Dec 16th, 2009
It was interesting reading Mike Cohn’s blog entry on The Falacy of One Throat to Choke. I remember this very phrase being used during my ScrumMaster training, saying that the Product Owner was the “one throat to choke”.
Mike is right, of course. It is called a Scrum team for a reason. [...]
Nov 21st, 2009
Wrapping up this series comparing the top Agile backlog tools.
While all of the tools I have reviewed allow you to use drag-and-drop to rank stories, it occurs to me that you have to choose what you want the resultant order to represent. This powerful metaphor for prioritizing is artificially limited to being used for a single purpose.
The objective of every backlog management tool is to allow you to create, manage, and prioritize the backlog. Every one of them provides a simple Ranking mechanism for determining what work to do next. However, some are a little better than others.
Every story can be put into different categories based on how it impacts the bottom-line. Doing so is an integral part of the Business Value Game. So, how do the tools support it?