Covers different aspects of Agile Project Management and such as user stories, team motivation and working with the customer.
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Out of Iteration Software Bugs
Published on 2010-05-31 22:57:00
I did a presentation last week at an Agile event and during the Q and A session one of the questions was about “out of iteration bugs”. Specifically how are they handled? Good question, not all the bugs found in a software project will come from QA activities. It is inevitable that the users are going to find something with the software that needs to be fixed and or changed. What to do? In most cases the issue is treated like any other backlog item to be prioritized and addressed in an iter
To Squawk or not to Squawk
Published on 2010-05-03 21:31:00
The daily standup meeting is one of the core concepts of Scrum. In the meeting the team members talk about just three things: What I did yesterday What am I doing today What are my impediments And that’s it… However, the teams that I see can’t keep it that simple, there is always some banter ( a good sign of team happiness ) and extended discussion on what is going on that may derail the team or another team member. If the discussion goes on for more than a fe
Agile and Team Motivation - Goals
Published on 2010-03-01 23:26:00
I recently started a series based on an Esther Derby Amplify discussion about how to demotivate a team. Esther mentioned in her discussion that unclear and changing goals are a big demotivator for a software development team. Besides agreeing whole heartedly my first thought when reading her discussion is how a good Agile implementation combats these demotivators. Let’s see how Agile methodologies thwart some of these potential demotivators for software development teams. But first, a high le
