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The Forgotten Scrum Elements

Posted by Chris Sterling on Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

I have worked with many individuals, teams, and organizations in the use of Scrum. During that time, I have found that 2 parts of Scrum continually overlooked in implementation. Since Scrum is already a minimal framework, just enough to keep a team out of chaos, when a piece of Scrum is left out problems are [...]

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Hurry! Fetch the 2×4 stretcher.

Posted by David Koontz on Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Why Software is not like the Construction Industry. The analogy just doesn’t work and it’s not funny.

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Setting Maven Properties With Groovy

Posted by Timothy Myer on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

This post demonstrates how to use a Groovy script to transform a Maven project property. Such a transformation is sometimes necessary, for example, for transforming a Windows-style path to Unix. For myself, I formalized this solution while trying to install a jar in PostgreSQL automatically during the artifact deployment phase.

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When does a tool become a Meta-Tool?

Posted by David Koontz on Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Name the most used Meta-Tool of all times – rock, hammer, computer? But which iPhone app do you use the most? Have you driven a nail with your phone?

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