Too often people complain that to become agile they need to start using iterations, fancy story points and time boxes even though it simply does not fit the way they work. But, that's not true. Agile is much simpler than that. And much harder. In essence, agile is about fast feedback. But the feedback needs … Continue reading Agile Is About Feedback, Not About Fancy Practices
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Simulating a Scrum And a Lean Project In The Classroom
I will continue my course about agile methodologies at the University of Augsburg with both a Scrum and a Lean project simulation. The Scrum simulation will introduce the students to concepts like User Stories, Backlog, Iteration, etc. After doing lots of Gantt Charts, Use Case Diagrams etc. in the waterfall simulation, it's time now to … Continue reading Simulating a Scrum And a Lean Project In The Classroom
Simulating a Waterfall Project In The Classroom
The first simulation in my course about agile methodologies will be waterfall style. Here's how I plan to do it. Before we go into the details of the waterfall simulation, I want the whole group (around 20-30 people) to come up with requirements for the product to build: an online office suite (maybe the most … Continue reading Simulating a Waterfall Project In The Classroom
Kanban vs. Iterative Development
Agile methodology builds on the concept of iterations - time boxes - in which you create a piece of working software. Each iteration starts with a planning meeting where the team takes stories from the backlog and commits to the sprint goal. If you use a tool like Pivotal Tracker, you even get emergent iterations … Continue reading Kanban vs. Iterative Development
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