#Tools

Man vs. Machine

I read an interesting comparison this morning. Pretend for a minute that you are a business owner. You decide that you are going to...

Simplicity of Measure

I got a fitbit bracelet the other day. It’s a pretty nifty gadget. It tracks the number of steps that I take in a day, as well as...

Using the Agile Cookie Cutter

How would you set up your next project? What would you require? I know what I’ve tried in the past – here’s a brief inventory of my...

Information Density and Project Tracking

One complaint that I hear from people who don’t like a given project tracking tool is that there is actually too much information on the...

Agile Planning Tools Revisited

Since my last post listing Agile planning tools a few more have come to my attention including: GreenHopper ScrumDesk TargetProcess XPWeb...

Agile Planning Tools

A few notes on this list: I tried to collect just the tools that are written specifically for the purpose of Agile planning. I know that...

Rally vs. Scrumworks

My first impression is that these are two applications that have come from very different backgrounds. ScrumWorks started off as a java...

Task Boards: Telling a Compelling Agile Story

The task board is the single most important information radiator that an agile team has. A task board illustrates the progress that an...