Agile Team Management
Team Manager It is suggested to have an agile team not bigger than 7-9 people. In the case of the big project, this leads to having more teams that need to be synchronized. ScrumDesk keep teams hierarchically organized in [...]
Agile Project in ScrumDesk, Scrum Project Management Tool
All stories in ScrumDesk are stored in relation to a particular project. The project keeps not just stories, but team details, retrospective ideas, impediments, absences, and attachments. Project details are available by clicking on the Project menu item. The [...]
Backlog Transparency with Taskboard and Treemap
Taskboard Taskboard displays sprint user stories and tasks as a kanban board. Kanban board is split into more swim lines according to the status. Colors of the swim lines are displayed based on the project settings (Project/Options). ScrumDesk task [...]
ScrumDesk for Windows: Backlog Management with Board and Grid views
ScrumDesk provides more way of backlog visibility. A board is probably most used, but in case of large backlogs users are losing orientation in it. For better orientation ScrumDesk provides additional views. Board view Board simulates a wall board. [...]
ScrumDesk for Windows: User Interface Fundamentals
ScrumDesk Windows user interface simulates the simplicity of wall board with a possibility to display the backlog in different styles, therefore, allows to better manage the product backlog. The user interface displays more views in separated tabs. This way [...]
ScrumDesk for Windows: Connect to Repository (database)
Repository/Database installation As a first step ScrumDesk administrator must install the database (On-Site edition) or register to receive credentials to the hosted database (On-Demand Edition). To read how to install a database read the Administrator manual. Connect to a [...]
ScrumDesk for Windows: Installation and Licensing
Getting StartedInstallationScrumDesk is available in the following editions:On-Demand Edition that supports hosting the project database on ScrumDesk servers. In this case, only the installation of the ScrumDesk client application is necessary. Users are informed via emails about credentials to log [...]
ScrumDesk for Windows: User Story Card
Scrum as project management is using the concept of index cards introduced in Extreme Programming (XP). Cards are supposed to establish conversation and clarification of requirements. The card in ScrumDesk displays more details than paper index card while still [...]
ScrumDesk for Windows: Popup Notifications
In agile team a visibility is a key. Once the team is distributed, it is hard to keep a possibility to register when a team member moved the card on the task board. To have the visibility even the [...]
ScrumDesk for Windows: API
API you asked for! We are proud to announce av the availability of API. ScrumDesk API provides a possibility to connect to project repositories via HTTP from 3rd party applications. Benefits high reliability, no problems with firewalls any client, operating [...]
ScrumDesk for Windows 5.0.5: Import CSV, Filter, Release Overview document
Import stories from CSV ScrumDesk v5 supports import of stories into project backlog from text files with the following format: Subject Description Importance Value Effort Risk Duration Spent Remaining Theme Comment line must starts with # character. The [...]
Synchronize ScrumDesk and Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010
Update January 2017: ScrumDesk Windows is not supported anymore! TFS 2010 is a big improvement compared to TFS 2008. Moreover, Microsoft company decided to support agile/scrum project management as well via the Microsoft Visual Scrum process template. Even this, [...]
Synchronize ScrumDesk and Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2008
Introduction ScrumDesk supports the synchronization of artifacts with Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2008 via ScrumDesk Synchronization Hub. ScrumDesk Synchronization Hub is the package of a core application called Hub and connects to 3rd party systems. The synchronization (integration) provides [...]
Workshop Scrum in real life in Bratislava, Slovakia
Do you want to produce more quickly with better quality than your competitors? Do frequent changes make your life complicated? Scrum, an agile project management framework, changes the way how to develop and deliver products. It has a strong [...]
Set the stage in a retrospective
An agile retrospective is one of the most important ceremony in Scrum. There are lot of ways how to do it. We would like to provide to ScrumMasters and teams an overview how to do retrospective. And we are [...]