2012-10-30 19:55
Every sprint begins with a planning activity. This is when the Scrum team decides on the work to be done in the iteration ahead. Sprint planning is divided into two parts. During the first… Read More
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2012-09-17 21:35
The product backlog is the bucket from which you pull work. It’s a list of all items that potentially make it into the product. It’s the single source of requirements. That soun… Read More
2012-09-17 21:34
“Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.” –William Penn. Never is it more true than when it comes to estimating. Indeed, to most people estimating effort is tigh… Read More
2012-09-11 19:03
Ever wondered why some people seem to get more work done, and in less time, too? Ever found yourself sitting at the desk with work piling up and 100+ emails in the inbox, not knowing where… Read More
2012-09-11 19:01
“It’s the job that’s never started that takes the longest to finish.
” Sam said in The Fellowship of the Ring. I think that summarizes procrastination pretty… Read More
2012-09-09 19:20
In two previous posts, I have described what I think is necessary to become productive: getting organized and stopping procrastination. It’s time to wrap it up with a summary. I will… Read More
2012-08-20 18:58
I recently talked to a friend that felt he had done a bad career move lately. When that happens it can be really frustrating, and it made me think about what to do in situations like that… Read More
2012-08-16 19:35
A software testing plan provides the backbone of the entire software design, development and installation process. Carefully considering all the aspects of a testing plan will help ensure su… Read More
2012-08-13 20:18
A common reason for disagreements is differing definitions. I once had a discussion with a friend about egoism and people’s ability to do truly altruistic acts. After an hour though, w… Read More
2012-07-17 14:05
The agile team concept is one of the Scrum practices that might be difficult to fully grasp. For me at least,this is a continuous learning experience. It is also one of the most important… Read More
2012-07-05 21:18
Communicating is inevitable at work, and good communication skills are key to happiness and success. Only one thing is more difficult than being good at giving constructive criticism: being… Read More
2012-06-25 21:05
In an attempt to ride the wave of backronyms like INVEST in your user stories and DEEP product backlogs (though they are now supposedly DEEO ;-)), here's my rule to create task lists for doe… Read More
2012-06-24 18:16
This is the third post in a series related to the Zen of Scrum presentation available on SlideShare.net. In the previous post I wrote about Scrum's five values. Now it's time to list the r… Read More
2012-06-19 20:50
While most people know about daily scrums, sprints and poker planning, and others only associate Scrum with post-its scattered on a whiteboard, few are aware of the five Scrum values. Do yo… Read More
2012-06-18 20:47
Zen values simplicity, so does agile development. Zen means introspection, a key component of Scrum as well. Additionally, Zen is the attainment of enlightenment: very similar to the feeling… Read More
2012-06-17 20:13
To use Scrum, you arguably need to apply it wholly. However, some practices are not unique to Scrum: practices all teams can benefit from. It might also be an eye-opener for people, making… Read More
2012-06-11 20:24
Ideally, any business or project is be based on the principle to change the world for the better. Any change, in turn, needs a vision and a purpose. A vision needs to fulfill three criteria… Read More
2012-06-06 19:31
The final article in the series about the Pomodoro Technique® and Scrum covers objective VI: Other Possible Objectives which, I admit, is a bit fuzzy. One goal of Scrum is to continuou… Read More
2012-06-06 19:25
This post is about the Pomodoro Technique® objective V: Set up a timetable. Instead of writing about how setting up a timetable and respecting work hours helps you keep a sustainable pa… Read More
2012-05-29 21:07
People might not like the idea of Scrum for many reasons. Three types of teams that don’t Scrum though they might have heard of it are: 1. Teams that are productive2. Teams that think… Read More
2012-05-29 19:29
Nothing is more annoying than unproductive meetings. Some things irritate me in particular: people answering phone calls, people working on their laptops, and off-topic discussions. You woul… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
As I begun my new job, I moved to Gmail from Outlook. I also upped my daily email barrage. Zero Inbox suddenly became very relevant again. Setting up Gmail, I hade these three goals in mind… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Email has for many become the curse of today’s paperless office. They pile up faster than you can process them. The fact that many emails are impossible to understand, or completely po… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Last time I wrote about sprint planning which is one of four formal events prescribed by Scrum. In this post I explain what product backlog grooming is, when it is performed, and how it is d… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In Scrum, you develop product increments in short iterations called sprints. The sprint is a very central concept in Scrum: everything revolves around it. In this post I talk about sprint l… Read More
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