ScrumDesk Project Management Web edition. Back to the Agile roots
Back to the Agile roots ScrumDesk is for Windows. Yes, with the Desktop edition until now. But not anymore. Because ScrumDesk Start edition will be born officially soon. When we were discussing ScrumDesk history, the development of product backlog since 2007, the world of Agile, and changes in technologies in the last [...]
ScrumDesk Windows 6.0: Backlog Markers, Kanban plus Agile Coach
Top features of version 6.0 Product Backlog Visual Markers Boards Due dates for stories and tasks New design of story side view Themes for story templates Kanban boards improvements Kanban statistics and cumulative flow chart Project related retrospective ideas Product Backlog Visual Markers What is the biggest advantage of [...]
ScrumDesk 5.7.31: Parking Lot Report. Release Planning
Parking Lot As a product owner, you often need to have an overview what is happening to your backlog. Parking lot (suggested by Mike Cohn) provides a very useful overview. The version 5.7.31 brings additional filters based on releases and sprints. Release overview in Parking Lot: Sprint overview in Parking [...]
ScrumDesk 5.7.30: Swimlanes, Story Details
Today's release contains more than 20 improvements we focused on. The main goal was to improve the editing of stories, planning, and provide better visibility of your Kanban boards. Swimlanes in Kanban board Swimlanes in Kanban board brings visibility in complex backlogs. Button displays menu from which users can choose [...]
ScrumDesk for Windows 5.6.25: Custom Fields Export & Import
Custom fields export and import have been added to the latest version of the ScrumDesk for Windows. This is helpful in case the Product Owner needs further analyze the product backlog. Custom fields are used to evidence the company's specialties as budgeting, software components, systems or dependencies on other [...]
ScrumDesk for Windows (retired) 5.6.21: Changes Synchronisation
Few customers running the ScrumDesk repositories on servers at different timezone reported problems while editing stories or tasks in ScrumDesk for Windows. The values were not saved and previous values were loaded from the repository. This behavior is fixed now thanks to the collaboration with Andrea, Shane, and Satiapriya. [...]
ScrumDesk 5.6: DropBox integration + WIP limits
Dropbox integration The latest version 5.6.20.101 brings the possibility to link files stored in the Dropbox cloud service. ScrumDesk uses the Dropbox application model which means that only files stored in Dropbox in Apps/ScrumDesk folder are. The files might be linked to projects, releases, sprints, stories, and tasks as [...]
How to link files from Dropbox to ScrumDesk
The latest version brings the possibility to link files stored in Dropbox cloud service. ScrumDesk uses Dropbox application model which means that only files stored in Dropbox in Apps/ScrumDesk folder are available. The files might be linked to project, releases, sprints, stories, and tasks as well. How to link a [...]
ScrumDesk 5.5.14.99: BurnDown Charts, Synchronization improvements
This version fixes v.5.5 published the last week: Burn-down charts were not displayed correctly in some cases (i.e. sprint backlog contains stories with a long history). Fixes of the synchronization in five different cases (the first update in a day, update of a story in case tasks are changed, [...]
ScrumDesk 5.5: Custom Fields
Notice This version requires an update of repositories. You will need SQL Server administrator account to finish upgrade. Custom fields In this version users have possibility to: keep custom data in custom story fields, fields are displayed in stories grid in the Backlog and in Sprint views, fields can [...]
ScrumDesk for Windows 5.4.13: Task Changes Synchronization
We published new ScrumDesk update that brings: Improved synchronization of story tasks [Fix] Cards are not displayed for newly created tasks [Fix] Negative values in burn down charts
ScrumDesk 5.4.12: Improved Background Synchronization
Thanks to all our customers who sent us very positive feedback on the last version supporting simultaneous editing of tasks. And thanks to customers who informed us about issues we did not identify. In the newest version 5.4.12, we continuously focused on improvements of background synchronization. Sync interval shortened [...]
ScrumDesk 5.4.11: Simultaneous editing
We have something cool today. Something unique. An Instant Board By this version, you have an instant & continuously updated task board allowing everybody to have the current backlog on a desk. Simply to say it means simultaneous editing of stories. Edit title or description. Estimate story. Move a [...]
ScrumDesk 5.3.11: Sprint Capacity Planner
New features Autorefresh of reports For all teams using LCD to display ScrumDesk reports we implemented refresh of reports every 5 minutes. It can be turned on or off on Reports page in the upper top corner. Capacity Planner Scrum teams often calculate capacity of the team by using [...]
