Burn-down graphs (or charts) are most often associated with the Scrum methodology increasingly favoured by many software developers (you can get to grips with it in this 10 minute video). They help you to visualise how you are progressing through your work backlog. Very simply put, it shows how quickly are you getting things done, and [...]
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Can You See It? There were some great discussions at this week’s TVSMC meet up about observing and visualising work, particularly in talking with Simon Bostock. The challenge is that “knowledge work” isn’t as visible as “traditional work.” If I am ploughing a field, it is pretty obvious when I am half way through, and [...]
Read 'How Balanced is Your Workload?' >>The week sees another release of Milestone Planner, with some new features and a lot of work behind the scenes for a complete new set of features – I’ll write more about that in the next few posts – still in private beta right now. If you would like to join the beta and are [...]
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