The session started with an explanation of the 5 Whys, which Carlo likened to an annoying toddler. I had never thought of it that way – but it is very accurate! In our groups we picked between 2 techniques: 5 whys and cause & effect diagrams, and applied them to an exercise – 3mile island. [...]

For SUGSA’s first event of 2012, Patrick Vine shared his ‘just do it’ attitude to planning agile releases. With an emphasis on simplicity & transparency, he starts with high-level release planning using magic estimation at a feature level to generate a gut feel release date, develops detail in backlog grooming, and uses a comprehensive set [...]

First of all, the fact that I am only blogging about last months event, a mere two hours from the start of this months event, is definite grounds for an apology! Better late than never they say? The first Thursday in December. Four confident looking presenters got themselves geared up. No walk in the park [...]

Join SUGSA Cape Town on 2 February when we have Release Planning with Scrum: Controlling the Chaos. When: 2 February 2012, 6:00PM Topic: Release Planning with Scrum: Controlling the Chaos                     Sign up: Please sign up here in order to help us with catering. Venue: Allan Gray Portswood [...]

High quality software that meets the business needs can only come from an exceptional development team. Lets talk about the secret sauce needed to make your team exceptional. Stand-ups every day? Check. Impediment-removing Scrum Master? Check. Product Owner who understands prioritising? Check. Teams that deliver working code every sprint? Check. Review every sprint? Check. Retrospective [...]