... It was not working then - its not working now. In the past we used to have these discussions at the end of the project making us spend almost double the...
... OK ... I'm missing something, not sure yet what ... ... Below, you're talking about the manager doing most of the communication with the real customer. So...
... I think a good attractor for an Agile team probably should be along the lines of "make the customer happy". Setting such a target certainly is a good...
... Once a project is in execution stage - only quality that will be passed by the customer would be highest one in his eyes. You need to have some very good...
My client is committed to a pair of tools for tracking Scrum projects - each addresses an essential need: - Rally provides the SOX (Sarbanes Oxley) coverage to...
... So what does Rally lack? Last I checked that was a tool which is able to acommodate all the needs of agile reporting and requirement holding. Information...
We perceive that Rally can not be kept as visible and as directly perceptual to a co-located team as the IRs. One question was whether Rally has a projectable...
I like Mike's point. I'm currently helping an A-level organization establish Scrum as cultural norm. The intent is to have all understand what we teach CSMs...
... Am I understanding this correctly? Your team is collocated in one physical location? Might I ask why you need a tool at all then and not simply stick to ...
... I haven't used Rally, but if it isn't very unlike every other computerized tool, it lacks very much in visibility, ease of use and flexibility. We are...
... To be honest. That visibility argument is one I was _never_ able to buy into. There are enough ways to make a computer based tool just as visible as paper...
Hi Brian, agile (not only scrum) also works in a distributed environment, although it obviously is not the optimal way e.g. in terms of communication. To me it...
... Historically, we have only billed developer time to the clients. The communication/ interaction/ project management time has not been billed. Analyst team...
... Or a projector, yes. That's what I'd probably try to do if I had to use an electronic tool, and had the budget. Perhaps visibility wasn't the best choice...
... Yes, there is a problem. I have known that from the start. On the other hand I have a total of 4 people reporting to me and chances of getting more or, ...
... I thought you said this was a fixed-price contract. Is time accounting more than just an internal accounting mechanism? ... Well, actually, the way I do...
... Does only half of Jimmy's PARTner report to you? What else is this unfortunate lad doing? ... I think it does. It would also be of value for these guys to...
... The unfortunate lad reports to a different team, and I am allowed to make use of approx. half his time. ... I don't need to suspect. I *know* they all do...
... If I did, it wouldn't trouble me, but this isn't one of those cases ... Teams often don't commit. Your team is among them. Teams generally should commit:...
When I read about an organization with rampant context switching, siloing and resource fragmentation, I believe it is management's responsbility to figure out...
... I meant when we provide estimates we do not add project management/ client interaction times. Hence, the contract does not state when and how meetings are...
Vicki, Are you getting repeat business on these contracts, or are they all one-offs? Getting this to work well depends on a establishing mutual trust with the...
... So you /do/ bill some meetings and such as extra? ... No, we only refine the stories until we can estimate them. That comes much sooner than knowing all...
For a different perspective on this discuss see Darin Cummins paper "The Developement Game" [1]. Darin used a competition within the cooperative process to...
for those interested in reading this paper, it's at http://www.agiledevelopmentconference.com/files/XR4-2.pdf I'd be interested in what others think, but this...
I agree with Ilja that visibility means much more than just "something that can be seen". A taskboard can also be touched; it allows real-time interaction and...
