Crowds
So what am I supposed to believe, the Stupidity of Crowds or the Wisdom of Crowds ? Okay, I know, it’s not that black and white, but an interesting contrast all the same.
Public debut for the EUB
Well, I’ve just played the Electric Upright Bass in public for the first time, at a London Jam. I think I did the right thing holding off on this for 15 months. Not only did nobody remark on the bum notes (there were a few) but I lost count of how many people, friends and strangers, made a point of coming over to tell me how great it sounded.
Feeling pretty chuffed, actually 
Mapping The Backlog
This post about creating the product backlog as a map deserves more attention than I’ve given it so far, but I really like the idea and I’m coming back to it. Wish we’d been able to use it when we were redeveloping our current application in rails.
Ken Schwaber talks Scrum at Google
Another enlightening video from Ken Schwaber.
Particular points I took away from this one.
- In the sprint, aim to deliver everything. Done. Software written, UATed, documented, load tested, ready to roll.
- In scrum, you get news early (good or bad). From sprint 2, you should be able to begin making projections about how long the rest of the project will take.
New Bass
woo hoo !
