A Requirements Challenge Think of a function in MS Word that is a new function, and not just a change in the quality of …
A ScrumMaster Removing an Impediment at Apple I've been paying a bit of extra attention today to what shakeups might be in store at Apple during …
Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams This is an excellent book that deserves to be read by every tester on an agile project--and since …
Clarifying the Purpose of Iteration Planning Until I learn how to receive divine inspiration at the start of my iteration planning meetings, I'm …
Should a Team Swarm on to One Backlog Item at a Time? Discover whether agile teams should work on one product backlog item at a time or if it's OK for …
Should the Daily Scrum Be Person-by-Person or Story-by-Story? Most teams do the daily scrum per person, but some encounter the problem described here and discuss …
Predicting Velocity When Teams Change Frequently As a measure of the amount of work completed in an iteration, velocity works extremely well when …
Is It a Good Idea to Establish a Common Baseline for Story Points? Some teams may respond to the pressure for their abstract measure of velocity to increase by …
Establishing a Common Baseline for Story Points A common criticism of story points is that the meaning of a story point will differ among teams.
Rolling Lookahead Planning Rolling lookahead planning is a useful technique for large projects or any project with external …