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Eight Tips for writing a good definition of ‘done’

September 17, 2018November 14, 2018 Stephen R. PalmerScrum, Software Development, Software Quality

After scouring the internet, looking at what my teams have come up with, and discussing with colleagues, I ended up with the following eight tips for writing a definition of ‘done’ (DoD): 1. Write it as a team. Consider the points of view of all the disciplines, competencies and skill…

Defect Management in Scrum

April 27, 2018May 30, 2018 Stephen R. PalmerScrum, Software Quality

Eventually, everyone who has done some basic Scrum training asks the question, “How do you handle the fixing of bugs? Where does this fit in the process?” As usual the answer is, “It depends.” Sometimes, it depends on the teams precise circumstances but more often it depends on the number…

“…, one of the things that tools can do is help bad designers create ghastly designs much more quickly than they ever could in the past.”

— Grady Booch, Object-Oriented Analysis and Design , 2007

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