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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 ...

Next week I’m speaking on Scrum in the Enterprise and Process Customisation with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 at PDC 2009 in Los Angeles. There is far more to Scrum for Team System Version 3.0 than I can possibly cover in the allotted time so I’m supporting both the presentation as well as our Beta 2 launch with a series of blog posts. To make ...

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 ...

There has been some small amount of confusion around the Scrum for Team System version numbers, especially with the popularity of the 2010 TFS Beta.   This short post should help clarify things.   Version Latest Release TFS version Next version Expected 1.x 1.2 ...

To support the release of Beta 1 of Scrum for Team System 3.0 for 2010, this is the first in a series of blog posts that will help you prepare for the release of the template and better plan your adoption strategy. Scrum for Team System 3.0 (for TFS 2010) brings with it many changes, many of which work together to produce what I believe is our ...

Conchango are exhibiting at TestExpo on Thursday 10th April.   It is being held at: Congress Centre 23-28 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3LS.   Doors open at 9.00am and you will find us on Stand number 18.   Tickets are free so hurry up and apply before they are all gone!  You can apply at ...

Thanks to everyone who attended the Alt.Net.UK Conference this weekend and making the UK's 1st one a great success.  A special thank to the 3 Organisers: Ian Cooper, Alan Dean and Ben Hall, massive thanks guys for arranging it, and also to Sam Mullaly and Danni Taylor who work in the Conchango recruitment team with me for making ...

Tonight sees the start of Alt.Net.UK Conference as hosted by Conchango.  People are expected from 6pm tonight for an agenda planning session follow by a visit to our local watering hole, Bankside. The conference starts at 9:30am tomorrow, with doors opening at 9am, and will continue through to 5:30pm. To those who are coming ...

The 1st round went quickly for the Alt.Net.UK conference and we are expecting the same with the 2nd so if you have not already registered you need to asap. Friday 1st February @ 6pm - Conchango's London office for a social/conference planning event followed by drinks at Bankside from 7:30/8pm Saturday 2nd February @ ...