Summary Motley: We tried Scrum, and it sucks. The team hated it. Maven: Apply Scrum patterns and avoid the antipatterns. Some Scrum best practices include including the Product Owner in product backlog creation, including the team in planning...

[Context: Motley just found out that James has been taking advantage of the conversations between Maven and him, and he's not pleased] Motley: Hey Mave, do you see James around anywhere?? Maven: You know him - he's always eavesdropping on our conversations...

Summary Motley: Scrum? Does that mean team members have to carry a ball and tackle each other in the hallway? Maven: Scrum is an agile project management methodology that follows agile principles. The process is build a product backlog, plan...

Summary Motley: I read an interesting statement the other day: "Meetings: none of us is as dumb as all of us". The only good meeting is a canceled meeting. Maven: Meetings can be useful, if they: have a goal, have an agenda, limit attendees...