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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 ...

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 ...

Now you don't have to... Position.Net ConsultantTechnology TeamIyas AlQasem, Director of TechnologyEgham, London, Client SiteDepartmentReporting toLocationConchango is the leading UK provider of technology solutions for business opportunities. We are a Microsoft Gold partner in 7 competencies, and are the only UK independent consultancy to ...

  PositionAgile CoachTechnology TeamIyas AlQasem, Director of TechnologyEgham or LondonDepartmentReporting toLocationConchango is one of the UK’s leading business and technology solution providers and a member of the Agile Alliance.  We pride ourself on the passion of our employees, the quality of our project work, ...

The Fall 2007 Gathering. As some of you might know the Scrumgathering in November is being organised by the Scrumalliance and Conchango agreed to help as best as possible. After some preparation time the Scrumallaiance has now released some more information on the format of the gathering. The autumn gathering will offer not only Open Spaces but ...

I do not like to listen to the same song over and over again, especially not when I know there is a whole album, a variety of tunes I could be listening to. Recent developments in the agile community suggest that people realise more so than ever that is it time of us to start listening to those other ‘tunes’.I am tired of Scrum in a ...

Something to Consider... Before I dive into my thoughts, trying to untangle them long enough so that I may write something half decent, I would like everyone to consider the following few lines of text. These sentences have been taken from the lyrics to a song by Faithless. The song is titled To All New Arrivals and the parts I am interested in ...

I am reading a book. A rather interesting book which is entitled Getting to YES. Contrary to what some might be thinking right now, it is not a guide on how to date, but rather a conglomeration of guided advice on how to be a better negotiator. While reading the first few chapters on the tube this morning I have come to the realisation that ...