The Team — The Actors — They deliver the product and they are responsible for the quality. They work with End User, PO and Customers to understand the business requirements. The Teams performs its commitment voluntarily. They work continuously with the PO to define the strategic direction of the project.
They are responsible to:
Deliver every month, [...]
Entries from March 26th, 2009
Certified Scrum Training in Munich
March 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Scrum
I am happy to anounce that I will run a Certified Scrum Training in Munich in May. More details you will find here.
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Scrum Gathering Sao Paulo, May 12-13
March 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Scrum
Hi, in case you have not seen it: GO TO THE SCRUM GATHERING IN SAO PAULO. Call for Papers is still open. Helpes get free entrance. And the Scrum Alliance needs you help. Contact Jodi from the SA.
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Scrum is NOT for Everybody
March 23rd, 2009 · 11 Comments · Scrum
Scrum is not for everybody! — I needed to hear this from Ken again during the Orlando Gathering this year.
I had a very bad experience in one of my last trainings. I was not relaxed enough just to listen away. But in fact Kens statement helped me again. Some people simple do not want to [...]
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We treat people as adults
March 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Scrum
The talk of Alistair and Ken, that I mentioned Yesterday, was pointing out another very important aspect.
We treat people as adults.
We believe they are intelligent, smart, adult people who are responsible for their life. We do not believe that we do need to tell them what they have to do, in which way they do [...]
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What is Software?
March 22nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Scrum
For the work on my PhD I need the help of you! One important part of my PhD thesis will be a research about “What is Software?”
In case you know any statement any idea, anything you can contribute, I would be very happy if you can add this as a comment.
Thanks — Boris
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Deliver Every Month, Inspect & Adapt, Ask the Team
March 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Scrum
Alistair Cockburn and Ken Schwaber did a wonderful talk about 8 points they wanted to emphasis. I wrote about this via twitter on Monday. Today I want to talk about one very important point they made: The Scrum implementation cycle is more or less:
Deliver every month
Inspect and Adapt
Ask the team
What ever will happen in a [...]
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Brazil Scrum Gathering!
March 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Scrum
Brazil Scrum Gathering!
Tuesday, May 12 – Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Grand Hyatt Hotel – São Paulo
Avenida das Nacoes Unidas, 13.301
São Paulo 04578-000
Brazil
For additional information about program content, call for presentations, Gathering event venue, Gathering hotel, and transportation visit http://www.scrumalliance.org
Space is limited so sign up today. Past Scrum Gatherings have sold out weeks in advance!
Registration fee: $500.00 USD
Additional questions? [...]
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Scrum Gathering, Orlando Update
March 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Scrum
The Scrum Gathering is over. A good event. Especially the closing panel with Alistair, Ken, Ron, Copline was very insightful. I will write more in the next days. But I need to go to the CST Trainer Retreat now.
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Scrum Gathering, Orlando Update
March 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Scrum
Today we run here the largest open space I have ever seen. 250 people in a LARGE Circle. Ainsly Nies is the open space facilitator. She did a great job.
A lot of topics are there = more than 50 I counted. If you are not here you missed a BIG opportunity.
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Scrum Gathering, Orlando 2009 — First Impression
March 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Scrum
So — here we are, round about 300 people in Orlando, Gaylord Palms Resort, Convention Center.
Ken gave an update about the new initiatives of the Scrum Alliance. Have a look, the do have a new website: www.scrumalliance.org. Really cool!
Then Dr. Mark C. Paulk talked about his ideas about researching Scrum. He was saying that he [...]
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25. und 26. März | offenes CSM Training in Berlin
March 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Book a training, Deutsch, Germany, Scrum, Scrum Training
LAST MINUTE.
Nächste Woche.
Das nächste offene Training.
Auf deutsch.
In Berlin @ gamesacademy.
Mittwoch und Donnerstag.
SCRUM pur mit Boris Gloger.
Go for it!
Hier Anmeldeformular ausfüllen und bitte gleich an office(at)borisgloger.com emailen.
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First Scrum Meeting in Düsseldorf
March 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Scrum
There is a first Scrum User Group meeting in Düsseldorf next month.
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use your time
March 13th, 2009 · No Comments · 00 checked
Hard times, less business … cool! Use your time to learn something new. This is the advice from Seth Godin.