ScrumDesk for Windows: All Features List
Ceremonies Project definition Product Planning Releases planning Sprints planning Parallel development of releases in one sprint Sprint execution Retrospective Estimation by Team Planning Poker® scale User Story Simultaneous editing Electronic Id Status Predefined + customizable workflow To do, Checked out, Solved, Completed Other details Title, Description, Acceptance criteria Planning [...]
We introduce #ScrumImpulz 2018 speaker: Fernando Colleone, Distributed teams and Agile – does it work?
https://www.scrumimpulz.sk Fernando helps globally distributed teams to become more Agile and deliver value to customers. Senior Project Manager with 13+ years of experience working with Information Technology and Services. Proven demonstration of client relationship building as well as leading [...]
We introduce ScrumImpulz 2018 speaker: Dany „Danko“ Kovatch about the right Agile culture!
The first Certified Scrum Trainer in Israel. Well recognized international speaker with unique ways of presenting. 5 years of service in the Israeli army in a special elite program. Served as VP of R&D in several companies. Danko is [...]
We introduce ScrumImpulz 2018 speaker: Jan Majoros, eduScrum, the very real alternative for education process
Experienced Agile practitioner and active member of the Agile community. Jan has a long and successful career in management positions in corporates including Siemens. The enthusiastic person who uses Scrum for developing unique products, which helps to save peoples [...]
ScrumImpulz 2018: Martin Strigač, CEO Sygic, „Pracovať Agilne s rozumom“
Martin začal svoju púť v IT svete v Žiline ešte na škole, a neskôr, počas svojej kariéry, pracoval na rôznych pozíciách. Keď sa ako vedúci softvérových tímov a neskôr ako riaditeľ divízie dostal k Agile, produkt vyvíjaný pre zdravotné [...]
ScrumImpulz 2018. Agile in Slovakia in the next decade
Ten years seem like a lot of time but despite that, a lot of people claim that Agile practices are still very young. In 2008 we began to apply then-unknown Agile, and back then we had completely different concepts compared to today. [...]
The journey of one Scrum Master
About the life of the agile team, relations, Scrumastership, responsibilities, and some good practices. “KEEP CALM SCRUM MASTER IS HERE" When I started in one of the company’s development teams, I had no experience with Scrumastership. The team was [...]
ScrumDesk 6.31: Convert Backlog Items to Epics
Convert backlog item to a feature or epic Sometimes might happen that the user story is bigger than thought originally. In such a case the Product Owner had to create a new epic, enter necessary details and move backlog [...]
ScrumDesk 6.30.1: Clone Tasks
Clone task After few years, the agile squad used to find a structure of subtasks that are repeated for every backlog item. ScrumDesk offers the possibility to define story templates in such case, but sometimes quicker action is necessary. [...]
ScrumDesk 6.29.1: Improved Root Cause Analysis Editor + Kanban
Root Cause Analysis Editor We are glad to see more and more (and especially experienced) agile teams use the Root Cause Analysis editor to build a shared understanding of the reasons for their impediments. This way agile teams can [...]
ScrumImpulz 2018, 6th year of the Slovak conference about agile practices
ScrumImpulz 2018, the oldest Slovak conference about Agile practices The sixth year of the Slovak ScrumImpulz conference will be held on May 31, 2018, in Bratislava. Like every year, we would like to bring quality speakers who [...]
Establish self-organization in Agile Team
Self-organized teams are fundamental to the success of agile approaches. But what does self-organization means? 5-6 years ago we started to introduce agile to CxO of multiple clients. I remember that the most unbelievable for them was a term [...]
Who is Product Owner? The Product Owner Role description
Chooses the right things. Many customers of our consultancy services ask us for some brief and practical description of the role of the Product Owner. Here is our attempt to provide not just some theory, but some additional practical [...]
Epical epic. Agile epic examples
What is an agile epic, what to use it for, and foremost how? Requirements. Small, large, technical, business, operational, and researchable. And above all, plenty of them. During four years of ScrumDesk development, we have more than 800 requirements [...]
De-bugize! Plan bug fixing in Scrum
Are you distressed by the huge amount of defects in the product? In this article, you will learn about what practical possibilities you have in agile teams and managing error correction. One of the first questions that pop up [...]
Hey Scrum Master and Product Owner! Do not overdo it with perfectionism.
Story A: Joe I’ve known ever since high school. Incredibly nice, funny guy. The one you’d like to have in a team. Scrum was always an interesting topic for Joe and he’d read many books about it and showed [...]