[dba-VB] Scrum

I'm here.
Hoping that we can just use C# Express ...

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Michael R Mattys
MapPoint and Database Dev
www.mattysconsulting.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Salakhetdinov Shamil" <mcp2004 at mail.ru>
To: "Discussion concerning Visual Basic and related programming issues." 
<dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Scrum


>
> OK, Gustav.
>
> Let's wait for Mike, John and Doug to appear here and then set and 
> prioritize the short list of preparatory tasks to fullfll before we start 
> actual teamwork pogramming of MS Access NorthWind to .NET Winforms + MS 
> SQL NorthWind conversion project.
>
> Thank you.
>
> --
> Shamil
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk>
> To: <dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com>
> Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:46:12 +0100
> Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Scrum
>
>> Hi Shamil
>>
>> No problem for me with TargetProcess and five members. And if "lurkers" 
>> are allowed, it would be fine.
>>
>> Which tool is best I really will leave to you as I don't know what 
>> factors are important. I think, however, that it must be free to 
>> establish and use.
>>
>> /gustav
>>
>>
>> >>> mcp2004 at mail.ru 02-03-2009 12:17:14 >>>
>>
>> Hi Gustav,
>>
>> 5 team members shoudl be optimal for this first project.
>>
>> Additional Access-D members who wanted to join could play the role of 
>> ProductOwner/stakeholders/users.
>>
>> And in the next project we can try to extend the team.
>>
>> TargetProcess currently looks the best SCRUM/agile project 
>> management/tracking tools for me because of the free community edition 
>> with the complete functionality and because it's ASP.NET based.
>>
>> But of course we have to look how it works when installed on ASP.NET 
>> hosting server: it looks good on demos, if could be not so good (slow) 
>> when used from Internet.
>>
>> If that will not work then we can look for some alternative and meanwhile 
>> keep ProdcutBacklog and BurnDown task list and other tracking info 
>> manually as for this small project and 5 team members that woudl be not 
>> that much additional work...
>>
>> Maybe we can just use MS Live or Google groupwork/teamwork features...
>>
>> But TargetProcess being dedicated for SCRUM/agile process and have good 
>> credentials looks the first candidate to use now...
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> --
>> Shamil
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: "Gustav Brock" <Gustav at cactus.dk>
>> To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>> Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:18:27 +0100
>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Scrum
>>
>> > Hi Shamil
>> >
>> > But wouldn't it be dangerous to rely on TargetProcess Community Edition 
>> > and only five free licenses? If a sixth member would join (you aimed 
>> > for 7 +/-2 members) we all will have to pay $249 which I think is not 
>> > likely to be accepted.
>> >
>> > I installed Popfly (very easy). It integrates directly into Visual 
>> > Studio as a menu entry - couldn't be easier. If it fits the purpose, of 
>> > course, which I can't tell.
>> >
>> > /gustav
>> >
>> >
>> > >>> mcp2004 at mail.ru 02-03-2009 07:38 >>>
>> >
>> > Thank you, Doug,
>> >
>> > Now we have 5 team members! :)
>> >
>> > Gustav,
>> > Mike,
>> > John,
>> > Doug,
>> > Shamil
>> >
>> > And the team is complete for this first project as we plan to use 
>> > TargetProcess SCRUM/agile management softwarem which free community 
>> > edition has only five free licenses. I have got this edition already 
>> > and I plan to install it within this week on my ASP.NET hosting site 
>> > (because I do not have server side access to thsi ASP.NEt hosting site 
>> > the installation needs some manual work).
>>
>>
>>
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