http://scruminfo.com/wp Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:58:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Not sure if anyone has ever written a scrum poem so gave it a crack ..... It is a thing called scrum and this is how it is done. We talk and discuss Then we create a product backlog without fuss A backlog has many items , they call each one a story and its not ... http://scruminfo.com/wp/2008/07/24/scrum-poem/ 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)       32 T-Shirt sizes are nonlinear ... http://scruminfo.com/wp/2008/03/14/using-t-shirt-sizes-for-user-story-estimation/ http://scruminfo.com/wp/2008/03/13/scrum-kanban-example-taskboard/ 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 ... http://scruminfo.com/wp/2008/03/13/guidelines-for-the-successful-implementation-of-scrum-in-an-organisation/ 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 ... http://scruminfo.com/wp/2008/03/13/the-importance-of-fixed-length-iterations-through-the-product-lifecycle/ Here is an example of a python singleton implementation, you can find it HERE ... http://scruminfo.com/wp/2007/10/16/python-singleton-class/ Version One ScrumWorks XPlanner Target Process Microsoft Scrum for Team System Banana Scrum http://scruminfo.com/wp/2007/10/16/list-of-agile-scrum-tools/