Sample Product Backlog As a user, I want to reserve a hotel room As a user, I want to cancel a reservation As a vacation planner, I want to see photos of
the hotels As a frequent flier, I want to rebook a past trip,
so that I save time booking Trips Stories are
Sprint Backlog
As a user, I want to reserve a hotel room Add hotel table to the database – 1 hr Write Ajax code to display reservation – 4 hrs Write code to enter reservation in the database –
4 hrs As a user, I want to cancel a reservation
Display the user’s current reservations – 4 hrs Add a cancel button next to each reservation – 1
hr ….
Burndown Chart
Advantages
Change Transparency Feedback Communication Teams
Who uses Scrum?
Microsoft, Sun, Sammy Studios, Siemens, CNA, State Farm, State Street Bank, Philips, BBC, IBM, SAIC, LMCO, APL, Ariba, Federal Reserve Bank, HP, Motorola, Nokia, TransUnion, IDX, Siemens Medical, Gestalt, Yahoo, Conchango, BMC, Lexis-Nexis, Bently Systems, Bose, CapitalOne,Federal Reserve Bank, ClearChannel, Xerox, Patient Keeper, British Telecom, PayPal, …
Top down/Bottom up
Action
Hostile Environment Start Mentor Tools
Further Reading
See my blog posting “Best Introductions” (http://www.notesfromatooluser.com)