... Absolutely. But a poor SM will almost certainly get the project shot to pieces. Did you know? You can CHAT without downloading messenger. Click here...
(responding to Kier) ... It's up to the PO to decide on priorities; the work you have planned for the iteration may be more important, or it may not. There are...
There are only the (at the most four) artifacts generated by Scrum: 1. Product Backlog 2. Sprint Backlog 3. Burndown chart So if the product backlog is...
As a consultant I often switch sides: sometimes at the customer side managing the company doing the project, sometimes implementing it together for a customer....
Hi Patrick, You can either schedule a third day that covers product owner topics such as product backlog management and user stories or you can schedule a...
Hi Roman, I'm not talking from the trainer perspective. I was thinking from the trainee perspective. Would it make sense to follow the PO training if you...
Both are different role with different responsibilities. I would advise playing only one role for one project. If you plan to play a role of PO then it would...
Hi Patrick, Judging from my experience, most product owners need additional knowledge and skills to do their job effectively. The CSM class primarily focuses...
I will be out of the office starting Fri 06/01/2007 and will not return until Mon 06/11/2007. I will be out of the office from Friday, June 1, 2007 and...
My understanding of Ken's "Canary in a Coal Mine" talk is that defects should be handled by putting them at the top of the Product Backlog and only a C-level...
(responding to Mishkin) ... This makes sense, but might not be practical where there's already a high technical debt. In a 'steady state' of low technical...
Join Martine Devos, expert in Agile/XP principles for this Skills Matter In-the-Brain Session, in London on 6th June. Martine will guide you through the best...
I've seen projects that leave time and people aside to deal with bugs mid-sprint; I can see how a team might have to resort to that, but I think it may be a...
About a week late to the party I've finally posted my script: http://www.notesfromatooluser.com/2007/06/12_easy_steps_f.html Like the others I've not found a...
... planned Yes. There will always be bugs, and they always need to be addressed. Our team is constantly releasing, since our internal customers always want to...
... http://kanemar.com/2005/11/03/the-staggered-iterative-waterfall-anti-pattern-part-1/ ... I'd like to point out that your excellent article provides far...
... I've found that breaking the habit of thinking in Waterfall is something that's very difficult to do. Part of the problem is that, on the surface,...
We've been using the Avery 5388 sheets of business cards. They work pretty well - the cards just pop right out. There's a template in word (under labels) that...
... To Roman's excellent advice I would suggest start with your CSM, Mike's book on User Stories, Mike's presentation: "Becoming an Effective Product Owner" ...
... Ideally I would want to prevent this from happening. There are some concrete steps I personally take to achieve this: 1. Have a discussion with the team...
Dave et al, The real problem is that we don't have our customers as involved as we should. Our BA's talk to our customers and our PO talks to our Sales &...
Having come from a previous environment (the US military) where we experienced frequent personnel turn-over I can relate to bennyou.cpt's situation. One of the...
... search... ... and ... offer ... that ... whilst ... The need for the product owner varies a lot depending upon whether the software organization is a...
... in ... large ... we are ... only ... that ... size ... all ... means ... with ... our ... more ... months. ... Casey: Although I would try to follow agile...
John worked for me at Easel Corporation and was recruited to lead the team which became the first Scrum. After a few months with the team, John was appointed...
Although I would try to follow agile practices, they in and of themselves probably won't give you enough insights to manage things. The issue you have to deal...
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I would like to have a copy of the same too..Thx. Narasimhan...
Dave, I'm afraid I can't provide any text from real contracts in this forum (which I think is wah Srinivas was asking for), however some agile contract options...
Hi, Bruce Eckfeldt wrote a great experience report on target cost contracts for Agile 2005 - http://cyrusinnovation.com/website/cyrus_informs.php which may ...
... Well, optimistaclly yes, but I am happy just to have ideas. And your earlier reply is very useful, as has Angela Martin's post/reference. When you say that...
