[ale] (repost from outage) -- Scrum?

[Michael D. Hirsch]

I can heartily endorse Scrum.  I've been using it for about a year, now,
with good success.  It is especially good for getting chaotic
development on track because of the fact that it is a management
technique, not a development technique.  It forces clearer and more
focused thinking and work, but it doesn't put layers of documentation,
requirements, etc. into the project.  (That doesn't mean you can't do
them, it just doesn't insist.)  

I'd be happy communicate more off-line since this is somewhat off topic.

You might be interested in the Atlanta Scrum Study Group.  We meet
monthly
http://atlanta.scrums.org/

The scrumalliance has a more interesting website.
http://www.scrumalliance.org/

Michael

On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 09:32, John Wells wrote:
> Guys,
> 
> I took over a small development shop in a big company back in October. 
> The development process here is essentially non-existent...if the CMM
> allowed negatives, we'd be around -5
> 
> I'd like to establish proper, repeatable processes and bring some order to
> it all.  I've been a fan in the past of monthly development iterations,
> where all interested parties meet at the beginning of each month, promote
> their projects, and then as a group decide which have the highest
> priority.  I'd like to take similar approach here and additionally
> establish a SCCB that would provide the final word on software changes.
> 
> However, I'm also sensitive to implementing heavy, obtrusive processes in
> an environment that's quite accustomed to none.  I don't want to chose a
> system that will take me 3 months to learn and my developers even
> longer...
> 
> I've seen Scrum called a "lightweight" way to bring Agile methods to your
> group...still doing some research along those lines, but I seem to recall
> reading a few accounts of others on the list using Scrum and liking it.
> 
> Anyone care to share their experience with Scrum?  Good/Bad?  What
> resources (aside from www.controlchaos.com) should I review.
> 
> And, if anyone has alternative approaches, I'd welcome the info.
> 
> Thanks for the insight!
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> 
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