Keyword Scrum
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APR
Not so Masterful
05 APR 2011 | Posted in agile methodology, certification, qualification, scrum | Author Rob SmithIn a presentation yesterday, I was stunned to find a potential supplier suggesting that their project manager was an expert in Agile because, “he’s a fully qualified Scrum Master”. While it certainly sounded good to those in the room unfamiliar with the label, attendance at a basic 1 day training course does not make anyone master of anything, let alone Agile management. This, I believe is a real problem for the Agile community.
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NOV
Backlog or Yule Log?
24 NOV 2010 | Posted in agile approach, agile governance, scrum | Author Rob Smith |
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I've just left a meeting in which the programme manager asked a senior business manager, "are those your backlog projects?". "No" was the response, "they're the projects we'll run next year". Much hilarity ensued but after the common vernacular from Scrum was explained the Business Manager pointed out "Backlog sounds negative, it implies that work should have been done but hasn't been completed".
I raised this in the IndigoBlue office to be told that others have encountered this issue. Perhaps it's something we should address. Is it time for a new name?
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Enabling Business Change
- Agile is the future for development and management projects
- Agile is adaptable and robust in all situations
- Agile minimises your risk
We believe that all organisations can benefit from Agile, but there is no single Agile approach that is applicable to all organisations. We therefore help organisations to improve their project management processes within the constraints of the prevailing context.
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SEP
Agile Methodology - Incremental Delivery
22 SEP 2010 | Posted in agile delivery, agile methodology, incremental delivery, scrum | Author Ross JacksonWe were asked again recently about the idea behind incremental delivery, so here’s another explanation:
It’s one of the fundamentals of Agile that it should feature incremental delivery of the stages of the overall project. In some cases - particularly with Scrum - the increments are time-limited and are known as “Sprints”. In all cases, though, there is a build up of deliverables on an ongoing basis, rather than having everything delivered together at the deadline date.
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Agile Methodology - Scrum
27 AUG 2010 | Posted in agile methodology, scrum | Author Ross JacksonOne of the most well-known of the "flavours" of Agile is Scrum. It derives its title from the rugby term of the same name, which was first referred to in the 1980s by two Japanese management gurus, then taken up in the 1990s by such people as Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber.
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Agile Gurus - Jeff Sutherland
16 JUL 2010 | Posted in agile project management, scrum | Author Ross JacksonIn an occasional series, we're going to be giving you links to some of the "big beasts" within the Agile world, starting with the developer of Scrum methodology, Jeff Sutherland. His career has seen him as Vice President of Engineering and / or CTO for 9 different software companies, originally developing Scrum, then introducing it to the other companies he joined.
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JUN
The A - Z of Agile - S is for:
26 JUN 2010 | Posted in agile a-z, scrum | Author Ross JacksonScrum - a lightweight Agile management process, based on Lean principles, such as Just In Time.
Software Development - the foundations of Agile methodology are in software development. For project management purposes, Agile has been adapted based on best practices for an iterative, successful rollout of the deliverables.
Sprints - 30 day iterations of a project, utilised in Scrum processes.
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APR
Scrum Of Scrums
07 APR 2009 | Posted in agile theory, integration, planning, scalability, scrum | Author Rob HathawaySo people used to go on about how agile doesn’t scale. Well our work at the Guardian certainly proves that agile scales just fine and then some thanks very much!
Scrum introduced the concept of “Scrum of Scrums” as a way to keep teams working together on an overall project in sync.