On 31 Jul 2006, at 16:30, Jeff Patton wrote: [snip] ... [snip] Wearing my developer hat, if I suggest something go into a subsequent story I'm not saying "I...
Hiya, ... I'm not sure I understand this statement since... ... Seems to imply that "emotional requirements" are very much still present - and useful. ? Adrian...
... [snip] Ditto. For me the phrase "Responding to change over following a plan" comes to mind. Are the usability changes are getting a harsher reception than ...
<<... Early on I rigorously follow aggressive story splitting and thinning approaches – like these described by Gerrard Mesznaros’ in his Story-o-typing...
... I agree with this in principle, but in my own experience I've seen the development team actively resist usability changes with "Agile" justification,...
... from ... subsequent ... of ... heard ... what ... No, you're not necessarily. I may be guilty of practicing a very relaxed form of agile. For very many...
Hello Dave, Thanks for your email. On Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at 11:58:37 AM, ... The technical term for developers resisting changes and citing "Agile" as...
... Hi, Dave. Are you comparing here with non-Agile teams or just with other features for the same team? ... It's definitely my experience that nobody can at...
... You mean there's no "Resist stupid customer requests" practice defined in XP? Even in the second edition??? What about Agile 2.0? ;-) To be totally...
... other ... Hi William, No, just with other features for the same team. ALL teams I've been involved with seem to have reduced energy for UI changes. ...
Jeff I think that a "fixed scope user story" is a bit of a misnomer. While we need well defined user story language and acceptance criteria, I find the ...
Two themes I'll pick up on in this last email message - Ok maybe three: Business value - it's tough to prove business value on lots of things - in particular...
Hello Dave, Thanks again for your email. On Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at 2:02:36 ... Well, from my preferences in Agile, I'm troubled by that. I think that the...
... Yes, again, I agree with this in principle as well my usual practice. My somewhat tongue-in-cheek "wait for them to ask 3 times" is more indicative of my...
(responding to Robin) I've just picked out two bits of your posting... ... These both have a whiff about them of problems with the 'conversation' part of...
(responding to all) ... I'm beginning to suspect, from this thread, that basic requirements elicitation skills are in short supply. Requirements gathering...
We have that same situation with a client, who believes we're "re-designing" the site, yet still wants the old site/process/user interface. What we did was...
... Interesting. On a project a couple years back, the XP Customer role was filled by someone whose background was in UI design. I asked him if his experience...
... Absolutely. One of my clients is just adopting the planning game. They had a painful experience last week where the developer worked for a few days from...
Paul, From your message below: "For example, we will often get a requirement phrased as a solution. From our point of view, the solution is out of kilter with...
(responding to Jeff) ... This is one point where I like using UML's Use case symbols - you know, the oval one with the stick man outside. That is a Use Case...
Hi Paul, I think I understand the basics pretty well - although the fuzziness of the real world doesn't seem to be well represented in the crisp edged ovals of...
(responding to Jeff) And for others, sorry, this is a bit of an epic. I think it's worth writing, but feel free to differ. ... I've had this discussion...
... I'll share 2 of these situations (I've got more than that, but that would be too much writing ;-) ) One of these teams worked on an internal call-center...
On 1 Aug 2006, at 17:22, Jeff Patton wrote: [snip] ... [snip] Maybe. I'd tend to see it as the start of a conversation myself ;-) ... Does "new story" always...
On 2 Aug 2006, at 16:50, William Pietri wrote: [snip] ... [snip] Yes. This has been exactly my experience, and it clarifies why I find the experiences of Dave...
On 2 Aug 2006, at 00:12, Jeff Patton wrote: [snip] ... Yup. That is where I have the majority of my problems when wearing my usability hat. Convincing the...
On 1 Aug 2006, at 16:58, Dave Churchville wrote: [snip] ... I'd love to see a list of these "agile" justifications - just so I can add to my list of "agile...
On 2 Aug 2006, at 09:47, PaulOldfield1@... wrote: [snip] ... [snip] Yes, I agree completely. One of the things I like about XP is that it's the team -...
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