In a team of N, there are actually N(N-1)/2 paths, and N(N-1) flows (2 per path)) . that remains true even in broadcast or multi-cast mode. What is different...
Paul makes good points here and I concur with all of them. Through my experiences: a) I've definitely encountered difficulties during planning meetings as the...
... path)) . that remains true ... Just accounting. so things are clear. In a Daily Scrum, each member broadcasts 1) what he worked on, 2) what his/her issues...
... Agreed on the /2, my mistake. Not so agreed on the other one. Think Ethernet. :) Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com Computers are useless. They can only...
The 'rule of 7 +-2 also has been found to be viable in Small Group Dynamics where the primary group size is determined by the individuals in the group and the...
Yes, it also ate my last post on the unfortunate "Pigs are offensive" thread, clarifying my points. I decided it would probably be best not to resend :) Take...
The first Scrum at Easel Corporation created a review process which I have used at many companies since 1993 and find it is the best process I have ever seen...
MikeB: ... Daily Scrum, arguably, ... higher that the ... message*, because even ... a *shared model* ... the message is/was. When we construct a formal and...
I had to introduce a standup in a company this week, with extremely little time to brief them as to what it was and how it worked. The ueber manager got...
Jeff, A nicely structured way to do a disciplined 360 degree kind of review. But, given the one sentence I extracted below, sucking up to customers is...
Mike, Good points -- you have certainly taken it to the "big picture" level. The "shared models" are certainly a dysfunctional artifact, and we cope with that...
Presently I am dealing with exactly this problem. We are running two week scrums that cannot have a daily face to face meeting because of timezones, geography...
HI all, Perhaps three weeks ago someone who went to the Scrum Gathering ordered a CD of the photos. Since we were traveling for a month, I told whomever it...
At XP2005 in Sheffield, UK, Kent Beck gave a talk about "KIcking it up another Notch." He began by telling us a story about a talk he gave to a gathering of...
... Certainly if the product fails, it's a lot less fun for everyone. And I fully agree that it's far better if everyone is invested in overall success. At the...
Nice Story, Ron. Make a good point. Mary Poppendieck www.poppendieck.com 952-934-7998 Author of: Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit Date: Sun, 3 Jul...
... I'm not sure I understand, Mary. Are you saying that I did make a good point, or asking me to make one from the story? Drawing a point ... Ron Jeffries ...
Hi all, I know it's been covered a number of times before, but I just wanted to report on a real-life experience of Critical Chain estimating. On this ...
Kevin, ... Is it actually the case that half the conservative estimate results in an estimate at 50% probability ? Cheers, -[Laurent]- - This tagline omitted...
I believe what you are talking about is "Buffer Management", which is just one aspect of Critical Chain. I am not sure whether it is unique to Critical Chain,...
I don't think it's antithetical to Scrum. Goldratt's "The Goal" is even listed in the bibliography to the Schwaber/Beedle book. I suspect it's there for a...
... Are you saying ... kickbacks? :) Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com There's a difference between righteous anger and just being crabby. --Barbara Richmond...
Three things --- First, I agree with Steven. Kevin is using the Buffer Management practice extractd from Critical Chain. One of the core elements of the...
I'm not sure the logic of your sentence works as intended. I reference Humphrey's PSP in my writing, but PSP is about as antithecal to Crystal as you can get. ...
Hi Kevin-- It¹s good to hear about your success with estimating this way. Your experience is similar to mine. I ask teams to estimate such that they feel ...
