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CPR Technique

On October 13, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Facilitation Exercises, Tools & Artifacts

The software world has misused so many terms from the medical profession that one more would not hurt.

CPR – Categorize, Prioritize, Resolve.

This is simple mnemonic that aids me to be methodical in my approach towards uncovering and resolving impediments.

Categorize:

How do you view your world?

To me lack of impediments is like moving [...]

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Walk the dog

On June 10, 2010 · 3 Comments · In Experience, Facilitation Exercises, Tools & Artifacts

This is a simple technique with a marketing twist to its name. This title came to me while coaching a team that was struggling to behave cross functionally and were paralyzed at delivering working software at the end of their sprint. It is a simple mental discipline that I have often used in crafting good [...]

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Velocity

On November 24, 2008 · 1 Comment · In Tools & Artifacts

Def: Velocity is the amount of product backlog that a team can fully implement through product owner acceptance with in a given sprint.

The amount of product backlog in the definition above is often expressed in terms of “story points” or “ideal days”. Fully Implement implies that the product increment built during the sprint is accepted by Product [...]

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What is Definition of Done (DoD)?

On July 8, 2008 · 9 Comments · In Tools & Artifacts

DoD is a collection of valuable deliverables required to produce software.

Deliverable that add verifiable/demonstrable addition of value to the product are part of the definition of done. Such as writing code, coding comments, unit testing, integration testing, release notes, design documents etc. Definition of done helps [...]

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