Software Process and Measurement Blog

Teams: Skills Attributes

Most outcomes in software development and information technology are reflections of team activities. Whether coding a new function or provisioning a server people work together to achieve a goal. The... Read More

Teams: The Heart And Soul Of Work

Teams are the most common grouping of people in agile. I do not think I have been to conferences, in-person or virtual, without being told how important teams are to... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Fixing Your Scrum, Week 6: Chapter 6: The Development Team

This week we tackle the second role in Scrum, the development team. The development team covers the people that aren’t the scrum master or product owner — the group of... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Fixing Your Scrum, Week 5: Chapter 5 – The Product Backlog

Chapter 5 of  Fixing Your Scrum, Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems, by Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller addresses the product backlog. The authors start this chapter with a great... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Fixing Your Scrum, Week 4: Chapter 4 – The Product Owner

Today we dive into Chapter 4 of  Fixing Your Scrum, Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems, by Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller. I have argued that the role of the... Read More

Chapter 3 – Breaking Bad Scrum with a Value-Driven Approach

Today we dive into Chapter 3 of  Fixing Your Scrum, Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems, by Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller, published in 2020 by The Pragmatic Programmers. You... Read More