That seems like the simplest thing that could [and does] work. Kudos to you, Chet, for the gentle smack of "Einstein's KISS" (... Simple & Sufficient). Just...
On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 4:06 PM, George Dinwiddie ... Agree. ... Hmm that is wise. We don't have dedicated testers. That is shared by other developers, the...
Hi, no the PO is available, probably around 80% of the time. But the team wont come to him often because they work from the documents instead. When a question...
... Well as far as Scrum goes, our velocity is based on a simple count of stories and it seems to work ok for sprint and release planning. However to prepare...
Hi, thanks for your comments. I still remain a bit confused though. Considering that so much needs to be understood about a story for grooming and planning, I...
Hi Kurt, ... How about several conversations, not "just before" they start developing? Try paying attention to what misunderstandings come up and have to be...
Hi Kurt, ... This suggests to me that we may have the wrong Product Owner ... Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com I know we always like to say it'll be easier to...
Hi Kurt, ... Your actual experience will tell you this. There may be some aspects that we'll all think of. Keeping track of the sort of things that go wrong...
Kurt, ... Yes, the point is to do **as little** conversation as possible at **each stage*** to get the **most understanding** required so you can proceed to...
Kurt, ... I'd replace "asking questions" with "having a conversation" I'd try working with the PO and team on this. How to get both parties to talk instead of...
Kurt, ... There seems to be a disconnect here. The conversations should happen in grooming sessions in the weeks leading up to the story becoming "work in...
... Agreed. The "answer in 3 minutes" test is a way for me to tease out whether the PO is available, knowledgeable, empowered, and co-located. Pretty good...
Avi, ... I can think of no Agile principle that suggests minimizing communication is a good thing. Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com If it is more than you...
... Oh, and definitely try moving away from percentages. Is he available to give the team what they need, when they need it? The percentage of time isn't...
... I can't either, and it's not what I said. I said make as little conversation as possible, not as little communication as possible. Conversation takes...
Fair enough, but I would argue that the topic of "Your Client Isn't Your Product Owner" is extremely relevant to this discussion, which is why you and others...
... But what if the PO is only available for 4 minutes? That means hes spends 75% of his time in conversations, leaving him only 25% for "real work". It's fun...
... Right, as long as it helps Kurt. ... Well if we're exchanging recipes, my favorite is http://cakecentral.com/f/101/cake-talk But I don't know if it'll help...
Avi, ... I don't. My experience is that understanding a story is a process of successive refinement. I've not seen distinct "stages." Nor have I seen a...
Kurt, ... You have to work with what you've got. If you pay attention to the things that get missed, you can figure out ways to try preventing similar things...
Hi George. I think we are talking about the same thing. "Grooming stage" before the sprint planning, "Planning stage" during the sprint planning, "Working...
... Me too. Examples greatly help communicate intent, and create better understanding. I do find it hard to get people realizing they often don't need much...
Avi, ... I would amend that to: "Right, as long as it helps the community served by this list"Â I do believe Kurt got quite a variety of responses to his...
... To me it's Kurt first, Community second. As long as I don't hear Kurt closing the discussion, I would call skipping over him "hijacking the thread"... Just...
Rich, I will attempt to not beat you up, but I have some comments. IMO, the "pattern" you suggested is really only possibly applicable in the contexts that you...
Hey guys , coming late to the conversation here, but something is nagging at me.. I love the idea of examples as a very powerful form of communication. I...
Hi Steve, ... I agree. Individuals and interactions. Certainly conversations should be efficient. Many of them should even be time-boxed, so that people learn...
