Attachments to user stories
So I had a discussion recently with a collegae about attachments to user stories. Attaching documents to the story isn’t bad he stated. I agreed, it adds up to the detail and clarifies the definition...
View ArticleUser Stories – The Process
So how do we use stories for driving the development? The important first rule is that communication between individuals is better done by explaining and asking rather then using documents as a mean to...
View ArticleThe focus on value instead of scope
Lately we got a lot of discussions at our company about differences between User Stories and other techniques. While user stories are not ideal for guarding scope of your product it instead is doing...
View ArticleIBM Innovate 2012 – Day One
What a day. The first day of IBM Innovate 2012 (well actually we also attended some presentations on sunday). I have seen lots of nice stuff today. Loads to talk about back at the Netherlands. Below is...
View ArticleIBM Innovate 2012 – Day two
So day two is over. Sitting at the hotel chamber typing this I realise that a lot happened today. We had seen lots of IBM stuff this day and are still discovering what the trend is. The keynote...
View ArticleDisciplined Agile Delivery – Part one
So here I am. Back again from the United States sitting at my desk at home watching the rain and still wearing off my jetlag. Still all excited from the IBM Innovate conference. Loads of nice...
View ArticleI will look at it
Today I travelled by train towards work and home again. No more pesky traphic jams in the morning. While sitting and just staring out of the windows which wasn’t possible on the road I listened to a...
View ArticlePeople first – High bandwidth communication
So where do most software development methodologies focus on? I guess it’s about the process and not about people. A framework like Disciplined Agile Delivery includes lots of best practices in the...
View ArticlePeople first – The working place
So people are the most important part of a software project next to tools and some decent proces. So what aspects would help people get better at the current place they are? Hire better people and...
View ArticleHow to improve your non-functional requirements
We’ve come a long way when it comes to describing and managing functional requirements. From long lists of “the system shall…”, via massive use case documents, to executable acceptance tests and living...
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