I've spent far too much of my pre-Scrum career arguing with users/customers over whether or not something is a bug. In the Waterfall world there's in implied...
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RonJeffries
ronaldejeffries
Apr 19, 2012 9:00 pm
Hi Dave ... ... Yep. Simple and to the point. Easy to like. Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than...
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Peter Stevens
peterstev
Apr 19, 2012 9:05 pm
Hi Kurt, (Apologies if I overstated your reaction - you started with "No." and Srinivas started with "Well said Peter" - This super contrast left me with a big...
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Charles Bradley - Scr...
charles_brad...
Apr 19, 2012 9:29 pm
Dave, Ok, so if I heard you correctly... * You think classifying these things as bug/requirement/production support time is not terribly valuable. It is all...
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Michael Wollin
mdwollin
Apr 19, 2012 9:35 pm
In the south, what you call Nike, "Just Do It" tasks, we call the "Git 'er done" activity. On Apr 19, 2012, at 4:38 PM, "barrettdab" <dave.barrett@...>...
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Peter Stevens
peterstev
Apr 20, 2012 11:46 am
An alternative definition of Trivial: If it is more work to discuss it than to do it, it is trivial. Just do it! On 19.04.12 12:40, Chuck B wrote: I like your...
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David A Barrett
barrettdab
Apr 20, 2012 4:32 pm
Charles, That's a pretty accurate summary of my approach. Bear in mind that I consider the PB to be exactly what it's called, a backlog of work that needs to...
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Gary Williams
gary_william...
Apr 20, 2012 5:41 pm
I have a couple of developers on a high performing team that are consistently working overtime (nights, weekends). I've verified that this self-generated and...
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Charles Bradley - Scr...
charles_brad...
Apr 20, 2012 5:48 pm
Dave, I'm making the assumption that when the work items are done, it is done with approval from the PO, or the Dev Team is highly sure that the PO would...
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Charles Bradley - Scr...
charles_brad...
Apr 20, 2012 6:52 pm
Peter, ... Something as simple as changing a value in a configuration file can result in an immediate, significant loss of revenue. In that case, I'd prefer a...
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Laurent Bossavit
morendilfoo
Apr 20, 2012 8:18 pm
Hi Gary, ... Here's a suggestion - ask the other developers how they feel about that - both in terms of team dynamics, and in terms of how they like working...
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Gary Williams
gary_william...
Apr 20, 2012 8:45 pm
The other developers seem to be OK with it, but I'll bring it up in the retro. The one developer is the 'opposite' of the guru. He is shy, quiet, devoted...
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David H
sebi13556
Apr 20, 2012 8:50 pm
... Interesting Laurent. Why would you let it slide? It is common empirically proven in more than one study that human beings cannot maintain the amount of...
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Laurent Bossavit
morendilfoo
Apr 20, 2012 9:06 pm
Hi David, ... Assumption of adult behaviour. If nothing sinister is going on, I'm not going to play nanny. :) Cheers, Laurent...
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Laurent Bossavit
morendilfoo
Apr 20, 2012 9:08 pm
Hi David, ... An additional thought - I wouldn't have that kind of talk unless I had definite and specific evidence of this "impact on the business". (And I'd...
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Michael James
michaeljames...
Apr 20, 2012 9:31 pm
I'm a little worried about one size fits all pronouncements. For me, it seems the ideal number of hours I could productively focus during a week has varied...
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David H
sebi13556
Apr 21, 2012 2:08 am
... I am quite sure that we can agree on a variation of what we can actually sustain within a short term period. What I am referring to is long term...
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Adrian Howard
ajh65537
Apr 21, 2012 7:25 am
Hi Laurent, ... Something that I've tried a couple of times in the past is suggesting to the team the idea of working more normal hours as an experiment. "Hey...
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Adrian Howard
ajh65537
Apr 21, 2012 7:45 am
Hi Michael, ... Not disagreeing with the one-size-fits-all problem. However, it's been my experience that folk are *very* good at deceiving themselves about...
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Michael Tibbert
mftibbert
Apr 25, 2012 6:36 pm
We have 1 team of 5 developers, 1 team of 3 developers and 1 team of 3 developers. There is talk about combining the 2 teams of 3 developers into 1 team of 6...
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Michael James
michaeljames...
Apr 25, 2012 6:45 pm
In a similar situation we had good results with one Product Owner, one Product Backlog, one Sprint Planning Meeting with two breakout sessions for detailed...
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RonJeffries
ronaldejeffries
Apr 25, 2012 7:44 pm
Hi Michael, ... First thing I'd like to know is "why work on multiple projects?" Second thing would be to hear a bit about how you do it, what your release...
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Steve
steveatootac
Apr 25, 2012 10:43 pm
Hi Michael What is the stated rationale for combing the teams? Will all team members be working on each Backlog item or will there still be a final product...
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mattspottiswoode
mattspottisw...
Apr 29, 2012 10:01 am
I have seen great results from the introduction of Scrum into my organisation but one area that I would like feedback on is the Sprint review. The...
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Steve
steveatootac
Apr 29, 2012 10:34 am
Hi Matt I believe the original intention of the review is as you say - 'What did we do?, What didn't we do?, What are we going to do next?'. However,...
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mattspottiswoode
mattspottisw...
Apr 29, 2012 11:08 am
That's great and reinforces the approach we have moved towards. In reality this means that our reviews are quite short (less than an hour), which seems...
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Bret Wortman
WortmanB
Apr 29, 2012 12:12 pm
Not in my experience. But always be looking for opportunities to ask questions whose answers can affect product direction, backlog composition, and the team's...
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Steve
steveatootac
Apr 29, 2012 2:24 pm
Are you happy that the relevant stakeholders are invited (and attend) the review? Do you demo what has been developed? Do you discuss what was not done of the...
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RonJeffries
ronaldejeffries
Apr 29, 2012 5:11 pm
Matt ... ... It seems to me that just having seen a demo, attendees are in a perfect position to muse about what the product could be, what they like about it,...
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Roman Pichler
pichler_r
Apr 30, 2012 7:31 am
Hi Matt, You may find my latest blog post helpful: http://www.romanpichler.com/blog/product-backlog/when-should-product-backlog-grooming-take-place/ Roman...
