Archive for August, 2007
Do you….UML?
UML or not UML….that is the question. At least that is what I’m questioning today.
I believe that good, detailed, functional documentation is important, and UML give us that. Standard, and understandable, documentation on which we can trust (if we use it correctly). But, does UML gets along with agile methodologies?
How much time should I [...]
Sprint demos in non-Software Factories
Here, in Argentina, non-software dedicated companies usually overlook small development units, giving more importance to business areas. This happens mostly because a large number of development teams are treated as factories. Who could possibly want to attend to a Sprint Demo?
Business people are unaware, and often they want to stay unaware, of software development processes. [...]
Scrum for all ages
Scrum is not only a new work methodology, it’s a software development cultural revolution. For this reason, I think is not old-school developers compliant. Why?
Because old-school developers are used to, for example, waterfall methodology, where there is plenty of time to go for a smoke and read the newspaper between phases. Agile is not about [...]
Scrum as a CMMI upgrade
Are Scrum and CMMI compatible? Can they coexist?
Many blogs and reviews around assert that when used together they improve each others performance. However, most of those articles agree that Scrum is suitable where CMMI Level 5 has been certified. Can this work the other way around?
If not, should Scrum be seen as a CMMI [...]
