When Democracy Fails

by Alex Rosiu (2010-01-05)
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A brief article on taking the right decisions on technical matters.

Being Agile exercise for gaining a common team understanding and consensus

by Russell Pannone (2009-10-30)
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Simple exercise for gaining a common understanding and consensus about what it means to you, the team and the organization to be Agile.

The Challenge

The modern world of Agile systems-software product development and delivery presupposes we work faster and better, do more with less, change continuously, and invent new ways of working. The modern formula for work appears to be:

More Success + Greater Speed + Fewer Resources + Constant Uncertainty + Increased Competition + Quicker Time to Market.

Peoples beliefs, understanding and perspectives as well as their unwillingness and ability to change makes being Agile hard.

Contributing to this challenge is a proliferation of new vocabulary, new terms, old terms having new meaning, guidance, books and articles on the subject and ones interpretation of what it means to be Agile.

Goal of the exercise

Minimize frustration and waste usually associated with gaining consensus on what it means to an individual, team and organization to “be Agile”; as they work through the forming, storming, norming and performing stages of team development.

The World of Agile & Lean Product Development and Delivery with SCRUM Made Easy

by Russell Pannone (2009-10-20)
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This presentation makes understanding Agile & Lean Product Development and Delivery with SCRUM easy.

What the PO Does During the Sprint?

by Juan Banda (2009-10-05)
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Somebody asked me an interesting question: what does a Product Owner do during the Sprint? But before answering this question, let’s go one step back and see what the PO does for the release backlog.

Agile/Lean Product Development and Delivery – Mastering the Art of Change

by Russell Pannone (2009-09-23)
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Mastering the “art” of agile/lean systems and software product development and delivery requires you ask yourself, “Do I really understand both the technical and non-technical imperatives associated with this undertaking”?

This article takes a look at mastering the art of agile/lean system and software product development and delivery; focusing on change.

When the Product Owner Has to Say No

by Juan Banda (2009-09-21)
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Saying no to the team, to the client or the Scrum Master, is one of the PO’s more important tasks, but let’s think in some situations when this might happen

Definition of Done and the Quest for the Potentially Shippable Product

by Juan Banda (2009-09-05)
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One of the main contributions from Scrum to the software development community is the conscience that has been created about obtaining a tangible deliverable product at the end of each sprint. In theory, the potentially shippable product should be ready for shipping at the end of each sprint, given that if you can find a client willing to buy a product that works with limited functionality.

Theory contradicts reality in many occasions because the team hasn’t implemented enough functionality or this has not been completely tested to be considered as a valuable product that can be delivered to clients.

Using Scrum on Larger Projects: 'Scrum of Scrums'

by Kelly Waters (2009-06-10)
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A technique for scaling Scrum up on larger projects…

Agile Practices Are Meant To Be Adaptive

by Kelly Waters (2009-02-06)
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...but only when you’re ready.

Scrum for Team System

by Mohamed El-Deeb (2009-01-22)
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An overview for some of the Scrum tools used in development and management of software in general and under Microsoft environment in particular