Archive for July, 2009

What is Velocity on Agile or SCRUM projects?

July 20, 2009

Velocity is a term that is used very regularly in the Agile world, so let’s talk about it…… Dictionary Definition Back in high school science class, we were told that velocity is the “rate at which an object changes its position”. Now, I was always pretty sure that this is what laymen referred to as [...]

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What is a burndown chart?

July 7, 2009

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsdGY04RrEk] A common misconception about Agile is that there are a whole bunch of programmers coding like crazy, building whatever they feel like in a set period of time. Don’t mention the word Gantt Chart or MS Project, or you will be in serious trouble. This actually could not be further from the truth.  SCRUM [...]

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