was introduced as a method of building consensus in Latin America and the Balkans and do...

Expert news sources offer context and act as translators, communicating complex policy issues to the public. Therefore, these sources have implications for who, and what is elevated and legitimized by news coverage. This element considers patterns in expert sources, focusing on a particular area of expertise: politics. As a starting point, it conducts a content analysis tracking which types of political experts are most likely to be interviewed, using this analysis to explain patterns in e...

Does interpersonal political communication improve the quality of individual decision making? While deliberative theorists offer reasons for hope, experimental researchers have demonstrated that biased messages can travel via interpersonal social networks. We argue that the value of interpersonal political communication depends on the motivations of the people involved, which can be shifted by different contexts. Using small-group experiments that randomly assign participants' motivations ...

Barry Ryan is European Editor at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and other events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is from Glanworth in County Cork.