Exploring Extreme Programming
“Intensifying stories” is an attempt to identify what can make a story (feature, capability) more potent. I’ve identified key features in a number of systems (perhaps 50), identified a rule or concept beneath those features, then generalized that to apply to Continue reading Intensifying Stories Job Aid
There are several examples of job aids on xp123.com; I’ve consolidated examples and related books on job aids at its sister site, jobaids.info
The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande. Metropolitan, 2009. This book is an expansion of Gawande’s interesting New Yorker article. It’s an exploration of how the relatively simple idea of a checklist can be used to ensure that complicated things get Continue reading Review – The Checklist Manifesto, by Atul Gawande
One of the most important things a ScrumMaster does is recognize and remove impediments. Continue reading 100 Impediments
Summary sheet – 20 ways to split stories. Continue reading Ways to Split Stories – Summary Sheet
Refactoring cheat sheet. Continue reading Smell to Refactoring Cheat Sheet – Industrial Logic
Scrum is an agile software process, centered around a self-organizing team and a 30-day development cycle. This page contains a one-page summary of its development process. Continue reading Scrum Development on a Page
Mapping Inner Space, 2/e, Nancy Margulies with Nusa Maal. Zephyr Press, 2002. This book presents techniques for visual maps, their version of mind maps. You can certainly learn the basics without this book, but it makes great use of color Continue reading Review – Mapping Inner Space
This is a one-page summary of basic terms and processes for configuration management, suitable for an agile team. Also available in a Microsoft Word verion (.doc) (or in French).
Reinventing the Wheel, Jessica Helfand. Princeton Architectural Press, 2002. This is a picture book of volvelles, wheel calculators. You typically set a pointer to a particular value, and windows or the edge of the wheel reveal an answer. If you Continue reading Review – Reinventing the Wheel