To be honest: my last reviews were about Scrum tools that were good, but minor. This will change right away, as the subject of this week’s review is ScrumWorks Pro by CollabNet, one of the most mature companies creating Scrum software. According to Forrester Research, ScrumWorks Pro is made by one of the top 10 … weiterlesen →
Author Archives: Jan Segers
Kurz und knackig – Software vs. Papier
Ich kann mich noch sehr gut an meinen ersten Arbeitstag erinnern: viele Eindrücke, nette Kollegen – tolles Gefühl. Diesen ersten Tag werde ich aber nie vergessen, weil im Gespräch mit einem Kollegen folgender Satz gefallen ist: “Einfach mal machen.” Kurz, aber dennoch unheimlich stark. Nicht immer nur reden, planen, denken, überlegen sondern einfach mal machen. … weiterlesen →
Back to the future: Product Backlog Templates!
Recently, a friend of mine tried to convince me to have a look at this Japanese, animated series (please do not ask me about its title…) in the same breath he told me about annoying sequences in these animes, where suddenly the main story line is interrupted by some nonsense episodes called fillers, in which … weiterlesen →
Transparenz ad extremum – Liquid Scrum?
Als ein Abonnent der „Zeit“ lese ich auch immer mal wieder gerne das „Zeit Magazin“. In einer der letzten Ausgaben ging es dabei um ein, wie ich finde, sehr interessantes Thema, nämlich um Liquid Democracy. Klingt nach einem schönen Buzz-Word, aber was bedeutet eigentlich Liquid Democracy? Konkret geht es darum, dass jeder an Abstimmungen teilnehmen … weiterlesen →
tinyPM – developers favorite
tinyPM is the 6th candidate of my Scrum tool series after having reviewed JIRA, Mingle, targetprocess, Scrumwise and AgileZen. Back in 2008, Boris gave it a shot – lets see what has changed within four years of time. Functionality tinyPM is the first tool I am evaluating which does not offer a personalized web evaluation. … weiterlesen →
AgileZen – the purist
This is the fifth (high five!) article of our Scrum Tool Series in which we evaluate the status quo of Scrum Tools available right now. Previously, we examined JIRA, Mingle, targetprocess & Scrumwise. Today, we will enter the agile world of Buddha. Take a break, logoff from your digital life, print out this article and … weiterlesen →
Scrumwise – the athletic sprinter
This is the fourth article of our Scrum Tool Series in which we evaluate the status quo of Scrum Tools available right now. Previously, we examined JIRA, Mingle & targetprocess. Today we will have a detailed look at Scrumwise, a company that is quite a new player on the field. A promising one. Functionality When … weiterlesen →