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by Mike Cohn |
September 2006
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Gantthead
Tags: agile contracts planning user stories
User stories are a great way to get people talking about requirements. However, there's a reason why we invented the written word: to make sure that nothing we've said is forgotten or misunderstood. This article explains why contracts are a good way to capture not only the user stories themselves but also to spell out what constitutes the successful implementation of each story.
Tags: agile contracts planning user stories
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by R. Scott Harris and Mike Cohn |
June 2006
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XP 2006
Tags: planning prioritizing
An academic paper that describes the importance of using more than just the vaguely defined "business value" when prioritizing features.
Tags: planning prioritizing
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by Mike Cohn |
July 2006
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Better Software
Tags: agile planning
If the only certain things in life are death and taxes, why do so many teams think that if they plan well enough they're somehow going to add software to that short list? This article deals with the mistakes team make when they try to account for every potential need and how best to plan for those things that users don't even know they want (or don't want).
Tags: agile planning
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by Mike Cohn |
January 2005
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Cutter Consortium E-Mail Advisor
Tags: agile planning
We all crave regularity. We want a steady rhythm and a strong downbeat so we know the steps we need to take. This article explains how to give that sense of continuity to your software teams through fixed-length iterations, whatever length that is.
Tags: agile planning
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by Mike Cohn |
October 2005
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Cutter Consortium E-Mail Advisor
Tags: agile planning
With no land in sight to guide them, it would have been all too easy for early sailors to get lost in a seemingly endless sea. All too often, software projects also lose sight of when and if they'll reach their destination. This article explores what ancient mariners knew about navigation that we can apply to charting software project progress.
Tags: agile planning
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by Mike Cohn |
July 2006
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Scrum Alliance Website
Tags: planning scrum
Many teams try to divide and conquer when it comes to sprint planning, often with disjointed and disappointing results. This article explores why planning, like so many other agile practices, should truly be a team sport.
Tags: planning scrum
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by Mike Cohn |
October 2005
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Methods & Tools
Tags: estimating metrics planning
Too much work goes into use cases to not employ them to their full potential. By assigning points to use cases you can reliably measure the size of an application and derive an estimated duration for a project. Read this article to find out more.
Tags: estimating metrics planning
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