Today I’d like to share with you one very algorithmic interpretation of the Scrum process being an optimization problem: it’s analogy with […]
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Scrum is a variant of program management
In any program management book replace the words: Project -> Story Project manager -> Scrum Master Steering committee -> Product Owner Project […]
Usage of MS Project in an Scrum/Kanban setup
We use MS Project Server for general resource and sprint planning: It contains the sprint milestones, delivery/go live dates, and the resourcesallocated to the […]
Communities of Practice in Scrum
If you have Scrum on a larger scale in place, you will end up with several cross functional (multi-skilled) teams: Eg. you […]
Being Agile at Organizational Scale
There are many books and posts about agile teams. Doing Scrum or Kanban is a state-of-the-art in software development. But, how does […]
How the Agile Manifesto translates into Scrum
„Agile“ has evolved into a best practice for software development and has been described by the values described by the Agile manifesto(http://www.agilemanifesto.org/ […]
Planning is not estimation is not analysis
After a fruitful discussion on the last meeting of Limited WIP Society Cologne (http://lwscologne.wordpress.com/), I’d like to summarize some terms: Often planning […]
Effort Estimation Techniques
My starting point for agile estimation was the book “Aufwandschätzung bei Softwareprojekten”, Steve McConnell, 2006, Microsoft Press, However, at the end I […]
My personal introduction to Scrum
When you are completely new in Scrum, it’s a good idea to read an introductory book or browse through Wikipedia. When you’ve […]