Hi all, Should a project facilitator know how to code? If not then how can one be helpful when development issues arise? For example we have had code branching...
The ability to ask the "socratic" questions that will lead the team to reject poor solutions and find good enough solutions is more universally applicable...
IPT leads & SPMs who don't have software development experience make our job harder at times since they don't understand some of the issues and concerns...
There is a world of difference between a person with software development experience and a person who knows how to write code. Anyway, what code are you...
So I started part one of a multiple blog posting this week located at the following URL: http://www.implementingscrum.com/blog/2007/09/04/scary-team- ...
... that I announce the death of Brian Lyons, someone who has contributed much on this list and has been active in the agile community. You can start reading...
Hello, Majid. On Wednesday, September 5, 2007, at 4:42:26 PM, ... I'm not aware of a specific Agile role called "project facilitator", but as a rule a...
So in "Scrum" the ScrumMaster should play the role of a facilitator. Sometimes this can be hard to do. www.implementingscrum.com Thank you, - Mike Vizdos ...
... are ... the ... related ... I'm not sure I know what the true role of the facilitator should be, but I do know that I don't like the customer or the...
All, I wasn't able to find an official forum for for the book so I gambled and posted here. First, the bug: In Chapter 6 of the book (the bowling example), I...
(responding to Todd) ... One of the problems we get when writing code for books or courses is that we want to address specific topics at specific times. In...
... gambled ... You will find good discussions around testdrivendevelopment in the Group by that name http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/testdrivendevelopment/...
This is a meeting reminder for Monday's NAUG get together. We'll have an informal discussion of mock objects with more of a open space format - speaking about...
Jeff Mikres
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Sep 14, 2007 8:53 pm
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I am currently busy with software estimation for a large deal. This is not the first time for this kind of project and target organisation. I've done some...
Will you be doing fixed price or do you have some flexibility? I think the popendieks (sp) have done some write ups on this. Am away from my computer right now...
I've run into several customers who collect defect statistics of systems when they go into end-of-lifecycle testing before being deployed into production....
I'd like to apologize for some of the recent SPAM on the list. The spammers have been getting smarter about how they sign up to lists and as a result a few...
Scott: No need for an apology, at least from me. I think there have only been a handful of spammos that have gotten through in all the time I've been around. ...
Good morning, I would like to thank you all for your assistance with the survey. Response has been fairly good and some valuable information has been ...
In my experience, there is *always* flexibility (even on fixed prices). In the area I am busy with, it goes even so far as between 25% up to 50% of the...
I am also in a position where the waterfall approach is being "strictly enforced" because the first try to strictly enforce waterfall has caused us to miss our...
Hi, It always amazes me of the perception of agile Or maybe it does not. Sigh. Take a look at scrum -- a real look -- and u will see (and possibly others u...
There's a good article on Dr Dobbs by Scott Ambler which you might find a helpful read. Its titled the 'Discipline of Agile' which compares traditional methods...
we need a "Mark as spam" URL at the bottom of each message from new members for "X" number of posts ;-) if any new member gets enough "darts" thrown their...
(responding to Jon) ... Nice. So, why turn it off, ever? Hmm... well I guess we could suffer from a long-term accumulation... better have a "we want more like...
After this Friday, Sept. 21, the reg fee for Agile Open California goes up! Check it out and register soon! If you are: - experienced in Agile practices in...
well, like in other social networking venues, we could grade posts +5 to -5. Then your own software would filter for a level that you feel like tolerating on...