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The order of the backlog	02-05-2012
The product backlog should be ordered. Things that should be implemented first should be at the top, what can be done later is positioned lower in the list. In general, the advice is to order the items on business value. In my view, that advice is too limited. I think a mix of the following factors determines the order of the backlog: » read more
A sprint is not a mini-waterfall	25-04-2012
Sometimes you still see this nasty misunderstanding: "An Agile project is just a series of short waterfall-projects". » read more
CMMI version 1.3 has been released! Some first reflections	07-01-2011
CMMI version 1.3 has been released at October, 28 2010. Some first reflections. The first thing you notice is a clear reduction in size. The PDF contains 482 pages, compared to 573 in version 1.2. That seems to be good news although it is still quite a big model. The reduction in size is however just cosmetic, more about that later. Further on, it is clear that this is a minor upgrade. An upgrade from version 1.2 to 1.3, not to version 2.0. That means that no complete new training is needed for most CMMI users. Just an upgrade training to point out the differences. » read more