Posted by: on March 14th, 2008
There are a number of story point scales used for estimating user stories on the product backlog. An effective scale to use for your estimation is T-Shirt sizes. T-SHIRT SIZES Size Points to Allocate XS (Extra Small) 1 S (small) 2 M (medium) 4 L (Large) 8 XL (extra large) 16 XXL(extra extra large)
Posted by: on March 13th, 2008
Obtain buy-in from all responsible parties. A developer that is not willing to embrace agile should not be placed on your team, even a single doomsayer can cause major negativity, disruption and resistance to change. Pick a motivated team that is keen to embrace change. A CIO who is a heavyweight fanatic is not going
Posted by: on March 13th, 2008
Why are fixed length sprints (iterations or timeboxes) of the same duration important? why should these sprints not exceed a 4 week timebox? WHY 4 WEEKS? Scrum recommends that iterations do not exceed 4 weeks. I have heard of some implementations using 6 weeks. I stick with durations of 4 weeks or less. 4 weeks