I’ll admit it right away. I do like scrum. I think it is a natural that I do, because I am a developer. Scrum is a lean methodology that focuses on making the developers as productive as possible. Working as a developer in a scrum project means spending most of the time writing code, with… Continue reading Scrum for Developers
Series: Scrum
Scrum – Nowhere to Hide
Scrum as a methodology is very transparent, everything is done in open sunlight where everyone can view. Following the spirit of scrum, everything is open for all stake holders to watch. The requirements must be detailed before the sprint planning, the team can reject a product backlog item that is not complete. The developers have… Continue reading Scrum – Nowhere to Hide
Scrum and Project Governance
As a developer I’ve been happy with scrum, but as I’ve been more involved in project management I’ve felt that there is something missing. When I talked to two of our most experienced project managers at Kentor; Susanne Ribbing and Cecilia Andersson I realized that what I was missing was project governance. Looking thoroughly, it is enough with a… Continue reading Scrum and Project Governance
Requirements in Scrum
Some time ago a colleague of mine, Monica Hervén, asked me for some advice. I was a bit surprised, because she’s a lot more experienced than I am and she’s someone who I have a lot to learn from. The issue she wanted to discuss was how to identify the requirements in a scrum project… Continue reading Requirements in Scrum
Disarming Different Estimates with a Deck of Cards
Yesterday I got hold of a deck of cards, specially made for playing planning poker at sprint planning. I’ve been through many sprint plans before but never actually played planning poker with cards. I’m stunned by the difference it made. Without the cards, I’ve always been careful that everyone settles their own opinion first, before… Continue reading Disarming Different Estimates with a Deck of Cards