Joshua, the rules of Chess are also 'so damn simple'. Think it's worth learning advance techniques for it? Pooja, the Scrum.org Professional Scrum Master...
Hello to all, Here is a mind-blowing, real-life question for you: We are aware that usability expertise is required for many UI-dependent software development...
Hi everyone, Â The Scrum Master needs to know about the product or only put focus in the process. I understand that is not necesary that he / she needs...
I have scheduled PMI-ACP pilot examination. It will be on 15th of September. So I read most of the books referenced by PMI Agile Community of Practice, and...
Hello Gabriel, ... Seems to me that more knowledge is always better ... Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com I try to Zen through it and keep my voice very mellow...
... While more knowledge is always better, I've seen some excellent ScrumMasters start off with no knowledge of the product. They just need to be mindful of ...
Agree with both Ron and Mark. I may add that while a knowledge of the product is not mandatory to begin with it will be in the greater interest of the...
Hi, Not really that mindblowing, the UI experience that a SCRUM team develops doesn't need to be the end product that the user experiences. Depending on the...
... You need to know some openings, 90% of which start with the same couple moves (king's pawn or queen's pawn, and if you know even just one opening on each...
Deniz, ... Yes, not mind-blowing at all. In my experience, people with UI expertise often help the Product Owner define what is desired. They also sit with...
I was just asked to run an advanced training for a place that thought they had the fundamentals down pat. I tested the participants at the beginning and...
Very well done MJ, on two fronts. 1. Being smart enough to do the pre-test. What a great technique! 2. Inspecting and adapting to your client's needs. ...
... I suspect designers will be more consistently needed as teams learn to implement UIs faster. Here's what our UI designer had to say about being a full-time...
Hi, So in the organization that is CMMI Level 5, how do we ensure that the CMMI processes are run and employed by the team without telling them to do it ...
... They're self managed within company policies. They don't get freedom to do things how they like in all areas. If the company says vacation needs to be ...
I give "intermediate" Scrum courses... 1. An Intermediate Certified Scrum Prod Owner course + workshop that assumes you already have the CSM. 2. A Scrum 201 +...
The thing is, if I *include a usability expert in the team* his work completes in approximately one day per each week of development. Available usability...
By definition CMMI 5 requires the organization to have the culture that fosters continuous improvement. So it means people do the things the right way. If not,...
Hi Deniz, ... In practice, I have not seen any (zero) CMMI 5 organizations where decisions on what to do and how to do it were pushed down to the team level. ...
Hi Charles, On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 1:55 AM, Charles Bradley - Scrum Coach CSM PSM I < ... If the processes are not enforced there is a possibility that the CM...
Joshua, ... It's true that CMMI was developed primarily for, and with funding from, military contracting agencies. And it's true that most organizations that...
Teams are only self-managed within the constraints they are given, like definitions of done, and so on. So, you give them the CMMI constraints, and they figure...
How would you prove that an organization does or does not have a culture that fosters continuous improvement in order to certify it as such? It seems to me...
Thanks Dan, This is well said. I am getting the grasp of it now. So I guess from your explanation the management manage the strategies whilst the development...
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Technically, you don't have to have an organization that is continuously improving; you need an organization that has processes that are intended to make it...
Joshua, One thing to consider is that CMMI level 5 is "Optimizing." That means that you're measuring your process and making adjustments accordingly. If your...
