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.
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Tags: perspective, planning, tools, usability
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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?
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There are a number of good reasons for wanting to do this, Perspective being the biggest. How well do the tools let you do it?
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Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.
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Tags: agile software development, business value, feedback, frame of reference, paradigm shift, perspective, waste, working software
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Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer’s competitive advantage.
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Tags: agile software development, change, frame of reference, mature team, perspective, planning, rework, waste
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