Hi Mike, Thanks for your long email and all the advise. I have adopted Scrum, although I have to make changes, due to the fact that the big design has already...
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Tommy Kelly
tommyk_verilab
Sep 10, 2002 1:00 pm
The black book recommends that the Product Owner updates the Product Backlog estimates on a weekly basis. How is this done considering that: a. The PO may be a...
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Mike Cohn
mikewcohn
Sep 10, 2002 2:06 pm
First, on many of the projects I've done the Product Owner ends up not being a customer because on commercial products it just isn't feasible. On projects...
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Tommy Kelly
tommyk_verilab
Sep 10, 2002 2:26 pm
OK, but I think you are merging aspects of the Scrum Master and Product Owner roles. I doubt that's an issue, but as a newbie I'm trying to take the book at...
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Mike Cohn
mikewcohn
Sep 10, 2002 2:52 pm
Yes, I merge parts of the Product Owner and Scrum Master roles on some (most) projects. It may be ideal to do it by the book but I rarely find a Product Owner...
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Tommy Kelly
tommyk_verilab
Sep 10, 2002 2:55 pm
In the black book, all of the Sprint Backlog graphs (figures 4.5 to 4.9) share a common characteristic. They all intercept the X axis at Day 30 or 31, never ...
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Mike Cohn
mikewcohn
Sep 10, 2002 3:20 pm
You want to choose option a-dump some backlog without changing the sprint goal but you do it in coordination with the Product Owner. For some organizations...
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John Goodsen
jgoodsen
Sep 10, 2002 4:54 pm
I'm curious - Is anyone using XPlanner to help manage distributed SCRUM teams? -- John Goodsen RADSoft / Rapid Software Delivery Specialists ...
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Mike Cohn
mikewcohn
Sep 10, 2002 5:09 pm
I read it's homepage and was very intrigued but since I've already got Oracle and SQL Server all over my machines I didn't have time to install another...
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John Goodsen
jgoodsen
Sep 10, 2002 5:46 pm
(Hi Mike - how's your mock injection going? ;-) Yes - we use XPlanner for distributed teams - I think there is a Oracle user out there somewhere. It's not as...
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Mike Cohn
mikewcohn
Sep 10, 2002 7:45 pm
FYI- The new Software Development magazine (October issue) just hit the mailbox and there's an article in it on Scrum. Scott Ambler has a 3-page article about...
Convincing that group about mock objects hasn't gone so well yet. I showed them your example of mocking out the database in the login code. They didn't see the...
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Mike Cohn
mcohn@...
Sep 11, 2002 4:50 pm
Hubert-- I like the idea of bringing a rugby ball to meetings. Maybe I'll try that. Of course--I don't know if I can even go into a sporting goods store here...
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Tommy Kelly
tommyk_verilab
Sep 11, 2002 7:57 pm
... I held an "Intro to Scrum" meeting yesterday and one of the chaps brought in a ball - we spent the first part of the meeting almost getting into a real...
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Mike Cohn
mikewcohn
Sep 11, 2002 8:03 pm
Hmmm. A ruck sounds only one step better than being hit in the head with a baseball bat. ... From: Tommy Kelly [mailto:tommyk@...] Sent: Wednesday,...
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JUDD John
psycho_cat_au
Sep 11, 2002 11:29 pm
... That was The Untouchables. DeNiro played Al Capone. ... Maybe not a real baseball bat. How about a Nerfbat? Cheers John...
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hubertsmits@...
brasspounder...
Sep 12, 2002 7:39 am
Hi John, Believe it or not, the first time my wife and I met, she was a sales rep and me the angry customer. She walked into my office, immediately noticing...
What more can you want from life? I just hope the Scott Ambler article is informed!! Ken ... From: Mike Cohn [mailto:mike@...] Sent:...
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Ken Schwaber
ken.schwaber@...
Sep 15, 2002 8:43 pm
Tommy, The Product Backlog is maintained as often as needed by the product owner in response to changes in product requirements dictated by changes in the ...
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Ken Schwaber
ken.schwaber@...
Sep 15, 2002 8:44 pm
Thanks, Mike. Right on. Ken ... From: Mike Cohn [mailto:mike@...] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 10:07 AM To:...
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Richard Elliott
richard@...
Sep 15, 2002 10:49 pm
Is life the biggest scrum of all? Regards Spor ... From: Ken Schwaber [mailto:ken.schwaber@...] Sent: 15 September 2002 19:11 To:...
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Mike Cohn
mikewcohn
Sep 16, 2002 2:49 pm
Well if article isn't well informed we'll blame you, Ken since you're thanked for insightful feedback at the end of the article!! :-) Actually it's a good...
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Sep 17, 2002 12:15 am
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Sep 19, 2002 11:57 pm
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Ken Schwaber
kschwaber
Sep 20, 2002 2:53 pm
I'm posting these notes because I think the discussion at the meeting is generally of interest. The Boston AgileBazaar held it's third meeting at Chuck ...
