I came across this article by Mike Hadlow via Twitter. I found that I could relate some of what was described in the article to my own company. It is well worth a read “Once the software gets part a certain size and age, it becomes almost un-movable and a real hindrance to the business. OftenContinue reading “Agile Practices Are Not Just About Management”
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Tight Deadlines in Scrum
I have found the issue of producing a substantial piece of functionality with a tight deadline an issue with Scrum. I shall set the scene. We conducted our Quarterly planning and prioritized our work for the Quarter. A few days before the Quarter began a new piece of functionality was dropped on us from aContinue reading “Tight Deadlines in Scrum”
Dealing With The Problem Of Too Many Meetings
If you work as part of a Scrum Team, then you would have heard these words at some point in time. I can guarantee you! “There are too many meetings during an iteration and we cannot get enough work done” Here is an article that tries to deal with this. Get Serious about your meetingsContinue reading “Dealing With The Problem Of Too Many Meetings”
What You Should Know After A CSM Course
A certified Scrum Master course for me was a great experience and really boosted my confidence when I returned back from the course to work with the Scrum Team. It was a different learning experience than what I was used to as it gave me a practical take on Scrum and also the knowledge neededContinue reading “What You Should Know After A CSM Course”
Daily Scrum Withdrawal
I remember reading an article by Stacia Broderick a while back on Daily Scrum Meetings. Thankfully my team are not like to one described but it did make me think about the way I conduct my Daily Scrum Meeting at the moment. This quote in particular was interesting. Many teams really, truly believe that theContinue reading “Daily Scrum Withdrawal”
Retrospective Technique: Playtime
Title: ‘Play’ with iteration products to remember what happened during the whole project Use: 1) What kind of retro is it best suited for? Milestone, End of Project 2) What phase of the retro would you use it in? readying, present, future 3) Purpose If the software product has been developed iteratively, then each iterationContinue reading “Retrospective Technique: Playtime”
Scrum at CNN
I found an article that documents the development change at News Network CNN from the waterfall method to Scrum. The article documents the reasons on changing from Waterfall to Scrum, the challenges, the benefits and the outcomes. Its surprising to me that CNN would use Scrum as I never really thought that they would haveContinue reading “Scrum at CNN”
The Accidental Scrum.
I was flicking through the Scrum Alliance site when I found an article entitled “The Accidental Scrum”. It was written by Royal Navy Logistics officer who was posted to a Ship that had to leave port sooner than expected. He had to have the ship ready to leave port in 5 days time when origionallyContinue reading “The Accidental Scrum.”
Terminating a Sprint
I have been researching the theory of terminating a Sprint. I have never encountered an occasion where I have had to terminate a Sprint, but I thought it was always good to research why Sprints would be terminated, and how the Team would deal with a Sprint Termination. The Product Owner is the only memberContinue reading “Terminating a Sprint”
Retorspective Technique. Weather report
I have conducted a few retrospectives using the weather report as a sort of break in method to try and help the group engage with one another more and find out their mood. I printed off some cards with some symbols printed on them to represent some weather patterns. Sun, Sun / Cloud, Thunder and Rain. Continue reading “Retorspective Technique. Weather report”
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