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• Jul
  02
  Coping with change on Scrum projects (part I)

  Introduction Most folks don't like change. I know I don't. But one things certain, adopting an Agile approach to software development requires much change in an organization. Whether it's corporate cu ...

  Jack Milunsky
  Agile Project Management Blog

• Jun
  30
  Measuring velocity is not enough to determine team productivity

  Introduction Another interesting question was brought up in a LinkedIn discussion thread: "Is velocity the right approach to measure productivity of team members working in Scrum. If not, then how can ...

  Jack Milunsky
  Agile Project Management Blog

• Jun
  25
  Burndown Charts - It's not about staying below the line

  Introduction I recently participated in a Scrum development discussion thread on Yahoo Groups where one member new to Scrum asked the following: "Our burndown chart's remaining work line always goes u ...

  Jack Milunsky
  Agile Project Management Blog

• Jun
  23
  Scrum falls short in at least one area in my opinion

  Many of us have come to love Scrum, including me. Scrum has been a huge success overall and has turned many a development team around and for the better. Yet in my opinion, I think Scrum falls short i ...

  Jack Milunsky
  Agile Project Management Blog

• Jun
  18
  NASCAR. Adjustability gets you the winners flag every time

  Introduction Always on the lookout for good analogies to help get my point across, I happened to tune into the Nascar roundup a few weeks ago. Jimmie Johnson was being interviewed about the upcoming e ...

  Jack Milunsky
  Agile Project Management Blog

• Jun
  16
  It's all about Value, or is it? And if it is all about Value, what is it?

  Introduction In all the scrum literature, there is much rhetoric on focusing on delivering value but there is very little explanation on how you calculate it. Exactly how do you calculate value? I cam ...

  Jack Milunsky
  Agile Project Management Blog

• Jun
  11
  "Stop Starting and Start Finishing" - A successful Lean philosophy

  Introduction One of the killers on software development projects is Work-In-Progress. We have learned from the Lean experts, and from the teachings on the Toyota Production System, that too much work- ...

  Jack Milunsky
  Agile Project Management Blog

• Jun
  09
  What makes a good story

  Introduction Leading on from last week where I described that there are two main parts to user stories, the user (or persona or role) and the story (a short description of the intended functionality), ...

  Jack Milunsky
  Agile Project Management Blog

• Jun
  04
  User Stories - Tell it like it is

  Introduction At every training session I do on Agile and Scrum, there two questions that are guaranteed to be asked without fail. What are user stories? and Why are they called user stories? Most part ...

  Jack Milunsky
  Agile Project Management Blog

• Jun
  02
  Planning poker - the real epiphany

  Intro Last week I established three good reasons to go with Story Points and why they're so popular. This week I want to talk about one more important aspect of story points and then provide tips on h ...

  Jack Milunsky
  Agile Project Management Blog