At the start of a project, it’s the responsibility of the Product Owner to work with a group of relevant people to create the Product Vision which outlines the broad goal for the project, and tentative release dates. The Product Vision is required to ensure that everyone involved understands why the project is happening and [...]
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Scrum – Sprint
April 28th, 2009 No Comments
In Scrum, a project is developed in a number of time-boxed iterations. Each of these iterations is known as a Sprint. A Sprint is usually 1-4 weeks long. The team develops a number of requirements during the sprint, and at the end of each sprint the team is expected to deliver and demonstrate working software [...]
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Scrum – The Scrum Master Role
April 21st, 2009 No Comments
The ScrumMaster is the member of the team that’s responsible for guiding the team and ensuring that the spirit of scrum is being followed. They act as a buffer between the team and external influences. They do any administrative work, run the meetings and help remove any impediments that are blocking the team from delivering [...]
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Scrum – The Product Owner Role
April 20th, 2009 No Comments
The Product Owner is the member of the team that represents the customer or project stakeholders and has a number of responsibilities.
Product Vision – the Product Owner should write the Product Vision to describe the goals of the project so that everyone is clear on what the team is aiming to achieve.
Product Backlog – the [...]
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Scrum – The Scrum Team
April 17th, 2009 No Comments
Scrum requires a team of people rather than a group of individuals. A team has a common goal and set of standards. They will collaborate and support each other to achieve that goal. The team size is usually 4-9. Ideally the team members are full-time and co-located to help communication.
The team [...]
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Software Development – choosing a software methodology
April 14th, 2009 2 Comments
There are a lot of methods for developing software out there now. Choosing the best one for your company or team can be difficult – and that’s before you start adapting it to suit your particular situation. Here’s a brief history and overview of some of the more common ones you’ll come across. Each of [...]