Programmers … I need your help! I founded Scrum.org to help developers use Scrum, doing iterative, incremental development. The Scrum.org site needs to be redesigned, on top of new technologies. Then we have more work building measurement tools, data repositories and management, SDKs, and tools to help Scrum Teams do better. I need 2-3 full … Continue reading
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Scrum Development Kit
On Tuesday, Jeff Sutherland and I will be celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Scrum’s first public appearance. Those twenty years were my warm up for the next twenty, when I will focus on improving our professionalism. Specifically, I will be done when all Scrum teams deliver “done”, potentially shippable, in operations and usable, increments of … Continue reading
Can Software Developers Meet the Need?
Marc Andreessen provided some insights into the importance of software and the software profession’s ability to meet the need at “Why Software Is Eating The World” , http://goo.gl/ob2Cvx Scrum facilitates control through frequent, regular inspection and adaptation of transparent software functionality. Transparency means the software is ready. It can either be immediately deployed or built … Continue reading
Back from Sabbatical
I recently returned from a short sabbatical, the purpose of which was to recharge my batteries, refresh my mind, and ponder my goals. Some of my friends asked me if the sabbatical was the first step toward retirement. I told them that I wasn’t going to retire until I was done meeting my goal of … Continue reading
