... 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, ...
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Ilja Preuss
ipreussde
Jul 4, 2006 8:32 am
... 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...
14514
vickydhiman
Jul 4, 2006 7:11 am
... Historically, we have only billed developer time to the clients. The communication/ interaction/ project management time has not been billed. Analyst team...
14513
wieberneitt
Jul 3, 2006 10:18 pm
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...
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David H.
darianlanx
Jul 3, 2006 10:03 pm
... 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...
14511
Ilja Preuss
ipreussde
Jul 3, 2006 9:53 pm
... And that's only the tip of the disadvantages in comparision to a manual IR. Cheers, Ilja...
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Ilja Preuss
ipreussde
Jul 3, 2006 8:47 pm
... 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...
14509
David H.
darianlanx
Jul 3, 2006 6:38 pm
... 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 ...
14508
jay_conne
Jul 3, 2006 6:13 pm
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...
14507
jay_conne
Jul 3, 2006 6:04 pm
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...
14506
Sammy Larbi
spammybrali
Jul 3, 2006 5:35 pm
... All that time I thought it was Jimmy number 0.5....
14505
David H.
darianlanx
Jul 3, 2006 5:35 pm
... 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...
14504
jay_conne
Jul 3, 2006 4:36 pm
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...
14503
vickydhiman
Jul 3, 2006 3:51 pm
... 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...
14502
Sammy Larbi
spammybrali
Jul 3, 2006 2:38 pm
... If you cannot vary price, why not vary quality or scope?...
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Ilja Preuss
ipreussde
Jul 3, 2006 1:56 pm
... 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...
14500
Ron Jeffries
RonaldEJeffries
Jul 3, 2006 9:28 am
... 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...
14499
vickydhiman
Jul 3, 2006 8:41 am
... 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...
14498
PaulOldfield1@...
pauloldfield1
Jul 2, 2006 10:43 am
(responding to Mike) ... As a Scot, I have to say it got better later ;-) Paul Oldfield...
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Cees De Groot
cdegroot@...
Jul 2, 2006 8:34 am
... That's almost a contradiction in terms. Managers typically work in interrupt-mode all day. But it could work, yeah :-). Besides, we *have* support on the...
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David H.
darianlanx
Jul 1, 2006 11:03 pm
... Strictly speaking that is not correct. Every Self-organised system, has so called attractors. See: http://www.calresco.org/sos/sosfaq.htm#2.8 They can be...
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Paul Hopkins
ph68723
Jul 1, 2006 8:23 pm
... performance incentives to the team? "One" cannot set targets for a Scrum team, the team sets them itself. The idea behind the question seems to go against...
14494
Mike Beedle
beedlem
Jul 1, 2006 8:01 pm
... Vicki, I understand your frustration. The "big fixed price project" situation happens in most large companies, and in many small and medium ones is not...
14493
Ron Jeffries
RonaldEJeffries
Jul 1, 2006 6:06 pm
... Hi ... I was really wondering what you did /before/ you tried to go Agile, and how it had been working, and why you weren't able to do at least as well in...
14492
Ron Jeffries
RonaldEJeffries
Jul 1, 2006 6:00 pm
... Here's an idea. It's more of a thought experiment than a suggestion. Pick someone with influence who has a job that requires concentration. Go sit by their...
14491
Cees De Groot
cdegroot@...
Jul 1, 2006 5:54 pm
... No, they're not convinced so I have work to do there... I agree 100% that pairing makes a team more resilient against distractions, but the team members...
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Cees De Groot
cdegroot@...
Jul 1, 2006 5:37 pm
... Any time you're in Amsterdam I'll be more than happy to cash them :-)...
14489
vickydhiman
Jul 1, 2006 4:16 pm
Hello Ron [and Group] :) First of all, one of the reasons why I joined Agile was not only because we have trouble with our Hybird methods [mix of RUP + SCRUM -...
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Ron Jeffries
RonaldEJeffries
Jul 1, 2006 2:44 pm
... I'm curious: How do you do fixed price contracts now, that doesn't "leave things to chance"? Do you actually have all the requirements up front? Given...
14487
vickydhiman
Jul 1, 2006 12:15 pm
Is it possible to run SCRUM with fixed price contracts especially custom projects? For instance, lets say you need to make a program to communicate between two...
