http://www.scrum.org RSS feeds for Scrum.org | The home of Scrum 60 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/74/You-sunk-my-methodology#Comments 0 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=102&ModuleID=441&ArticleID=74 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=74&PortalID=0&TabID=102 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/74/You-sunk-my-methodology Overview: This is a game I use to introduce people to iterative development. The aim is to help the players to understand that upfront large plans are pointless the minute they are created. Helmuth (quoted above), for me, was one of the first proponents of an iterative approach.  Scrum Admin Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:01:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:74 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/644/Agile-Economics-The-Dollars-and-Sense-of-Scrum#Comments 0 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=102&ModuleID=441&ArticleID=644 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=644&PortalID=0&TabID=102 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/644/Agile-Economics-The-Dollars-and-Sense-of-Scrum by Chad Albrecht Chad Albrecht provides some very easy to understand economic models that provide a basis for why Agile outperforms traditional techniques. Chad also demonstrates a side-by-side cost model of an Agile vs. Traditional project. Chad Albrecht Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:36:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:644 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/77/Project-Management-A-Malady#Comments 0 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=102&ModuleID=441&ArticleID=77 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=77&PortalID=0&TabID=102 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/77/Project-Management-A-Malady Contrary to popular myth, Project Management is not a job, a profession or a career path. It is an illness, a disorder characterized by delusion, specifically a desire to control people and outcomes, and a belief that the future can be predicted accurately if only everyone did what they were supposed to do.Sufferers in the advanced stages of this illness resort to resentment, blame, and fear, and can often be seen pouring over spreadsheets and charts, pulling their hair out in dismay, or pounding their desk.   Scrum Admin Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:08:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:77 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/18/Scrumorg-Launches-Agile-Webcast-Series#Comments 0 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=102&ModuleID=441&ArticleID=18 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=18&PortalID=0&TabID=102 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/18/Scrumorg-Launches-Agile-Webcast-Series We are excited to announce the premier of the Scrum.org Global Webcast Series, an ongoing public discourse on Agile, Scrum, and professional software development. This free series kicks off January 24th with The Dollars and Sense of Agility, presented by Chad Albrecht, Agile Practice VP at Centare. Scrum Admin Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:14:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:18 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/76/What-is-the-roll-of-the-Project-Manager-in-Scrum#Comments 0 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=102&ModuleID=441&ArticleID=76 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=76&PortalID=0&TabID=102 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/76/What-is-the-roll-of-the-Project-Manager-in-Scrum I get a lot of questions about the role of the Project Manger in the world of Scrum and there is usually a lot of hemming and hawing from consultants and Scrum coaches that want to take the touchy-feely approach.  Scrum Admin Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:06:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:76 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/80/Origins-of-the-Craft-Iterative-Incremental#Comments 0 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=102&ModuleID=441&ArticleID=80 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=80&PortalID=0&TabID=102 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/80/Origins-of-the-Craft-Iterative-Incremental For your consideration, a paper written by Victor Basili and Albert Turner, Iterative Enhancement : A Practical Technique for Software Development. They make some very good points about iterative feature development, some of which I’d like to call out in this post. Here are some quotes from the paper for your consideration.  Scrum Admin Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:20:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:80 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/82/Definition-of-Done-Discovery#Comments 0 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=102&ModuleID=441&ArticleID=82 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=82&PortalID=0&TabID=102 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/82/Definition-of-Done-Discovery One of the important aspects of Scrum and the more fundamental concept incremental delivery is building Done software each iteration.  There are a lot of holes in that statement, but that makes sense; Scrum is full of holes… on purpose.  If you want answers rather than a framework built for learning, Agile ain’t for you. Ryan Cromwell Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:29:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:82 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/14/FedEx-Day-Lighting-Corporate-Passion#Comments 0 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=102&ModuleID=441&ArticleID=14 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=14&PortalID=0&TabID=102 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/14/FedEx-Day-Lighting-Corporate-Passion How can my team deliver value and innovation in 24 hours without intervention from management? A "FedEx Day" can be used to show management that just a few people can deliver innovative, working products and software in only 24 hours, and how intrinsic motivators are the key to unlocking our own innovation.   Rob van Lanen Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:07:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:14 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/12/Agiles-Coming-of-Age#Comments 0 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/RssComments.aspx?TabID=102&ModuleID=441&ArticleID=12 http://www.scrum.org/DesktopModules/DnnForge%20-%20NewsArticles/Tracking/Trackback.aspx?ArticleID=12&PortalID=0&TabID=102 http://www.scrum.org/About/All-Articles/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/12/Agiles-Coming-of-Age Now that the term “Agile” is sufficiently compromised as to be near meaningless, Agile Software Development is old enough to stand on its own, make its own business case, and demonstrate its value. But it still isn’t a mature adult. ElegantCoder Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:28:00 GMT f1397696-738c-4295-afcd-943feb885714:12