Read
– Williams et al., Scrum + Engineering Practices: Experiences of three Microsoft teams
– See Piazza Resources Reading Williams_SCRUM_Microsoft.pdf
Write a summary of about 1 page (500 words)
– Address the questions on the next page
Submit your summary (preferably as a pdf file)
– On Crowdgrader.org
See enrollment links below
– Deadline: Thursday,
Review 4 submissions
Provide critical, constructive feedback
Rate the papers on the scale described below
– Deadline: Monday,
Questions to addressss
[1] When was the paper published? In what publication? What institutions are the authors affiliated with?
[2] What is “Flaccid Scrum” and how can it be prevented
(according to the article)?
[4] Name 4 engineering practices used by the Microsoft teams, and for each a key benefit and potential cost or problem.
[1] On what evidence do the authors base their conclusion that the combination of Scrum and engineering practices leads to improved productivity and product quality?
[2] What is the most important point you took away from the article?
Grading Scale
Rate each paper on a scale 0-20
– See Crowdgrader for an interpretation of the scale
Award for each question addressed the number of points indicated with each question
– Deduct points for imprecise or incomplete answers
Award up to 10 points for overall quality:
– (4) Content
Summary captures key points of article
– (3) Organization
– (3) Good writing
Clear, concise, insightful
Grammatically correct
Submission Links
Crowdgrader.org
Self-Enrollment link:
https://www.crowdgrader.org/crowdgrader/venues/join/3895/rypuby_gadyma_pavefe_foceba
– Note: if you made a RAC1 submission then you are enrolled already.
Assignment link:
– 2018Su CMPS115-01 RAC2
Direct assignment link:
– https://www.crowdgrader.org/crowdgrader/venues/view_venue/3895
