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Scrum: A Brief History of a Long-Lived Hype

Scrum.org

The first, official version of the Scrum Guide was released in February 2010. So, how was Scrum defined before 2010 then? How did its definition evolve before and after 2010 and become the framework that we know today? The book “Agile Software Development with Scrum” by Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle (2002).

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Scrum: A Brief History of a Long-Lived Hype

Gunther Verheyen

The first, official version of the Scrum Guide was released in February 2010. So, how was Scrum defined before 2010 then? How did its definition evolve before and after 2010 and become the framework that we know today? The Scrum Guide holds the definition of Scrum, they say.

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Basis of Estimating Software Development

Herding Cats

The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. Here are some resources that will provide guidance to produce credible software development estimates, in both traditional and agile domains. Software Sizing and Estimating: Mk II FPA , Charles Symons, John Wiley & Sons, 1991.

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Reading List for the Cone of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ? 37–48, 2007. Steve McConnell. Quantifying IT Forecast Quality,” J. Eveleens and C.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

255, April 2010. Project risk management: lessons learned from software development environment,” Young Hoon Kwak and Jim Stoddard,” Technovation , 24(11), pp. 24, 2010. “A Project Risk Management: Lessons Learned from Software Development Environment,” Y. 920, November 2004. Kwak and J. Yamamoto, and K.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. 255, April 2010. 24, 2010. “A Kwak and J.

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Cone of Uncertainty - Revisited

Herding Cats

“Coping with the Cone of Uncertainty: An Empirical Study of the SAIV Process Model,” Da Yang, Barry Boehm, Ye Yang, Qing Wang, and Mingshu Li, ICSP 2007 , LNCS 4470, pp. 37–48, 2007. Shrinking the Cone of Uncertainty with Continuous Assessment for Software Team Dynamics in Design and Development,” Pongtip Aroonvatanaporn,”Ph.D.

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