How to use the Product Backlog to increase communication and become productive early on in the project. As a Scrum Coach I sometimes come across projects that simply aren’t working out. Most of those have a problem with the communication between the Product Owner and the Team. Here I present […]
Issues
“A USE CASE IS TO A USER STORY AS A GAZELLE TO A GAZEBO”
Requirements Management has for a time been a hot topic within the Agile community, and a religious war has seemed imminent between the followers of user stories on one side and use cases on the other. The rebelyell of the user story-buffs have often been “out with the old and […]
Do you waste management resources?
Management resources are often a scarce resource in a company. Nevertheless, many enterprises have a huge waste in this area. The Malmö-based company Telelogic has focused on this problem, and recently made progress in improving the automatic build and test process. Ola Eklundh, an experienced CM at the company, shares […]
The power of metaphors
During my work as a business improvement consultant for the last 15 years, it has often struck me how powerful simple metaphors may be in order to get a sustained change in behavior among the personnel. To prove my point, I will tell you two stories from my professional life. […]
The art of Scrumming – Going beyond the obvious
When adopting Scrum in an organisation, a highly prioritized goal is to create sustainable high performing, cross functional teams that self-organize and refrain from explicit roles. The question is: How do we get there? It is common knowledge today that Scrum and other agile methods may significantly raise the level […]