The document discusses starting a new project using Scrum principles. It outlines an agenda for a meeting where the group will: 1) hear a short talk about starting new projects and setting up a repeatable system; 2) break into smaller groups to shape broad ideas into actions; and 3) have teams prioritize stories from their backlog and begin working. The goal is for the group to take their backlog of ideas and shape them into an initial project using Scrum methods.

1. Starting a New Project
Craig Brown
Melbourne Scrum Users Group
April 13, 2011
http://www.meetup.com/scrum-12/
www.betterprojects.net

2. Last month we came together and created a
backlog of things we want to explore.
This month our focus is to take this content
and shape it into a project, using the
principles and methods of scrum.
The theme is naturally "Starting a project."
The agenda: I'll do a short 10 minute talk
and then we break into smaller groups to
convert broad concepts and ideas into
actions.

3. Part 1: Talk

4. Talk about starting new projects
Learn what’s going on with you guys
Set up a repeatable scalable system of getting things done (for this group)
Practice some games
WHAT DO I WANT OUT OF THIS?

8. New Project

11. Remember: Everything is relative
Image: Jurgen @ Noop.nl
Book: Management 3.0

12. Who’s who?

13. Zombies c/o Pictofigo & Derek Huether
Collaboration c/ Bas de Baar

14. $
A whole other topic

15. Too many Requirements

17. What do
you guys
do?

18. User stories are optional…
It’s the list that matters.
Scaling Software Agility
Dean Leffingwell

19. Bill Wake
INVEST
in good user stories
Independent
Negotiable
Valuable
Estimable
Sized right
Testable

20. How long is yours?

21. Sprinting at Enterprises
Release!
Release!
Release!
Release!
Release!

23. Integration to Prince2
and all that PMO stuff

24. Standish 2009
24% 44% 32%
I like to use past
performance
It can be a compelling case

25. Now you are ready to
get started

26. Part 2: Activity

27. We work in Teams

28. Take the backlog we made last month.
Prioritize by coolness
Size the stories
Teams pick them and go foreward

29. Some obvious next steps
Converting PBIs to Sprint Backlog Items

30. REMEMBER THE FUTURE