Is component based development agile?
	There's a very strong bias towards component based development at my company. Looking into it, however, component based development doesn't seem to be very agile. It would require a lot of up-front effort and design to make the components swappable and reusable in a different context before that context is known. It also would tend to... more » By Rob  - 25 Nov - 2 new of 2 messages

	Online Scrum Issues Survey
	Dear All, This is a small survey for my personal knowledge. I am working on my thesis and needs some reviews from you great minds. Following is the link which shows 10 questions. I would be grateful if you can take 5 minutes to complete the survey. [link]... more » By Tarun  - 24 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

The Airplane Game - A pratical introduction to Agile/SCRUM

Hello people, One of the best ways to introduce a new culture, methodology or processes is using a game. The reason is simple: people understand better when they practice the theory, besides only listen to it. The *Airplane Factory Game* is a simple game to introduce people to Agile and SCRUM. And also, it could be easily adapted to Lean, XP, etc.... more » By Flávio Steffens de Castro  - 16 Nov - 1 new of 1 message

	How to interface with an Agile development team
	Background: I have 2 teams that support the business with all of its back office applications. The first team is an application support team. They are first line of defense or the support team for ALL internal applications and they are responsible for configuration on purchased apps. Many members of the support team can understand code but we've... more » By Karen  - 28 Oct - 2 new of 2 messages

	Microsoft Program Management for Dummies: the video
	I just posted the video of my presentation about Program Management at Microsoft, offering insights I gleaned from my years at the company. [link] I am happy to present this to any other groups that may be interested. By the way, I have a whole podcast series where I interview... more » By Mikhail  - 25 Oct - 1 new of 1 message

	Agile Testing
	Does anyone have any good references to use as I establish an agile testing strategy for my project? Thanks in advance! By Pat  - 20 Oct - 2 new of 2 messages

	Basic Project Planner
	This is a very basic no cost Web Based Project Managment Software. Basic Project Planner [link] It's not ment to replace TFS, Jira... Those are great tools. Use this if setting up the Project Management Software takes more time than the actual Project. Your workers don't even have to register to... more » By Cindy Lee  - 14 Oct - 1 new of 1 message

	NFi Is Looking for an Agile PM / ScrumMaster
	Hi Everyone, I hope I'm not spamming the group with this one. I have a client looking for an on-site Agile PM. All the details of the job are here: [link] . If you know anyone please send them my way. Thanks. Sincerely, Robert Dempsey By Robert Dempsey  - 12 Oct - 1 new of 1 message

	Scrum certification (Pre-requisite & Fee in India?)
	Hello, I am working as Sr. Software Test Engineer in Mumbai (India) & now my role is almost as Business Analyst & Project Co-ordinator. I have around 3.5 Years of Total experience and around 2 Years of experince in Business Analyst & Project Coordinator role. I am interested in Scrum Master Certification.... more » By Javed Nehal  - 12 Oct - 2 new of 2 messages

	completing a story - does this necessarily include QA based testing of the finished products?
	I'm hoping for some opinions to help solve a debate I'm having with some Project Manager colleagues. Here's the basic scenario: an agile based IT project has a number of stories within an iteration. For a story to be accepted as 'completed', does this necessarily include any work that needs to... more » By davout  - 9 Oct - 7 new of 7 messages