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Fooled by Randomness

Is software development a science or engineering discipline in which we can strive for perfection? Are perfectly executed software plans possible in today’s market? I believe that software...

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Famous Last Words

One of the most common problems I observe in Agile teams is their inability (or perhaps unwillingness) to “swarm” on difficult problems to ensure an adequate solution. When I use the term “swarm,” I’m...

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Story Point Estimates – Under-Estimating Large Items

While doing Scrum at Danube, we’ve long espoused the value of using relative, story point estimates over estimates based on strict chronology. We’ve written papers on why macro metrics are better than...

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ScrumWorks Pro 4 Launch – Interview with Product Owner

We’re excited to announce the release of ScrumWorks Pro 4, focused on bringing Scrum to large and complex organizations. In the video below, I discuss what we tried to achieve in this milestone and how...

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Scrum Alliance launches CSM exam requirement

So it’s finally official, the Scrum Alliance has formally added an “exam” requirement to the ScrumMaster Certification process. http://www.scrumalliance.org/news_items/74 The flow works like this:...

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How Agile is Danube?

Danube’s ScrumWorks development team, along with other agile tool vendors, was recently challenged by a well-intentioned fellow named Mark Levison to see just how “Agile” we really are.  In other...

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The Dress Rehearsal: Team System Testing

My team has been doing Scrum with XP-ish practices since 2003.  Being a vendor in the Agile space, we’re always testing new ideas and making tweaks to our process.  I’ve written about our relatively...

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ScrumWorks 5 is available for download

I am happy to announce that ScrumWorks Pro 5 is available for download today. It’s been about eight months in the making and my team is excited to share what’s been keeping us busy.  Do you long for...

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Your Software’s Health Rating

If you’ve spent some time in Los Angeles, you may have noticed that restaurants auspiciously post a “letter grade” rating.  The letters range from A to F and represent the most recent health inspection...

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Technical Debt for PMs

Projects@Work has published one of my articles: Technical Debt for Project Managers. Article summary: Technical debt describes the cumulative consequences of cutting corners in software development,...

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