Comments for Finding The Best People For Agile Teams http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com Brought to you by the Agile Services and Recruiting Team at Danube Technologies Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:31:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Don’t be stupid on purpose! by Dan Rawsthorne http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/24/dont-be-stupid-on-purpose/#comment-637 Dan Rawsthorne Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:31:11 +0000 http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/24/dont-be-stupid-on-purpose/#comment-637 Well, Reality, if this stuff isn't working for you, don't do it! That's the point of this blog - don't be stupid on purpose. Of course, you have missed the whole point of scrum. It isn't a methodology (you got that right), it isn't about the task board, it isn't about the daily meeting - it is about facing your realities and dealing with them, and getting better as a team. That's it. That's all. That's enough! Dan ;-) dan@danube.com Well, Reality, if this stuff isn’t working for you, don’t do it! That’s the point of this blog – don’t be stupid on purpose.

Of course, you have missed the whole point of scrum. It isn’t a methodology (you got that right), it isn’t about the task board, it isn’t about the daily meeting – it is about facing your realities and dealing with them, and getting better as a team. That’s it. That’s all. That’s enough!

Dan ;-)
dan@danube.com

]]> Comment on Don’t be stupid on purpose! by theagilescreener http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/24/dont-be-stupid-on-purpose/#comment-634 theagilescreener Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:21:53 +0000 http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/24/dont-be-stupid-on-purpose/#comment-634 "Reality", Sorry to hear you're having a hard time doing Scrum. The forced reality check of building a potentially-shippable product increment within a timebox of 30 days or less certainly does suck for people or organizations with severe impediments. Consider the possibility your team or your engineering practices suck. What would you prefer to do? Waterfall? RUP? Anarchy? --mj “Reality”,

Sorry to hear you’re having a hard time doing Scrum. The forced reality check of building a potentially-shippable product increment within a timebox of 30 days or less certainly does suck for people or organizations with severe impediments. Consider the possibility your team or your engineering practices suck.

What would you prefer to do? Waterfall? RUP? Anarchy?

–mj

]]> Comment on Why RUP Failed by theagilescreener http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/why-rup-failed/#comment-633 theagilescreener Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:46:30 +0000 http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/why-rup-failed/#comment-633 The flying saucer people, 911 conspiracy theorists, Holocaust deniers, America haters, and communism apologists have enough places to bloviate without cluttering up my blog. For now I'll leave Jeff's posts as an example of the human tendency to cling to failed belief systems. --mj The flying saucer people, 911 conspiracy theorists, Holocaust deniers, America haters, and communism apologists have enough places to bloviate without cluttering up my blog.

For now I’ll leave Jeff’s posts as an example of the human tendency to cling to failed belief systems.

–mj

]]> Comment on Why RUP Failed by Jeff http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/why-rup-failed/#comment-632 Jeff Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:27:48 +0000 http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/why-rup-failed/#comment-632 BTW the way Stalin is not totally representative of Communism (as in Hitler doenst represent all silly mustache growers. Though he probably killed that particular style of mustache. BTW the way Stalin is not totally representative of Communism (as in Hitler doenst represent all silly mustache growers.

Though he probably killed that particular style of mustache.

]]> Comment on Why RUP Failed by Jeff http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/why-rup-failed/#comment-631 Jeff Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:25:42 +0000 http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/why-rup-failed/#comment-631 I came for the skype applescript, but read a bit as well. People who blame communism for death are really ill educated on that particular topic. I could introduce you to just over 20 people who lived in the Soviet Union during communism & they actually miss it. It is only capitalist propaganda that makes you believe it was a failure & that humans are not prepared to enjoy living that way. Americans have been raised to be consumer oriented worker bees who don't know how to truly enjoy life. (For the most part) I came for the skype applescript, but read a bit as well.

People who blame communism for death are really ill educated on that particular topic.

I could introduce you to just over 20 people who lived in the Soviet Union during communism & they actually miss it.

It is only capitalist propaganda that makes you believe it was a failure & that humans are not prepared to enjoy living that way.

Americans have been raised to be consumer oriented worker bees who don’t know how to truly enjoy life. (For the most part)

]]> Comment on Scrum Teams That Don’t Put Test First by Meet the women of Scrum | Lead, Follow, or Get Fired! http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/07/05/scrum-teams-that-dont-put-test-first/#comment-585 Meet the women of Scrum | Lead, Follow, or Get Fired! Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:54:39 +0000 http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/07/05/scrum-teams-that-dont-put-test-first/#comment-585 [...] finally… Over at Danube, MJ has really good advice on Test-Driven Scrum development. This MJ is really not female, but the article is too good not to [...] [...] finally… Over at Danube, MJ has really good advice on Test-Driven Scrum development. This MJ is really not female, but the article is too good not to [...]

]]> Comment on A personal story about validation by Di http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/a-personal-story-about-validation/#comment-503 Di Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:17:43 +0000 http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/a-personal-story-about-validation/#comment-503 Is the task finished? I agree no project is complete until everyone is happy...right? Hope you will share your new bathroom pictures. Di <a href="http://myhomewindowblinds.com/3-day-blinds-to-next-day-blinds-rushed-to-your-door-step/" rel="nofollow">3-Day Blinds</a> Is the task finished? I agree no project is complete until everyone is happy…right? Hope you will share your new bathroom pictures.

Di
3-Day Blinds

]]> Comment on Why RUP Failed by Zandao http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/why-rup-failed/#comment-168 Zandao Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:09:56 +0000 http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/why-rup-failed/#comment-168 I have never heard of a communist, there is/was no such person. But I've seen a lot of bad socialists that says they're communists. Just like Soviet Union - a corrupt socialist government that was able to make millions of people believe they were communists - something a human being is not prepared to be. I have never heard of a communist, there is/was no such person. But I’ve seen a lot of bad socialists that says they’re communists. Just like Soviet Union – a corrupt socialist government that was able to make millions of people believe they were communists – something a human being is not prepared to be.

]]> Comment on Why RUP Failed by JEDI » Blog Archive » links for 2007-06-11 http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/why-rup-failed/#comment-130 JEDI » Blog Archive » links for 2007-06-11 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:18:48 +0000 http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/why-rup-failed/#comment-130 [...] Why RUP Failed « Finding The Best People For Agile Teams (tags: rup scrum) [...] [...] Why RUP Failed « Finding The Best People For Agile Teams (tags: rup scrum) [...]

]]> Comment on Why RUP Failed by theagilescreener http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/why-rup-failed/#comment-110 theagilescreener Wed, 09 May 2007 17:41:54 +0000 http://scrumscreener.wordpress.com/2007/02/21/why-rup-failed/#comment-110 That's a good observation. Though lately we're getting calls from upper management wanting to somehow impose Scrum on their teams. i.e. "Self organize, dammit!" This kind of forced "rollout" doesn't work so well. --mj That’s a good observation. Though lately we’re getting calls from upper management wanting to somehow impose Scrum on their teams. i.e. “Self organize, dammit!” This kind of forced “rollout” doesn’t work so well.

–mj

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