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It’s always been possible to descope work in the Scrum for Team System template. But the method employed in Version 2.2 whilst functional, was quite fiddly, overly manual and not very “Scrummy”. When building 3.0 we took the opportunity to revamp the way in which it worked and better utilise the power of the Event Service (something you can see ...

Living away from home makes you miss friends, family… and, perhaps oddly, the place. VR Web Design offer a service which gives a Virtual Tour of London and other cities which is very innovative and cool. Note: the spheres are areas of focus / interest which can be clicked on to shift the focus to another part of the city.   This was ...

I'll be at Agile 2009 next week where I'm presenting two papers: On Monday the 24th of August at 4pm it's "Why (so many) Testers  (still) hate Agile" - which I'm co-presenting with friend, colleague and career tester Malcolm Beaton. On Wednesday the 26th of August at 2pm it's "The Prisoner's Dilemma: Applying Game Theory to ...

The new bug model in Scrum for Team System 3.0 might look obvious at first, but it's taken a long while getting to where it is. Before I start delving into how the new bug model works, it's worth taking some time to describe what came before it. Almost by coincidence, each of the three major versions of Scrum for Team System have had a different ...

What's so fantastic about The Fantastic Tavern then? Maybe it's the Tavern - the last event saw us at The Roebuck - a fine old London hostelry . Or maybe its the ale - certainly plenty was consumed by some of the guests! Thanks to EMC Consulting once again for sponsoring the event and to Michelle Flynn for organising.   No, for me its the ...

Tomorrow night EMC Conchango will be exhibiting at the UK User Professionals' Association careers event. Date: Thursday 25th June 2009Time: 6.30 for 7pm.Location: LBi, Truman Brewery, 146 Brick Lane, London, E1 6RUThe LBi Office is just north of the Truman Brewery overhead bridge - on the right just before the Vibe Bar (which is on your ...

Following the success of the 1st and 2nd Fantastic Taverns, we are back for the 3rd time.   Date:     Thursday 9th July Time:     6:30 onwards Venue: The Roebuck, 50 Great Dover Street SE1 4YG   It’s no longer the case that digital experience is an adjunct to marketing, sales or brand experience ...

This is the bold claim by the web browser company - Opera. Watch this space on Tuesday. What this actual means is unknown and any conjecture is circumspect but there is an article on The Register here which explains what this could be…   So on Tuesday at 9 AM (8 AM BST) the web will be reinvented here – it is great that outlandish claims ...

EMC Consulting and EMC Conchango are currently recruiting into Application Consulting, Business Consulting, Infrastructure Consulting and Interactive Media. The roles in each team are: EMC Conchango (Interactive Media)  Senior User Experience Architect User Experience Architect  Information Architect Senior ...

Microsoft have launched a new Search Engine called Bing incorporating the technology comes from Microsoft’s acquisition of Powerset (not just a rebrand of Windows Live). It is being marketed as more than just a search engine, rather as a decision engine. It is in preview and you can try it out here, the video is worth a look too. ...