Our case study Scrum Team is accumulating Technical Debt and needs to adjust Velocity and review Definition of Done, Unit Testing and Restructuring Legacy Code.
Unit Testing
Scrum By Example – Technical Debt is Slowing the Team
Our ScrumMaster pulls up the CFD for the current release… and notices that the rate at which stories are being selected has slowed down in the past few sprints.
Scrum by Example – Impediments are Holding Back the Team
Our case study Scrum team learns than impediments are anything stopping the team from delivering value. Resolve problems faster by making subtle issues visible.
Daily Stand-up Variations
When trying to instil a new habit with a team I often find it useful to add a new question (or two) to the daily standup. Make spotting issues a daily habit!
Unit Testing in JavaScript
A colleague asked for my help finding better unit test tools for JavaScript. We dug into the state of the art with JavaScript unit tests, and found some leads.
Test Driven Development vs “Plain Old Unit Testing”
Responding to ‘Test Driven Development considered harmful.’ The primary benefits of TTD are simplified design, cleaner APIs, decoupling, and reduced bugs.