Archive for May, 2009
I’m not a wise Latina woman …
… but I think Sonia Sotomayor can probably make better decisions than Lindsey Graham. Bad move, Lindsey.
Graham Calls on Sotomayor to Apologize for ‘Wise Latina’ Statement
Kanban as Cure for “Failed Iterations”?
What should an iterative-Agile team do if it appears that not all the stories they signed up for will get done? Possibilities include:
Just get done what you can, velocity is velocity;
Crunch really hard because you’ve made a commitment;
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Automating Story Tests
OK, let’s talk, for the ten thousandth time, about when story (acceptance) tests should be automated, and when they should not. I’m patient, in a manner of speaking. I can keep doing this until you get it.
Prezi Testi
This is a test of an embedded Prezi. It has no actual useful content. If this had been an actual article it would have been interesting. Wish me luck.
Is All This Success Actually Failure?
There’s a bit of a tempest going around …
Story Cost Does Matter
Somewhere, somewhen, Arlo Belshee suggested not paying attention to story cost, only to value. Since story value probably varies from some large negative number to some large positive number, value is certainly very important.
However, cost matters also. Suppose without…
The Danger of Bees
I know you’re all very busy right now fighting terrorism, but I thought you should know about some threats that are more serious.
Look down this page about half way for the important info …
CSM Plus, Grand Rapids, June 2-4
Get ready for another amazing CSM Plus course June 2-4 at Calvin College in Grand Rapids. Sign up here.
This is not your standard eyes-front course at all. From the very beginning, participants learn Scrum by doing Scrum.…














