Playing with stuff
This blog's been quiet for a while. Sorry 'bout that. Coming soon I'll be posting about a couple of things we've been experimenting with. First, for the last 8 weeks we've been using
Jeff Patton's
techniques for using goals and user stories in the product backlog to express
activities, tasks the user performs and tools the user needs to perform the tasks. Second, we're 'playing' with
Critical Chain estimation, specifically the use of a
Project Buffer or in our case an Iteration Buffer, to remove padding from our estimates to see if we are able to deliver more and get a boost into sustainable hyperproductivity.
Kevin Rutherford experienced some success with this when he
tried it. Last, and if I can convince Gus, we'll post about our use of
Grails.
Tags:
user stories,
critical chain,
grails
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Tips for Analysts fulfilling the role of Product Owner
If you're an
Analyst and you're fulfilling the role of
Product Owner on an agile team, focus on:
- 'The What' - what does the business need.
- 'The Why' - why is it valuable to the business and how much value does it have.
- 'The When' - prioritise it by the value to the business.
Leave 'The How' to the team.
Tags:
product owner,
business analyst
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Acting 'as if' is self-fulfilling
New year is the time for setting
resolutions for oneself. One of the principles of
Appreciative Inquiry is that of Enactment - positive change comes about as images and visions of a more desired future are enacted in the present.
Mahatma Gandhi said:
Be the change you want to see. Enact the changes you seek. Fulfill your resolutions, be what you want to be by living your dreams today.
Tags:
appreciative inquiry
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Common
Voltaire said:
Common sense is not so common.Sometimes, in IT today, it appears that common sense is masked by common practice, making it seem counter-intuitive.
Tags:
common sense
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