Title :
The slacker´s guide to project tracking or spending time on more important things
Author :
Davison, James ; Mackinnon, Tim ; Royle, Michael
Author_Institution :
ThoughtWorks UK, London, UK
Abstract :
As a project manager, your time is far too important to be wasted on mundane tasks like detailed tracking of the day-to-day activities of each of your developers. Wouldn´t it be nice if you spent your time negotiating project scope and identifying and removing team impediments? Our experience has shown that consistency in card sizes and estimates allows you to perform full project planning with little effort. Additionally, it results in diagrams that accurately reflect your project´s status. With this, release planning sessions take hours not days, freeing up valuable time for both you and your developers.
Keywords :
DP management; organisational aspects; project management; strategic planning; organisational aspects; project planning; project tracking; slacker guide; Impedance; Investments; Measurement units; Process planning; Programming; Project management; Waste management;
Conference_Titel :
Agile Development Conference, 2004
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2248-3
DOI :
10.1109/ADEVC.2004.22