I agree with Steve's comments -- my teams use a designated architect in each Scrum team with a "chief" architect responsible at a department level. All of the...
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mike_schenk@...
mike_schenk
Sep 29, 2004 4:48 am
Grant, I also agree with Steven. Have a "Scrum of Scrums." We have been doing as he suggested for over a year now (even though we haven't been using Scrum that...
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gjbelang1965
Sep 29, 2004 7:41 am
I wholeheartedly agree with your conclusions on C&C management. The whole topic of what an agile software development manager/leader is like and how to train...
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Dean Wampler
dwampler@...
Sep 29, 2004 2:12 pm
"Agilistas". Hmm... Works for me ;^) Dean Wampler, Ph.D. BridgePort Networks dwampler@... www.bridgeport-networks.com ... From:...
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Mike Cohn
mikewcohn
Sep 29, 2004 2:22 pm
Much is going to depend on the personality of the architect you hire. Can he or she work effectively across multiple teams in a matrixed manner, with no real...
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woynam
Sep 29, 2004 2:46 pm
I'm the Application Architect for our Systems Development division, working with ~12 concurrent teams of roughly 5 - 12 members. The division is organized...
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woynam
Sep 29, 2004 3:09 pm
... hire. Can he ... with no ... vision ... everyone ... her attend ... and the ... Agreed. ... Scrum ... many ... the lowly ... dirty or ... Hey, I resemble...
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Mike Cohn
mikewcohn
Sep 29, 2004 5:16 pm
Hi Patrick-- Sorry for taking a few days to reply but I was working on exactly this question for a team this week and wanted to have solid answers. This team...
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Victor Szalvay
danube_tech
Sep 29, 2004 11:42 pm
I figure this is obvious to agilists but I have been fielding a lot questions lately on dubious metrics. Metrics are a tricky thing that must be selected very...
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Mike Cohn
mikewcohn
Sep 30, 2004 12:38 am
Also, the developers don't know I captured those metrics. This was purely a research effort to measure the impact of Scrum on a team. I pointed out the most...
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John Gilman
gilmanj_2000
Sep 30, 2004 12:44 am
Dear Mike (Ann Landers), your story raises an interesting question for me. I have begun working with a new team and am experiencing a new problem. The...
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Mike Cohn
mikewcohn
Sep 30, 2004 1:18 am
My point was to avoid architects who view coding as beneath them. They may not have time to do it or do it much. That sounds more like your situation. --Mike...
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Mike Dwyer
protraveler1
Sep 30, 2004 2:22 am
Dion: This is good to hear. I always hated the hidden costs that the 'kiddies' brought with them, like nap time and designer cubbies for their blankies. 8^) ...
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Mike Dwyer
protraveler1
Sep 30, 2004 2:46 am
Let's ask some questions. Within a Sprint, what value does measurement add to the functionality committed to at the end of the sprint? If a customer is willing...
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Thierry Thelliez
thelliez
Sep 30, 2004 4:13 am
We have pretty much the same approach here as the one described by Mike. From the testing perspective, I found very valuable to have the tester involved in...
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Steven Gordon
sfman2k
Sep 30, 2004 7:08 am
Mark, From here it looks like you are taking on way too much responsibility for the long term good of your organization. If you were to share these...
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Vaibhaw
vaibhawp
Sep 30, 2004 11:27 am
Hello All, I have been following this tread for sometime now with a lot of interest waiting for something useful to come out of it. Let me introduce myself...
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Joseph Pelrine
josephpelrine
Sep 30, 2004 11:35 am
... I'll be teaching a CSM course in Singapore at the end of October. Would you be able to make it there? Feel free to contact me off-line for more details. ...
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woynam
Sep 30, 2004 2:58 pm
I hope I didn't give you the impression that I'm the only one working in these areas. I get a lot of help from the whole team. In many ways I simply act as a...
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Clinton Keith
clintonnkeith
Sep 30, 2004 4:41 pm
I am seeking some advice on how to better coach Scrum teams to report impediments more frequently. We are on our sixth Sprint since starting Scrum. We have...
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Mike Cohn
mikewcohn
Sep 30, 2004 4:43 pm
Those two will be less productive because they are going to fight it all the way. I have absolutely told people "here is how we are doing things and it's my...
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mike.dwyer1@...
protraveler1
Sep 30, 2004 5:19 pm
This is great to hear, Vaibhaw. You have made the first step in moving to Scrum. You are committed, not involved in what you are doing. There are only a few...
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mike.dwyer1@...
protraveler1
Sep 30, 2004 5:27 pm
Keith: May I ask why you are choosing to consume resources reporting on only some of the impediments? Why not all? In fact why are you reporting on them? The...
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John Gilman
gilmanj_2000
Sep 30, 2004 5:30 pm
Thanks Mike and what a great article! I highly recommend to others dealing with similar issues. John ... it all the ... things and it's ... have to ... to get...
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Thierry Thelliez
thelliez
Sep 30, 2004 5:38 pm
There is another scenario to help measuring how Scrum helps your organization. Collecting data before a Scrum implementation might not be obvious. But you ...
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mike.dwyer1@...
protraveler1
Sep 30, 2004 5:48 pm
You may find this interesting. http://www.stsc.hill.af.mil/crosstalk/2004/09/0409Ebert.html This article provides senior managers with a methodology to develop...
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Clinton Keith
clintonnkeith
Sep 30, 2004 5:49 pm
Mike, The point of reporting was to find a way to elicit more detail on the answer to the third scrum question: "What are your impediments?". We are simply...
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mike.dwyer1@...
protraveler1
Sep 30, 2004 5:50 pm
Right on Mike! Some times the biggest impediment to productivity is the prima dona. By giving them the choice between what your doing and the highway, these...
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Mike Cohn
mikewcohn
Sep 30, 2004 11:45 pm
When I don't get a good response to a question, I find a completely different way of asking. So, if my 8-year-old daughter doesn't respond to "What did you do...
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Deb
debhart9
Sep 30, 2004 11:56 pm
... This is a great way to talk about what we usually call Abnormal Termination of a Sprint. I'm going to remember that. It's so customer-centric. ... of a ......
