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The SCRUM reference card article nicely describes all the processes and practices of SCRUM. If only we had something like that for all the methodologies!
Meetings, Monologues, and Conversations
Please read Meetings, Monologues, and Conversations in Peopleware. When you do so, ask yourself: Do you want to be on the black team? How can you make all your teams black?
T. DeMarco & T. Lister,
Chapter 31: Meetings, Monologues, and Conversations.
Peopleware : Productive Projects and Teams, Third Edition
Aristocracy, Democracy, and System Design
There is one point which is very important: conceptual integrity. Please pay special attention to how Brooks defines conceptual integrity and his rationale as to why it is so important.
F. Brooks,
Chapter 4: Aristocracy, Democracy, and System Design.
The Mythical Man-Month : Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition
What Is Agile Methodology?
This article is the 30,000 foot perspective on SCRUM.
M. James,
"What Is Agile Methodology?,"
Oct. 2008,
[Online] Available:
http://www.code4nord.com/agile-methodology/
Scrum Reference Card
You will probably spend more time in this article than in all the other parts of the reading combined. The information here is important and dense. It will almost take a couple readings to fully understand what the author is saying. It is a good idea to highlight important quotes and critical definitions for later reference.
M. James, "Scrum Reference Card," [Online] Available: http://scrumreferencecard.com/ScrumReferenceCard.pdf
Introduction to Scrum
Perhaps you should watch this video before tackling the Scrum Reference Card, and again after you feel you have mastered it. There are more videos in this series that focus on specific aspects of Scrum. You may need to watch them to complete the various assignments this week.
M. James, "Introduction to Scrum", Scrum Training series [Online] Available: http://scrumtrainingseries.com/Intro_to_Scrum/index.html
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