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Progressive Development

Zany Adventures in Software Engineering with Maven and Motley

January 2008 - Posts

Motley says: "We tried Scrum, and it sucks" (Scrum Part II)
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, using Planning Read More...
Motley says: "James is taking advantage of us again" -- Progressive Development wins an award!
[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. Read More...
Motley says: "What does Rugby have to do with software?" (Scrum Part I)
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 the sprint, Read More...
Motley says: "Meetings: None of us is as dumb as all of us"
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, are scheduled Read More...
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