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NOVEMBER 23, 2008

Agile practices (SCRUM, XP , etc.) Can you imagine a Startup CTO telling investors that they would spend two months on documentation and three months on development work before demoing a first version of software? We didnt spend a lot of time discussing SCRUM or other approaches internally or with executives. startup cto. (19).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

More and more teams and companies are considering agile processes, SCRUM, Extreme, or hybrids to either pilot new initiatives or to establish the practice. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. ► 2006. (28). and business transformation. about me. (33).

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

It covers agile release planning, scrum of scrums, and a number of other advanced topics. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. ► 2006. (28). Twitter Profile. Business Exchange Profile. My Facebook Profile. Family Travelers. about me. (33).

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JANUARY 5, 2009

Looking back to 2008, I shifted this blog from covering startups and issues for CTOs (re: Startup CTO ) and covered a lot about the agile software development life cycle. I also covered some practical matters on when to use (and not use) pair programming , a bit on the Scrum Master role , and on story writing vs requirements docs.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Ask some CTO’s about how their product scales and they’ll whip out a logical diagram showing you redundant networks, redundant firewalls, load balancers, clustered application servers, redundant databases, and SAN storage. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. startup cto. (19). ► 2006. (28).

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Make sure the business project is appropriate (I will cover in a future post) and make sure its sponsors are willing to participate in the program. Your coach will probably have a program, but heres one on How to Implement Scrum in 10 Easy Steps. Also, see my Top Ten Thoughts for SCRUM Newbies. startup cto. (19).

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

I'll always remember the Business Exchange team as being one of the best Scrum teams I have worked with. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. No Scrum Master? ► 2006. (28). ► 2006. (28). It was fun working with you at BW.

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MARCH 11, 2013

Measuring actual costs turns out to be an easier process assuming that you have a tool to manage the backlog and a scrum master running daily standups. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. ► 2006. (28). So How Do You Measure Actual Costs.

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JUNE 9, 2009

Recognize that process is always in a state of flux and improvement, so when improvements are needed or opportunities identified use an agile / SCRUM process to schedule, commit, and measure improvements. Next post: SCRUM for Process Maturity. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. startup cto. (19).

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. No Scrum Master? ► 2006. (28). ► 2006. (28). Twitter Profile. Business Exchange Profile. My Facebook Profile. Family Travelers. Social, Agile, Transformation Pages. My Publications & Awards.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. Top Ten Thoughts for SCRUM Newbies. ► 2006. (28). ► 2006. (28). Twitter Profile. Business Exchange Profile. My Facebook Profile. Family Travelers. Social, Agile, Transformation Pages. about me. (33).

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AUGUST 11, 2010

The problem is, using agile process (scrum specifically) for planning, problem solving, developing a strategy, documenting an architecture requires some discipline and thinking a little differently. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. ► 2006. (28).

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

5) Help the team make it successful - Make sure all team members have a basic foundation in an agile (probably scrum) process. I highly recommend training and ideally an agile coach if you can afford it, but at minimum make sure you have a team lead (scrum master.) Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization.

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APRIL 16, 2009

One good way to insure a smooth transition is to learn the process either through participation, taking a training class, and ideally applying agile/SCRUM as a business process. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. ► 2006. (28). Twitter Profile.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

For those of you who don’t know, I was CTO of a SaaS vendor a number of years ago. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. Top Ten Thoughts for SCRUM Newbies. ► 2006. (28). ► 2006. (28). and business transformation.

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JUNE 2, 2009

This is especially true with agile practices since the choice of what processes to establish and areas to mature needs to fit a business need and priority and these improvements can be managed through the scrum process. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology.

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APRIL 10, 2009

1 comment: Korayem 11:07 AM I work as a consultant with some scrum teams and i am glad to read your insights. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. ► 2006. (28). Share to Twitter Share to Facebook. Twitter Profile. Business Exchange Profile.

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MARCH 17, 2009

If youre practicing SCRUM, make key members of your teams have some basic training. Shifting to a Market, Program, and Platform Organization. startup cto. (19). Strategic Technology. ► 2006. (28). Some key steps in making this work: Invest in basic training. Twitter Profile. Business Exchange Profile.

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