Bill, you've already gotten some good advice, so I'll just concentrate on this item: ... I'm not completely sure I understand your meaning, but this sounds ...
Hi, As others are telling you, the outsource firm has misunderstood Scrum. This is common (all the reasons why would take too long to tell). Assume positive...
Yes, I understand. :-) The 2 key aspects of agility are 1) prioritize features based on business value, and 2) inspect and adapt. As Product Owner, you get to...
Actually, it does sound like Scum(tm). :-) Scum(tm) should not be confused with Scrum, however. Scum(tm) was invented by 'ol PMBOK types to confuse people. You...
I faced a situation that two behaviours as the title happened together, I do not like that, it make things worse. - First one is, the contents of items change...
Hello, kaverjody. On Wednesday, October 1, 2008, at 9:43:54 AM, ... I don't agree. The second is pernicious. ... Card, conversation, confirmation. Also...
... Me too. Hard for me to write down the word "should". ... Could you give more details about those suggestions? We (the team I was scrum master) saw some...
Hi, I've got a presentation coming up, it's the last session slot of the conference, so I want to try something interactive that teaches basic concepts of...
The submission deadline for the ACCU 2009 is only 20 days away. Here is the full CfP. Call for Participation - ACCU 2009 April 22-25, 2009. Barcelo Oxford...
Who is the audience? What is the venue like? How big will the audience be? How interactive will you be able to be? Can the audience do something or will...
There is a list of games - here: http://tastycupcakes.com/index.php?title=Main_Page 15-20 minutes seems like an awfully short period of time. Cheers Mark...
Hi Gerry, I've made a presentation that demonstrates some of the spirit of SCRUM. It's something like a "line production of paper planes". The problem is that...
I have 45 minutes in total for the presentation, similar to the situation you faced at BarCamp2 in Ottawa a couple years' back, Mark. :) Thanks, I did discover...
Plone Conference 2008, a mix of software developers, integrators, some less technical types. Not sure of audience size, I plan to pick a few out of the crowd...
Hmm... Big audience. Give me a couple of hours to get the right description together. There was one in this email list, I think, that involves moving balls...
I am looking for a presentation (less than 10 slides) that I would would like share with the top management , they are very much interested in hearing about...
Hi Alan, Hi Gerry The ballpoint game is perfect for your needs. Check it out here: http://kanemar.com/2008/04/07/scrum-trainers-gathering-24-the-ball-point-gam...
Measuring one team's velocity against another one is EXTREMELY error prone, IMO, and as such, quite invalid. Just forget about that piece, as it's a...
... Hash: SHA1 I could not find the definition of the ball passing game I am about to describe. I first saw the definition in this list or on the web ...
Bill, I concur with all of the previous advice. Let's hope your ScrumMaster is well trained and it would behoove you to build a strong relationship with...
Having been a consumer and a provider of nearshore agile development services I usually recommend the product owner gets in front of the development team at...
I'm trying to find a great page(I think by Brad Appleton or Brian Marick but could be by another practitioner) that describes when one is doing Scrum. I...
