Non-Functional Requirements: Do User Stories Really Help?
Published May 31st, 2010 Under General | Leave a Comment
How does a team make sure they don’t lose sight of “non-functional requirements”? Are user stories of any use to make infrastructure more visible in the product backlog? This video presents how teams attempted to resolve these concerns. Discover patterns and anti-patterns of non-functional requirements in an agile world.
Agile Mashups
Published May 14th, 2009 Under Project Management | Leave a Comment
It is rare to come across a team that are following an agile software method such as Scrum or XP by the book. Most teams create their own “mashup” of agile practices to suit their unique situation. This talk highlights what’s on offer in the different agile methods, where different agile practices add value and how to go about blending them into your current approach.
http://www.infoq.com/presentations/agile-mashups
Agile Coaching Tips
Published May 5th, 2009 Under Project Management | Leave a Comment
The talk focuses on the top ten tips for agile coaching, Rachel Davies moves from ten down to one explaining each point and how to implement them in your team.
Agile Retrospectives
Published June 19th, 2008 Under Open Source Tools, Project Management | Leave a Comment
In this Skills Matter In-the-Brain session Agile expert, Rachel Davies discussed Agile retrospectives. Retrospectives are meetings that get the whole team involved in the review of past events and brainstorming ideas for working more effectively going forward. Actions for applying lessons learned are developed for the team by the team. Scrum teams hold their retrospectives at the end of every Sprint. This talk explained what you need to do to facilitate an effective retrospective for your team.
Rachel has been applying agile approaches since 2000 and has experience of a range of agile methods including XP, SCRUM, Lean and DSDM. Rachel has authored several Agile and Scrum related courses and regularly teaches at Skills Matter.
Additional Resources:
Refactoring Your Development Process with Retrospectives
Heartbeat Retrospectives to Amplify Team Effectiveness
Extracts from Agile Retrospectives
Rachel Davies on Generic Agile
Published June 4th, 2008 Under General | Leave a Comment
In this interview taken by Deborah Hartmann during Agile 2007, Rachel Davies, director of Agile Alliance, talks about Generic Agile, about the necessity to understand what is important in a development process, rather than sticking with a strict Agile method.
http://www.infoq.com/interviews/Generic-Agile-Rachel-Davies
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