After the project is created it should be configured. ScrumDesk allows ScrumMaster to assign a name to the Project page. Except that ScrumMaster can describe the project in the Description edit line to provide general information about the project to other people in a company. ScrumDesk provides a way to visually distinguish the project in [...]
We are working in Scrum and ScrumDesk is a unique task manager. The main advantage relative to other utilities for Scrum is that it is strictly consistent with the methodology, at least in the sense that we understand Scrum. This suggests that there is sufficient flexibility ScrumDesk - if any opportunity is not needed, [...]
Registration ScrumDesk is available in two editions: Demo edition is available for anyone interested in trying ScrumDesk for free a on shared database. No registration is necessary, just install Windows client application. .NET 3.5 SP1 is required. 5 Free users Edition is fully featured edition for companies willing to have data located in the [...]
ScrumDesk just gets better!We invest a lot of effort to bring this release, but only now we are delighted to see how much we have done!We would like to thank all people sending us feedbacks, comments, and requests. Let us send our 'Thank you' to Nicolò Carandini, people from Coopex Soft, to Giavinh and many [...]
Version 4.0.5 is focused on top critical problems, a few new features, and performance optimization. We are using .NET 3.5. platform now. Version 4.0 is not upgrading previous ScrumDesk installations! You have to uninstall previous versions and install v.4.0.5. Offline license mode for 29 days We've changed our policy and let users run ScrumDesk [...]
How to upgrade On-Site edition Database upgrade Back up your database before upgrading! Download ScrumDesk Database Manager. Click the Upgrade radio button. Login to your SQL Server. Choose your database from the Databases combo. Click the Update button. In the case of error, copy error text from the error window and send it to [...]
Planning Poker ® Planning Poker ® window provides access to all unplanned stories with support for: move around the backlog stories that are not started yet timer for poker round Fibonacci numbers + customer effort value view on smaller, equal, and bigger stories Planning Poker ® can be used during the estimation meeting. Team members select the [...]
Release date: August 19, 2008 Version 3.6 is a major upgrade. This version makes version 3.5 changes available to the public + new features listed below. We focused on a better visualization and features requested by our customers. If you are using a local database installation, then a database upgrade is required. Only database [...]
Version 3.5 is a major upgrade. The most important reason for this build is support for ScrumDesk Synchronization Hub. If you use a local database installation, then database upgrade is required. Ask us for updated ScrumDesk Database installation tool, please.Synchronization and tools integrationScrumDesk supports synchronization with 3rd party tools (such as Microsoft Team Foundation Server). [...]
Infrastructure upgrade The main reason for a new version is an infrastructure upgrade. We moved licensing server to a new provider with higher capacity. Unfortunately, this change requires an update for all ScrumDesk demo or local installations. Users are not required to update the locally installed database. User assignment In previous versions, a task [...]
Proxy support In some cases, our license service was unavailable due to proxy settings. ScrumDesk supports now the proxy with authentication. Internet Explorer proxy settings are used by default. If you are using a proxy password, set it by a click on a Proxy hyperlink in a login dialog. Set proxy URL, port, login [...]
New version 4.5 has been published. It contains stories relations, support for Pomodoro TechniqueTM , speed optimization, and more than 50 other enhancements.
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We are proud to announce a new reference for our tool: Advanced Electronics Company. AEC is leader in high technology engineering and manufacturing in Saudi Arabia Kingdom. AEC is involved in a number of significant national defense, telecommunication, Civil & Industrial projects and providing its products and service to leading international companies. Advanced Electronics [...]
Release date: October 16, 2009 Few days after the new version we are releasing a quick fix of problems found by the community. As an addition is a new document available in Reports/Documents. Document Sprint Stories This document provides an easy access to all stories in selected Sprint. It can be helpful if you [...]
ScrumDesk for Windows(retired): Step 1 - Create a new project This articles series is an example of how to start using SCRUM in your projects with help provided by ScrumDesk. Our example project will be an RSS Reader, an application that will provide easy access to RSS articles provided by many websites. And we [...]
ScrumDesk for Windows (retired): Step 2 - Define a team Who Product Owner Work that needs to be done can be easily distributed in more development teams. ScrumDesk connects teams in one virtually connected social community. This community is notified by the ScrumDesk notification system about any change. Teams can be distributed over the [...]
In Step 3 we will define story templates according to company process requirements. If your process is not requiring precisely defined steps, go directly to Step 4. Who Scrum Master Story Templates Are story templates required? No. But they are great when you have defined the required development process steps. This is the typical [...]
In this step, the Product Owner and development team will try to plan project releases. Who Product Owner Scrum Master Planning in SCRUM SCRUM is based on development in timeboxes called Sprint. Sprint is the time needed to complete selected stories (features, bugs, requirements, tasks,...). The length of the sprint is typically 30 days, [...]
In this step product owner and development team will try to plan project sprints. Who Product Owner Scrum Master Planning in SCRUM In Step 4 Planning product releases we defined sprint as time box for developers to complete selected stories. Product Development Product Backlog Release A Release B Sprint 1 Sprint 2 Sprint 3 ScrumDesk: Planning [...]
In this step product owner and development team are going to plan project sprints. Who Product Owner Creating stories The target for this step is to create backlog stories. Product Development Product Backlog Stories in scrum are mainly created by the product owners. As a first step let's log in as product owners. The product [...]
In this step development team is going to estimate stories. Who Scrum Master Developers Planning Poker® Our backlog contains all known stories which has to be developed for product. Team sits down together around the table and they starts to discuss size of each story. Product Development Product Backlog Every developer will get cards [...]
In this step product, owner and development team will plan sprint. Who Product Owner Scrum Master Developers Visitors Sprint planning meeting Development team meats with the product owner on sprint planning meetings. The product owner shows the team his plan for the first sprint. Product owners chose stories by top importance (priority). Planning View [...]
Who Scrum Master Developers Visitors Starting the sprint Scrum Master login to ScrumDesk before the Daily Scrum Meeting. The first thing he must do is start the sprint. To start it display SideView/Sprint and press the big red Start sprint button. If a sprint is started all changes made to remaining and duration time, changes [...]