Learn something. Become an expert. For free, using nothing but time, you can become a master of CSS or HTML or learn Python. You can hit the library and read the entire works of important authors, [...]
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Scrum Gathering in Deutschland
March 12th, 2009 · 3 Comments · 00 checked, Scrum
Das erste internationale Scrum Gathering wird am 21. Oktober in München stattfinden. Ich freu mich jetzt schon drauf.
Mehr Informationen findet ihr auf der Scrum Alliance Website.
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Love your audience – an advice by Seth Godin
March 11th, 2009 · No Comments · 00 checked, Scrum
You want to become a good presenter? Then there is one must read in the internet www.presentationzen.com. If you want to get some really good advice, stop by there every couple of days.
Today I found another very insightful comment at Seth Godins blog:
The two elements of a great presenter
1. Respect (from the audience)
2. Love (to [...]
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Tom Peters Seminar – Crazy Times call for crazy Organizations
March 9th, 2009 · No Comments · 00 checked, Scrum
I STRONGLY recommend to read “The Tom Peters Seminar” by Tom Peters. This book talks about creating small, fast companies that rely on their network. Tom Peters calls them Rolodex companies and network companies. He talks about the “new” (1994) business that arrives and about companies that value their people, that shut down their headquarters. [...]
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Taylor strikes back … Kanban in action
March 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 00 checked, Scrum
I was asked a couple of days ago, what I think about KANBAN for Software development. Searching google for KANBAN development brings.
[1] http://www.agilemanagement.net/Articles/Weblog/KanbaninAction.html
[2 ]http://leansoftwareengineering.com/2007/08/29/kanban-systems-for-software-development/
[3] http://geekswithblogs.net/appsguild/archive/2007/09/14/115372.aspx
A much better article you will find here:
[4] http://www.infoq.com/articles/hiranabe-lean-agile-kanban
Knowing that the KANBAN system was used to create a flow of material to produce cars on a factory belt, I wonder why [...]
Toyota Production System (4)
March 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 00 checked, Scrum
A month ago, I started a series about the Toyota Production System and Scrum. A question by Christoph Stock, TNG in Munich, reminded me to write further on this topic.
Principle 4: Level out the workload.
Scrum levels workload by having team members self-assign tasks from task boards based on the tasks’ complexity and their own schedules. [...]
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Scrum in Brazil: 10 companies using Scrum and CMMi/MPS.Br
March 6th, 2009 · No Comments · 00 checked, Brazil, Scrum
Boris Gloger and Ana Roullier, from SWQuality, started a pioneering consulting work for a group of 10 companies in the countryside of Paraná/Brazil, in the city of Maringá. Boris and Ana are mixing and matching their huge knowledge of Scrum, CMMi/MPS.Br, software quality and Agile processes, with the main goal of increasing the competitiveness of [...]
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Scrum for the Creatives of Companies
March 5th, 2009 · 3 Comments · 00 checked, Scrum
Norman Foster closed his 90 persons office in Berlin (Berliner Zeitung, 5.3.). In the article “Rückzug eines Lords” the newspaper tells about the way people worked at Fosters. The star architekt runs his offices like small empires and he expects that people work hard, long and for little money.
According to my talks to people in [...]
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Wien hat 10 neue Certified ScrumMaster
March 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · 00 checked, Scrum
In dieser Woche wurden wieder 10 neue Certified ScrumMaster in Wien ausgebildet. Der Scrum Cooking Event war auch diesmal wieder ‘ne Wucht und ich bin immer wieder froh, mit Jürgen Margetich vom Kochsalon zusammen zu arbeiten.
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Recife Summer School | Danilo Bardusco – The Real Life
March 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · 00 checked, Scrum
Danilo did a great presentation on how www.globo.com adopted Scrum in their company. This is real, not fake, no Scrum Coach who wants to sell Scrum, no trainer who wants to show how cool Scrum is. No — real life … the way to do it ….
To be honest … I am a little proud [...]
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Product Development is an Art
March 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · 00 checked, Scrum
Product Development is not easy. Product Development is about making profit. Product Development is the idea that you know how to create a product. Product Development is not predictable. Product Development is a dance.
I found a nice presentation about it. Have a look:
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