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Tip: Streamline PBI management in a multi-team Scrum Backlog with TFS2012 & TFS2013
Ok. So you’re doing Scrum and you’re using Team Foundation Server 2012 (TFS2012) or Team Foundation Server 2013 (TFS2013) to plan and manage your work. If you’re like a lot of companies, you’ve got more than one Scrum Team working on different features. Team Foundation Server does a good job of managing multiple teams inside…
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PSF Scrum Training in Boston (11/11/2013–11/12/2013)
Looking for Scrum training for you or your team? Well, I’ll be teaching the Scrum.org Professional Scrum Foundations (PSF) course in Brookline, MA on November 11, 2013 through November 12, 2013. (registration info) This 2-day course prepares students to effectively use Scrum through a combination of hands-on exercises and lecture. Rather than coaching teams back…
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Scheduling a Professional Scrum Foundations (PSF) course in Boston for Fall 2013
Readers of this blog can probably guess that I teach private Scrum classes to companies. Well, I’m thinking about trying something new and offering a public course in Boston sometime this fall. The course would be the 2-day Professional Scrum Foundations (PSF) course and it would run somewhere in Boston, Brookline, or Cambridge. This 2-day…
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How to upgrade TFS2008 Conchango projects to TFS2012 Microsoft Visual Studio Scrum
I recently finished up a huge Team Foundation Server migration and Scrum training project for a well-known, global accounting firm. They were running Team Foundation Server 2008 (TFS2008) and wanted to upgrade to Team Foundation Server 2012 Update 3 (TFS2012.3). They had approximately 175 Team Projects and about 100 of those projects were using the…
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TechEd New Orleans 2013: “Scrum Under a Waterfall”
Just wrapped up speaking at Microsoft TechEd New Orleans 2013. As promised, here are the slides from the Scrum Under a Waterfall talk that I did this afternoon. Thanks to everyone who came and for all the great questions. Scrum Under a Waterfall It would be so easy if everyone at our companies just used…
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Slides & Video from “Agile Under a Waterfall” talk at ALM Summit 2013
I finished up presenting at the 2013 ALM Summit a little while ago where I presented “Agile Under a Waterfall.” Agile Under a Waterfall It would be so easy if everyone at our companies just used Scrum — or at least Agile. No one would lean on the team for dates and deadlines, and everyone…
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ALM with TFS 2012 Fundamentals at Pluralsight.com
My first online course for Pluralsight went live a few days ago. Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) with Team Foundation Server 2012 (TFS2012) Fundamentals. This is a first course in a multi-course series so keep your eyes open for more ALM courses in the near future! Here’s the course description: Team Foundation Server (TFS) is more…
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Slides from my talks at VSLive Redmond 2012
Thanks to everyone who came to my talks at VSLive Redmond 2012. As promised, here are the slides for my talks. Top 10 Ways to Go from Good to Great Scrum Master The Scrum Master role in an organization can be difficult. You live between a rock and a hard place. You’re influential but you…
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Scrum vs. The Time Zone
I had a call from a prospective customer about a month ago — let’s call him “Bob” — asking for advice about rolling out Scrum at his organization. It didn’t go well. I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised that it didn’t go well because Bob started by asking pointedly, “are you one of those…
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“Scrum Under a Waterfall” at ALM Chicago
I’m presenting my “Scrum Under a Waterfall” talk today (2/22/2012) at ALM Chicago. Here’s the abstract: It would be so easy if everyone at our companies just used Scrum — or at least Agile. No one would lean on the team for dates and deadlines, and everyone would know that change is a good thing. …