A friend pointed me to a conversation going on at Slashdot.org. The maybe most important discussion forum for software developers. As anger is a very good motivator for writing, I could not not write an answer.
“‘At my company, our mis-implementation of Agile includes the employment of some of our most highly-paid, principal engineers as [...]
Entries from August 31st, 2009
You Suck and that Makes Me Sad!
August 31st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Product Development, Scrum, Team
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Links to Planning Poker
August 31st, 2009 · No Comments · Scrum
My team in Brazil collected the following links about Planning Poker.
esquema de previsões..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi_method
esse artigo que é o primeiro que fala sobre:
http://renaissancesoftware.net/files/articles/PlanningPoker-v1.1.pdf
wideband delphi – que também tem relação:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wideband_Delphi
http://www.planningpoker.com/detail.html
sequencia de fibonacci
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number
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Scrum Produto Template
August 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Brazil, Portuguese, Product Owner, Scrum Artefacts, ScrumTools
Oi, eu preciso exemplos de backlog de productos para os amigos no Brasil. Por favor enviada pra mi seu backlog template.
>> see also the page about Product Backlog Templates
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On customization – A nice entry by Andreas Wintersteiger
August 26th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Scrum
Andreas wrote [1]:
There is a lot of talk about customization of processes and of Scrum in particular. I was recently confronted with my last blog post standing in opposite to other Scrum and agile evangelists’ opinion.
When I read the other post [2] — I do not understand why “other agile evangelists” can have a different [...]
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Nächste Trainingstermine | 10.+11.9. CSM München und 24.+25.9. CSM Wien
August 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Deutsch, Germany, Vienna
Langsam geht die Ferienzeit in Europa vorbei… deshalb hier die Info über meinen Start ins Trainingsprogramm in der zweiten Jahreshälfte 2009. Los geht es mit 2 Certified ScrumMaster Trainings auf deutsch jeweils mit dem beliebten ScrumCooking samt bester Unterstützung durch Küchenchef Jürgen Margetich. Alle Scrumbasics und fortgeschrittenere Themen, Erfahrungsberichte aus grossen und kleinen Firmen, die [...]
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How to think like a Scrummy
August 25th, 2009 · No Comments · English, Good to know, Ideas, Professional Software Delivery, Roles, Scrum, Scrum Basics
Garr has again a very great article about how to think as a designer. He shows us, what we need to do to come up with cool ideas. The 10 points he mention [1] I changed it for us as Scrum Thinkers:
(1) Embrace constraints. A ScrumMaster understands that Scrum needs constraints. The Timebox, the Sprint, [...]
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What I will talk about in RECIFE:
August 25th, 2009 · No Comments · 00 checked, Brazil, English, Events, Portuguese, Scrum
Eu vou falar sobre
- Daily Scrum. How to run a daily scrum successful.
- Sprint Planning – How to talk with your boss!
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Conto com a presença de vocês!
Quando? Quarta-feira, 26/08/2009, a partir das 19:00
Onde? Na sede da SWQuality, no Recife Antigo, Porto Digital.
Endereço SWQuality: Av. Barbosa Lima,149 Sala 106 – Edf. Alfredo Fernandes
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Scrum User Group Recife
August 25th, 2009 · No Comments · 00 checked, Brazil, Events, Portuguese, Scrum
Realizaremos na quarta-feira, dia 26/08/2009, o 9º encontro do Scrum user-group de Recife, das 19:00 às 20:30, na sede da SWQuality, no Porto Digital, Recife Antigo. Nesse encontro teremos a presença do Boris Gloger, um dos Certified Scrum Trainers mais conhecidos no mundo.
Se você deseja participar da organização ou assistir as conversas que os organizadores [...]
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Taskboard Design
August 24th, 2009 · No Comments · English, Good to know, Scrum, Scrum Artefacts, Scrum Basics, ScrumMaster, ScrumTools
I am a big fan of good designed task boards. I found this very readable article that every ScrumMaster should have in his scrum bag.
Elements of taskboard design
In this article I am compiling different elements or aspects of the way I build and use team task boards. Some ideas are old, some are original; some [...]
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One day tasks – I do not like anymore
August 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · English, Scrum Artefacts, Scrum Basics, ScrumTools, Tipps
There is a wonderful article about one day tasks that I strongly recommend to read:
One day tasks
February 15, 2009 in Visual management by Xavier Quesada Allue | 8 comments
One day tasks are tasks that take -in theory- up to one day to complete by one person, or by a pair of people in the case [...]
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conferences | meet the experts | Solingen, DE
August 21st, 2009 · No Comments · 00 checked, Deutsch, Events, Germany, Scrum
Nur noch 2 Wochen!
Meet the experts ist eine Folge von Veranstaltungen mitten in Deutschland, die Experten zum jeweiligen Thema, zB Boris Gloger im Bereich Scrum, zu Vorträgen, einem Open Space und Erfahrungsaustausch versammeln. Anfang September geht es um Agilität: Scrum, XP, Kanban etc. und die Integration, deren Effekte und die stabile Einführung dieser Frameworks im [...]
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Interview with Jim Highsmith / Informit
August 20th, 2009 · No Comments · English, Software Development, Tipps
Israel Gat talks with Jim Highsmith, author of Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products, Second Edition, about why he wrote a new edition of the book, approaches to Agile development, Agile adoption, risk-mitigation strategies, and more.
Israel Gat: By all accounts, the first edition of your book Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products (APM) was very [...]
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Agile Lightweight Process —
August 19th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Fun, Methods, Scrum, Scrum Basics
Some people tell me that Scrum and other agile methodologies are far too rigid. So why not creating an agile lightweight process :) [1]
The value statement of this is than a bit like:
By analyzing our organization structure and by not willing to change our traditional management concepts we come to the believe that common sense [...]
