So I’m now I’ve finished CSM training and boy , what a couple of days.  I really think that anyone who is involved in the Scrum life needs to take this course.  I’m not sure if this course is the same everywhere, but the class I took this week with Jean Tabaka at Rally Software in Boulder Colorado was absolutely fantastic.  It all started on Wednesday …..Click here to read more

So here I sit in an airport, waiting to go to my official Certified ScrumMaster Course in Boulder Colorado.  I’m actually very excited to be going to this as I’ve been waiting for this course, with this instructor (Jean Tabaka) for a long time.  Finding a course that was going to match well with our work schedule was tough, but luckily I found one.  As I sit here at the airport, random thoughts pop in my head. …..Click here to read more

So you got your team together, you’re ready to rock and roll. Now the question comes, what do you do? What’s the most important part of your to-do list?  That is where the Product Backlog comes into play.   The Product Backlog is a prioritized list of project requirements with estimated times of completion.  Estimates can be done in days or hours but the more specific they are, the better it is for estimation purposes.  The higher an item is on the backlog, the more important it is.  This list is never static.  It is always being added to, changed, etc as the conditions of the business or project change.  Your backlog is created by your product owner, and then as your backlog develops you can then develop what your iterations will look like.  In easyspeak, this is your list of what you have to do, and the list you and your team have to work off of when deciding what you’re going to do and when.

In searching the net for articles on Scrum, I found a really nice article where Juice Games’ Paul Keast explains why scrum is a great way to empower new entrants to the games industry.  This may not mean a whole lot to most people but in a world where World of Warcraft is taking over more and more people’s lives, this gives a glimpse on how the game companies are now using scrum to their advantage.  From what I read in the interview …..Click here to read more

Teams that work within the Scrum framework do not have traditional roles.  There are no set programmers, designers, QA, etc.  Everyone who is on the team, works as one to complete the items they have agreed to complete during a set time period (sprint).  For the most part, scrum teams have a true “team” feeling because they are all working towards a common goal.  …..Click here to read more

A standup meeting of the Sprint team where status is exchanged, progress is observed, and impediments are noted and removed.   The meeting is usually held at the same time and place every working day. All team members are expected to attend, but the meetings are not postponed if some of the team members are not present. One of the crucial features is that …..Click here to read more

The Product Owner represents the voice of the customer. They ensure that the Scrum Team works with the right things from a business perspective.  In trying to come up with a perfect definition of the Product Owner, I went on and looked for certain areas that might help with it…

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