Startup Lessons Learned
MARCH 16, 2009
XP and Scrum don’t have much to say - they punt. If you look at the origins of most agile systems, including Scrum and XP , they come out of experiences in big companies. Both Scrum and XP had a role which you could happily call by the modern title "Product Manager". Embedded in that assumption is why startups fail.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
I would add -- think of your development and running your business like a PM/Developer uses Agile or Scrum in software development. Lean Startup Wiki - including a complete list of local meetups and meetup organizers. The wise entrepreneur will take this advice seriously in order to distill his ideas down to their essence.
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Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 5, 2008
Eventually, I hope to get them on a full agile diet, with TDD, scrums, sprints, pair programming, and more. Lean Startup Wiki - including a complete list of local meetups and meetup organizers. But first I think we need to save the product manager from that special form of torture only a waterfall product development team can create.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008
There are several ways to make progress evident - the Scrum team model is my current favorite. If you have a true cross-functional team, empowered (a la Scrum) to do whatever it takes to succeed its likely they will converge on the result quickly. Lean Startup Wiki - including a complete list of local meetups and meetup organizers.
Startup Lessons Learned
DECEMBER 6, 2008
The advantages of cross-functional teams are well documented, and for a thorough treatment I recommend the theory in the second half of Agile Software Development with Scrum. Scrum recommends 30 days; I have worked in one or two-week cycles up to about three months. At IMVU, we found 60 days was just about right. Bring your questions.
Startup Lessons Learned
APRIL 9, 2009
I have been using various forms of Agile development -- mainly XP and Scrum -- for many years, but only recently came across "customer development" which makes a whole lot of sense to me. Lean Startup Wiki - including a complete list of local meetups and meetup organizers. link] April 11, 2009 10:24 PM Daniel Prager said.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
Heres something I can relate to: We used assembla for subversion, scrums, milestones, wikis, and for general organizational purposes. Scrum reports would come in once a month, nobody was actually responsible for anything. Lean Startup Wiki - including a complete list of local meetups and meetup organizers.
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