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Dr. Scrum – antwortet
August 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 00 checked, Deutsch, Dr. Scrum, Scrum, Scrum Basics
Es kommt mir manchmal so vor, als gäbe es zum Thema Scrum mindestens so viel Unwissenheit, falsches Wissen und missverstandene Praktiken wie zum Thema Sex. Als wir pubertierende Teenager waren, wussten natürlich alle wie es geht. Echte Erfahrung hatten viele von uns damals auch nicht. In der Bravo gabe es eine Kolumne, in der ein [...]
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Brazil, University
August 17th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Brazil, English
Last week I visited the UFRPE [1] Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, in Recife. A very very exiting place. You feel the energy of this place and you understand immediately that the people in this university really want to study.
But on the other side I was also shocked. The environment is very bad. The buildings do [...]
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ScrumAlliance introduces Examination for CSM and CSPO
August 17th, 2009 · No Comments · 00 checked, English, Scrum, Scrum Training
“Effective April 1, 2009 all CSM, CSPO and CSP certifications will be valid for a period of two years. This means that everyone who was awarded a CSM, CSPO or CSP certification on or before April 1, 2009 must recertify by April 1, 2011 to maintain their certified status. Individuals seeking CSM recertification who have [...]
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10 Books … I recommend
August 15th, 2009 · No Comments · 00 checked, English, Good to know, Scrum, Social Studies
The 10 books that I recommend:
1) Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers
A very controversial book. A society that is based on some clear ethic ideas.
2) Peter Senge, The 5th discipline
An MIT Professor’s pathbreaking book on building ”learning organizations” — corporations that overcome inherent obstacles to learning and develop dynamic ways to pinpoint the threats that face them and to recognize [...]
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Tobias Mayer wrote about the Taskboard | Scrum Tools
August 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 00 checked, English, Methods, Scrum Artefacts, Scrum Meetings, ScrumTools
This is a review and a comment about the great article of Tobias Mayer: “The Heart of Scrum.” [1]
“The longer I teach and coach Scrum, the more I become convinced that the task board is the heart of Scrum. Without the task board there is no center, no focus, no hub.”
I completely agree. The task board [...]
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conferences | Scrum Gathering München
August 14th, 2009 · No Comments · 00 checked, English, Events, Germany, Scrum
DER Scrum Event in Deutschland! bor!sgloger unterstützt das Gathering als Sponsor. Ich hoffe auf eure Teilnahme!
Announcing the Scrum Gathering in Munich, Germany – 19, 20 & 21 October 2009!
Keynote speakers include Ken Schwaber, Jeff Sutherland, and Mike Cohn.
The Scrum Gathering will be held at the Hilton Munich City.
So mark your calendar and plan to attend [...]
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Gute Zusammenfassung des Agile Day
August 13th, 2009 · No Comments · 00 checked, Deutsch, Events, Scrum
Auf Armerkater.de findet ihr eine nette Zusammenfassung der Vorträge vom KADEV09: Entwicklertag: Zusammenfassung Agile Day: ”Insgesamt war der Agile Day sehr interessant – nicht nur wegen den Vorträgen!”
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conferences | DE | RIA Summer Jam 09
August 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 00 checked, Deutsch, Events, Germany, Scrum
Rich Internet Applications stehen für technisch anspruchsvolle, multimediale Anwendungen, die innovative Möglichkeiten bieten Ästhetik und Funktionalität miteinander zu verbinden. In Kooperation zwischen der Adobe Flex User Group München und P//MOD ist die Idee entstanden den RIA Summer Jam ins Leben zu rufen. Dabei soll die RIA Technologie nicht ausschließlich unter den Aspekten Design und Technik fokussiert werden, sondern auch die Bedeutung [...]
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The 10 things I use most:
August 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 00 checked, English, Ideas, ScrumTools
The 10 things I use in my professional life most of the time:
1) Mail.app and Google Mail / Google Apps
Google Mail, or Google Apps together with the best Mail Client on the Mac makes my life easier. They are my communication backbone. Sure I use also Skype and sometimes GTalk, but Email is still [...]
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conferences | meet the experts | Solingen, DE
August 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 00 checked, Deutsch, Events, Germany, Scrum
Meet the experts ist eine Folge von Veranstaltungen mitten in Deutschland, die jeweils interessante Personen rings um das jeweilige Thema zu Vorträgen, einem Open Space und Erfahrungaustausch versammeln. Anfang September geht es um Agilität: Scrum, XP, Kanban etc. und die Integration, deren Effekte und die stabile Einführung dieser Frameworks im Unternehmensumfeld geht. Mehr Infos und [...]
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Dr. Scrum – Antwortet :)
August 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment · 00 checked, After a training, Agile Planning, Deutsch, Dr. Scrum, Estimation
Es kommt mir manchmal so vor, als gäbe es zum Thema Scrum mindestens so viel Unwissenheit, falsches Wissen und missverstandene Praktiken wie zum Thema Sex. Als wir pubertierende Teenager waren, wussten natürlich alle wie es geht. Echte Erfahrung hatten viele von uns damals auch nicht. In der Bravo gabe es eine Kolumne, in der ein [...]
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5 minutes on Scrum | Self-Organization
August 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · 00 checked, English, Ideas, Social Studies
A buzz word in the Scrum community is self-organization. Most people understand this word as a free letter to everything they want. Most people also believe it means that the team is now self-empowered. Although both ideas do have a little to do with, self-organization is something different.
A system self-organizes to its lowest level of [...]
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