Agile101 – Agile Project Management

The Epic Board – Get with the Programme!

Aside from being the high point of a visit by a number of McKinsey Management Consultants (who apparently stopped to take pictures – no joke), the Epic Board also got the nod of approval from Howard Averill, CFO of Time Inc.

taraleewhitaker | October 6th, 2009 | Continued

The Difference Between Waterfall, Iterative Waterfall, Scrum and Lean Software Development (In Pictures!)

Here’s a VERY simple overview of the main differences between Waterfall Development, Iterative Waterfall Development, Scrum/Agile Development and Lean.

taraleewhitaker | September 8th, 2009 | Continued

What does ‘Done’ mean in Agile Software Development?

In Agile Software Development environments, we aim to deliver ‘[potentially] shippable code’ at the end of each iteration.

taraleewhitaker | September 4th, 2009 | Continued

Sprint Planning: Hours or Story Points (?) – that is the question!

There is a lot of debate about whether to estimate sprint requirements in hours or to leave them in Story Points. Personally, I see pros and cons of both approaches but would use Story Points over hours where/whenever possible.

taraleewhitaker | August 24th, 2009 | Continued

The Product Manager – Role and Responsibilities

The Product Manager represents the Product Owner and the End-User/Customer – they are responsible for defining and scheduling the delivery of high quality output in line with business requirements and priorities.

taraleewhitaker | August 7th, 2009 | Continued

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