The testers participate on an equal footing with the rest of the team (dev and doc) in the sprint poker estimates. For each story/issue estimated the team...
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woynam
Mar 26, 2009 2:11 pm
The flip side is that the estimate could have been "off", and as a result, the business missed a golden opportunity to make money. Those who live by the...
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Greg Harisiades
manchharry
Mar 26, 2009 2:11 pm
I work for a large organization with the following characteristics: * At least 6 releases "in flight" at any one time. * Each release contains several projects...
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woynam
Mar 26, 2009 2:14 pm
How on earth do you get more done when you split time between two projects? The context switching alone will incur a cost. You have to look at it from a...
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clive_skipper
Mar 26, 2009 2:22 pm
The details of the meeting can be found here <%20http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&gid=180\ ...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 26, 2009 2:32 pm
Hello, davenicolette. On Thursday, March 26, 2009, at 9:31:47 AM, ... I'll consider that for the second edition. :) Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com ...
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davenicolette
Mar 26, 2009 2:32 pm
Although there are ways to scale Scrum, IMO Scrum mainly targets individual teams and projects. It sounds as if you're going to have to address organizational...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 26, 2009 2:50 pm
Hello, Jackie. On Thursday, March 26, 2009, at 8:08:53 AM, you ... Working on more than one thing at once //inevitably// delays the delivery of real value. It...
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davenicolette
Mar 26, 2009 2:58 pm
I'm looking forward to the second edition of your haiku book....
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Tim Sharrock
tjsharrock
Mar 26, 2009 4:21 pm
... indeed - I am courageous enough to attempt things, but not enough to guarantee to succeed ... I would prefer "Do, or do not. There is no commit"... ... for...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 26, 2009 4:44 pm
Hello, Tim. On Thursday, March 26, 2009, at 12:21:28 PM, you ... I wonder ... do you and other people who don't like the word "commit" feel a commitment to: ...
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Tim Sharrock
tjsharrock
Mar 26, 2009 5:11 pm
... up to a point - but I won't commit to it unconditionally - I cannot protect them from everything, and attempting to protect them from some dangers...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 26, 2009 6:14 pm
... It seems to me that you have decided to define the word "commit" in such a way as to make it impossible ever to commit. So now that word is useless, and it...
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Malapine
madbadrabbit
Mar 26, 2009 6:16 pm
... That doesn't seem comparable: I would certainly risk my life to protect my kids; but I seriously doubt anyone reading this list would risk theirs to...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 26, 2009 6:56 pm
Hello, Malapine. On Thursday, March 26, 2009, at 2:13:49 PM, you ... Does "commit" mean to you "will risk my life to accomplish"? Perhaps that's the problem. ...
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Tim Sharrock
tjsharrock
Mar 26, 2009 10:05 pm
... almost... but I don't think I "decided to define", I am trying to analyse how I feel about the word, and also find out how far away from the typical range...
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George Dinwiddie
gdinwiddie
Mar 26, 2009 11:03 pm
Hi, Tim, ... Perhaps you just need to use a word that doesn't frighten you. The point /is/ to be better than 99% certain, but to accept occasional "failure"...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 27, 2009 12:37 am
... Very prudent. If they say "I get to kill you if you don't keep this absolute promise," back away slowly. Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com ...
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Adam Sroka
adamjaph
Mar 27, 2009 1:46 am
... A commitment is a promise. Some people don't like making promises. Generally such people are untrustworthy. Most people are willing to make promises that...
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Malapine
madbadrabbit
Mar 27, 2009 3:01 am
... You listed 'commitment to protect your children' as an example. That should be something a decent parent would risk their life for. But the other ones you...
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Petri Heiramo
petriheiramo
Mar 27, 2009 6:19 am
... Yes. ... Yes. ... Now wouldn't that be a massive waste of a very likely awesome coder? ... One colleague said that they have best teams when there are 2...
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Tim Sharrock
tjsharrock
Mar 27, 2009 9:10 am
... or more likely "I am going to tell someone else, who may then promise it to the final customers, with contractual penalties...." (Thanks very much for your...
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davenicolette
Mar 27, 2009 10:40 am
... At the risk of reading too much into the statment (something I've been known to do from time to time), I'm detecting smells: Lack of communication and lack...
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Ron Jeffries
ronaldejeffries
Mar 27, 2009 12:13 pm
... What a lovely way to say "I don't agree with you." :) LOL Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com www.xprogramming.com/blog Attend our CSM Plus Course! ...
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andrigo_gomes
Mar 27, 2009 1:38 pm
Hi, The questions you posed are more related to engineering and CM practices than Scrum itself. But I'll try to provide my 2 cents below :) ... In my view, if...
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woynam
Mar 27, 2009 2:19 pm
... That's how we approach it. Our infrastructure group provides over 30 identical development environments (running on virtualized servers) that are capable...
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shankar moorthy
l_shankar2003
Mar 27, 2009 6:37 pm
So,you mean the velocity can be approximately determined after say,2 sprints?? Shankar Kris 1 847 363 1675 ________________________________ From: woynam...
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kara.karsten
Mar 27, 2009 7:08 pm
I'm doing my part to spread the adoption of Agile software practices, so I never have to manage waterfall projects again. Anyone involved in software, at any...
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davenicolette
Mar 27, 2009 7:18 pm
In about 2 to 4 sprints, depending on circumstances. Key issues that affect velocity are (a) whether the team is working together for the first time, (b)...
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shankar moorthy
l_shankar2003
Mar 27, 2009 8:04 pm
Isn't there a way to compare the velocity of the project against a benchmark? Shankar Kris 1 847 363 1675 ________________________________ From: davenicolette...
