... I was interpreting the terms used by the OP as: Remaining time: the sum of the time estimates for all non-completed tasks. Effort: the sum of the point...
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Adrian Howard
ajh65537
Mar 1, 2009 9:42 am
... I'm not really getting the relationship between what the teams are currently producting - and the new product? Adrian...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 1, 2009 12:31 pm
Hello, Roy. On Saturday, February 28, 2009, at 11:03:51 PM, you ... Millions of years of evolution? ... This is simply not true. Many developers, if not most,...
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Roy Morien
roymorien@...
Mar 1, 2009 1:18 pm
Yes, Ron, a good response to my email. But I was assuming that my comments would be seen within the context of a Scrum development activity, where changes are...
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davenicolette
Mar 1, 2009 1:52 pm
Robert, Isn't this a question of the learning curve for a different way of working? The people who have that sort of misunderstanding still haven't figured out...
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davenicolette
Mar 1, 2009 2:11 pm
Hi Fredrik, ... Well, I wasn't picking on you particularly; it seemed as if some participants in the discussion were focusing on tactical work-arounds to...
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davenicolette
Mar 1, 2009 2:14 pm
Robert, Your comment reminds me of the notion of treating requirements as real options; one of the popular trends these days. Sure, there's no final and...
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davenicolette
Mar 1, 2009 2:17 pm
Good observations. I suspect what made that presentation effective wasn't necessarily that the drawings were low fidelity compared with PowerPoint slides, but...
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Robert Biddle
robtbiddle
Mar 1, 2009 2:24 pm
Once I would have thought so, yes. But I am seeing it still, even in some well-established teams. I am not really sure why, or even if there is only one...
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Robert Biddle
robtbiddle
Mar 1, 2009 2:30 pm
Yes, that seems sensible to me. But I don't think it's the whole story. For example, as well as making decisions that are the best we can do right now, we can...
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Robert Biddle
robtbiddle
Mar 1, 2009 2:34 pm
Of course. I might order it, try it, and decide I don't like it. Then order something different next time. Or even this time: that way I have something to feed...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 1, 2009 3:59 pm
... This approach, it seems to me, is well-established in "Agile", as for example in the XP "Spike". Further, I would think that if a PO said "I'd like to get...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 1, 2009 4:00 pm
... Yes, but every TIME? I had dinner with you once. I think you actually ordered something, and ate it. Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com ...
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Robert Biddle
robtbiddle
Mar 1, 2009 4:09 pm
I don't think this analogy is working particularly well. We're more like cooks than diners. And cooks try lots of things in various ways before deciding on a...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 1, 2009 4:15 pm
... This is a pleasing and comforting notion, but unfortunately it is all too often a fantasy. Many Scrum shops have a long history of piling impossible lists...
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Robert Biddle
robtbiddle
Mar 1, 2009 4:16 pm
In the studies I do, I don't see it as established as it should be. And yes, it makes sense to for POs to explain hesitance and exploration as the context for...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 1, 2009 4:24 pm
Hello, Robert. On Sunday, March 1, 2009, at 11:09:49 AM, you ... truth, so I was just practicing. :) Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com ...
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davenicolette
Mar 1, 2009 5:12 pm
Hi Robert, I definitely agree about the importance of exploring the space. Some teams do that sort of thing. There are even some organizations that encourage...
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Roy Morien
roymorien@...
Mar 1, 2009 5:22 pm
Well, I have had considerable success in gaining user confidence by telling them that they can ask for anything, anytime ... then telling them that the crunch...
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davenicolette
Mar 1, 2009 5:25 pm
... Ron, Very true. Isn't this to be expected during a transitional period? There's a lot of "inertia" behind that sort of thinking; not just in "Scrum shops,"...
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Dave Rooney
daverooneyca
Mar 1, 2009 7:31 pm
Mike Hill and Josh Kerievsky have stopped using the term Unit Tests because of the "baggage" the term carries from prior use. They now use Microtest. Perhaps...
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Robert Biddle
robtbiddle
Mar 1, 2009 7:43 pm
Oh I believe in truth: indeed I believe in lots of truths. Robt...
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Robert Biddle
robtbiddle
Mar 1, 2009 7:45 pm
Good idea. I am always reminded of Brian Marick's idea that much of what is meant by "test" is in fact "example". Maybe we could work that into the...
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davenicolette
Mar 1, 2009 8:37 pm
+1. While we're at it, lets get rid of "success" and "failure," too. ... that ... receiving ... in the ... problem, ... "acceptance"...
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lindgrenf
Mar 1, 2009 9:38 pm
... stories ... team ... that ... Because it's easier i guess. I think it has to do with our vertical slices being pretty deep at times. We're developing a...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 1, 2009 10:16 pm
... That's not my view. It's not even a decent misinterpretation of my view. It's not even a decent intentional mischaracterization of my veiw. Ron Jeffries ...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 1, 2009 10:17 pm
Hello, davenicolette. On Sunday, March 1, 2009, at 12:25:17 PM, ... Certainly. That's why Roy's rosy picture isn't very accurate. ... Well I do work at a...
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davenicolette
Mar 1, 2009 10:26 pm
... This idea sounds like splitting the story horizontally and yet calling the slices "stories" so you can pretend they're vertical slices. Documentation alone...
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jens.meydam
Mar 1, 2009 11:03 pm
Many of those who post questions on this list seem to aim for a very high degree of predictability. There is a lot of good advice, starting with the popular...
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George Dinwiddie
gdinwiddie
Mar 1, 2009 11:34 pm
... It's easier because they haven't developed the skill of small vertical stories. Why do you say "of course?" I would consider making the configuration a ...
