Hi Sean, if you want to show your colleagues some lean/agile/scrum principles, maybe you play one of these "games" like building paperplanes through 3 sprints,...
... Do you have a reasonable idea of items that *should* be prioritized higher? If so, perhaps say to the Product Owner: "OK, then we're going to do these...
If *everything* in the backlog has to be delivered (doubtful), then there are other ways to prioritize the backlog. One could prioritize based on technical...
Hello About the project: working in 3 week sprints to deliver major new product in about 10-12 months, now in month 6. I am the PM. The PO is great in terms...
Hello Have been asked to put on a session to brief colleagues on Scrum and how it has been applied to my project, the only Scrum project in a very waterfall...
... You could escalate the issues, re-prioritize your own stories so that you can proceed with something else. Of course you can and should assist the supplier...
You are probably right. Then how to go about solving that impediment? Would it not be constructive to contribute as mutch as possible towards a working end...
... Hi Sten, if you can't fix the bugs then they do not belong to your backlog. These issues sound more like impediments. -- "Progress doesn't come from early...
No, I am not talking about bugs we create from the user stories that are completed during sprints. The team is configuring an Off-The-Shelf (OTS) product and...
All, I'm looking for some first-hand examples of non-software development uses of Scrum. I'm working on another tome about Agile and Scrum and would like to...
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:39 PM, Malcolm Anderson ... If you were going to make that business decision you would at least want to know: 1) How much am I...
Hello, banshee858. On Thursday, December 2, 2010, at 2:20:45 PM, ... Very nice! Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com We accomplish what we understand. If we are...
... Have you tried something like this? List all the technical debt stuff on little post-it notes adjacent to the Task Board. When a Product Backlog item...
Nice discussion of the thoughts, Malcolm. I'm flattered. An Oath of Stewardship can be a useful framework for discussion of interaction between the Product...
I think you have some good points here. Like you, I feel that sometimes "baking in" some technical work in a User Story is like hiding information, especially...
Ron, Alan I probably should not blog at midnight. http://geekswithblogs.net/geekusconlivus/archive/2010/12/01/scrum-product-owners-oath-of-stewardship.aspx ...
Thanks Alan I agree, if you read between the lines, stewardship is already demanded. But if PO's are not getting the message then we need inspect and adapt...
Hi Ron I appreciate your focused attention on this. This got long, and is looking like it's to be a conversation held over beer. Responses inline Malcolm ......
Hi people! I need to know how could I coach a team through the process of losing one of its highly collaborative member. I'd like to minimize the psychological...
Interesting point of view, Malcolm. You may be pointing out a lack in emphasis on the Product Owner role in many training and use situations. I don't think...
Hello, Malcolm. On Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at 10:21:40 AM, ... Well, since clearly I would NOT encourage a lack of transparency, let's look a bit more...
Ron This issue in Scrum of how to keep up the technical maintenance has always bothered me. I was cruising along with your answer, singing praises to your...
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Dec 1, 2010 2:21 pm
I am grieved that you are troubled , Ron. But I don't see the point in being a slave to a method ... certainly Scrum, and XP et al have great points of process...
Personally, I don't mind mixing and matching different types of requirement formats if the situation calls for it. User Stories are fine, and often the...
Hello, Roy. On Wednesday, December 1, 2010, at 3:29:27 AM, you ... If one is to do Scrum well, one needs to understand Scrum well. Deviating from it every...
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Dec 1, 2010 8:29 am
I did follow my 'so what?' comment with the suggestion that, if all is made transparent and explained to everyone, then in all probability the (temporary) fall...
