http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqrOnIECCSg You should watch this talk - by Elisabeth Hendrickson one of the many well respected people in the agile testing...
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Bob
irrobertb
Jul 24, 2012 2:08 pm
Hi Baiju, Where I was the developers initially didn't feel any obligation to conduct testing beyond unit as it was prior to adopting Scrum. We had dedicated...
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gustavonarea_tech
gustavonarea...
Jul 24, 2012 2:08 pm
Hello, everybody. We'll hold a Sprint Planning Meeting tomorrow and while grooming the PB, it became evident to me that the items at the top of the list are...
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Marcello
mdpolito
Jul 24, 2012 2:08 pm
Hi all. I'm new in scrum and I'm in doubt about how to close scrum projects in some cases. Since product backlog can change all the time, the P.O. may never...
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Mythili Somasundaram
mythili_may11
Jul 24, 2012 2:08 pm
Hi, Why do we have 2 weeks or 4 weeks Sprint duration. Is it not a rule to have 3 weeks duration? When we will begin the Sprint if a Sprint is cancelled? If we...
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Mythili Somasundaram
mythili_may11
Jul 24, 2012 2:08 pm
Hi, Why do we have 2 weeks or 4 weeks Sprint duration. Is it not a rule to have 3 weeks duration? When we will begin the Sprint if a Sprint is cancelled? If we...
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Ram Srinivasan
ram_eagle2k
Jul 24, 2012 2:08 pm
I was quite fascinated about how people use the plane game to teach different agile/kanban concepts. http://tastycupcakes.org/2011/07/agile-airplanes/ ...
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Alan Dayley
alandond
Jul 24, 2012 2:20 pm
Ask your users. How much does this bug cost you in time/money? We added this feature, what benefits did you get from it? etc. Alan...
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Hand, John
jackthehand
Jul 24, 2012 2:36 pm
Check eBay and craigslist.com. also, do a google search. From: scrumdevelopment@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scrumdevelopment@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ram...
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Hand, John
jackthehand
Jul 24, 2012 2:40 pm
Found this using google: http://www.scrumturkey.com/2012/03/fancy-cards.html From: scrumdevelopment@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scrumdevelopment@yahoogroups.com]...
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Jeff Sutherland
jsutherland
Jul 24, 2012 3:04 pm
A big bank in the Netherlands did that and five years later the Indians sent back 10M lines of code. It didn't work very well and they asked a local agile...
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Charles Bradley - Scr...
charles_brad...
Jul 24, 2012 3:13 pm
Cass, Thanks for your patience with us on the list. We often miss a word or two and completely misunderstand the purpose of someone's email. Thank you for...
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Charles Bradley - Scr...
charles_brad...
Jul 24, 2012 3:22 pm
Dinesh, In my experience, no. If you've exhausted all positive, professional, and well intentioned change agent type strategies, and some person of...
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Charles Bradley - Scr...
charles_brad...
Jul 24, 2012 3:43 pm
Mythili, The only rule about Sprint length in Scrum is that Sprints cannot be longer than one calendar month.   Another rule is that all sprints start...
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Jesse Houwing
jesse.houwing
Jul 24, 2012 4:53 pm
It might be a sign that you're at a point at which you can reduce the sprint length... But that depends on what length you're at right now :)....
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Jesse Houwing
jesse.houwing
Jul 24, 2012 4:53 pm
There's quite a few companies our there. Generally you need to deliver the front and back of the cards in a pre-defined format and size arrangement. Then they...
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Wouter Lagerweij
wouterla
Jul 24, 2012 7:36 pm
Hi Marcello, In scrum the PO should be thinking of the value of the product backlog items, relative to their cost. These ROI figures should give an indication ...
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Wouter Lagerweij
wouterla
Jul 24, 2012 7:55 pm
Hi Bejan, This is one of the most difficult things to do. Most of the time we're guessing on what the actual business value is in concrete terms. And we make...
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Johanna Rothman
johannarothman
Jul 24, 2012 8:28 pm
Wouter and Bejan, Have you looked at any of my work around the project portfolio? Take a look at the qualitative questions in this slideshare presentation:...
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Michael James
michaeljames...
Jul 24, 2012 8:31 pm
To Wouter's comments I'll add/reenforce a couple points. The Product Owner should release the product to users any time it makes business sense. For Agile...
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Charles Bradley - Scr...
charles_brad...
Jul 24, 2012 10:32 pm
...  Longer term team unity and self organization are where the major productivity benefits of Agile surface. Yes, there will be times when you might move...
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Charles Bradley - Scr...
charles_brad...
Jul 24, 2012 11:33 pm
I hit return a little too quickly there. I wanted to share a personal anecdote about MJ's point. I once observed a team that was working for a retail web...
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gregc
graycole
Jul 25, 2012 5:06 am
Bejan, This is a great question without a simple answer. At the project level value is usually easier to assess and quantify. As you drill down into small...
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David A Barrett
barrettdab
Jul 25, 2012 1:58 pm
There's been a lot of discussion here lately about delivering "business value" each Sprint, and I'm wondering if somehow we've lost track of the underlying...
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ahmed a
ahmed_abogh
Jul 25, 2012 3:27 pm
I found this paper in my inbox that can help in reaching the vision for your sprint ... hope it helps. Long range planning for Agile teams ...
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Charles Bradley - Scr...
charles_brad...
Jul 25, 2012 10:14 pm
Gustavo, Does this work for a Sprint Goal? "Get as much high urgency stuff done as possible for business units w, x, y, and z." ... Charles Bradley ...
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Charles Bradley - Scr...
charles_brad...
Jul 26, 2012 4:16 am
I've noticed a couple of interesting surveys out this year about Agile. "CHAOS Manifesto " - The Standish Group ...
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frede_swe
Jul 30, 2012 4:26 pm
Dave, The Scrum Guide refers many time to "value", i.e. but do not use the specific term "business value". E.g. "...delivering products of the highest possible...
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poojawandile
Aug 1, 2012 12:31 pm
Hi, Do you have any reference to sample questions for taking the CSM exam? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks and Regards, Pooja...
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RonJeffries
ronaldejeffries
Aug 1, 2012 12:39 pm
Poojawandile ... ... After taking the CSM course from a Certified Scrum Trainer, you'll get a link to the exam. Take it. Proceed based on what happens next. ...
