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SpiraPlan – Agile Project Management System (one review, and some information from the company site)




I keep on looking out for tools that can be used for Scrum, and once in a while SpiraPlan would pop up. I did not review the tool myself, so cannot give my personal opinion, but did a lookout for the other reviews that are available on this tool (and there are not too many [...]



How to decide the length of a Sprint cycle – Part of Scrum




When you decide on using Scrum for your project development needs, one of the important questions is about the length of the Scrum cycle to be used. Not an easy decision in any way for the team, and something that the ScrumMaster has an important role in deciding. One thing to keep in mind is [...]



What is a good time duration for a Sprint in Scrum ? 30 days ? 2 weeks ?




Asking the above question is like entering a tricky arena. You just cannot make a good answer unless you know more about the environmental situation in which the project is being run. There are plus and minus points to having a shorter Sprint. For example, having a shorter Sprint leads to: – More time spent [...]



Scrum – More details about the Planning Poker process




The previous post (link) gave a brief introduction about what Planning Poker is, and what is the relevance to Scrum. This post has a bit more detail on the same subject, including conditions in which the Planning Poker is used, some of the related terms, and so on. The Planning Poker needs to happen as [...]