tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11388923.post4371270295572477968..comments2024-03-24T20:54:16.021-05:00Comments on Bart's Blog: Managing stories electronicallyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01154315948247678050noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11388923.post-87489450647248523392009-01-30T10:56:00.000-06:002009-01-30T10:56:00.000-06:00@Bob MacNealAttractive is the key word here. Than...@Bob MacNeal<BR/><BR/><I>Attractive</I> is the key word here. Thanks for bringing that up. I was trying to say that in the original blog posting. Our story board is not at all attractive. It does not convey team intelligence. Perhaps team dysfunction, but not team intelligence.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01154315948247678050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11388923.post-89430192464787230442009-01-30T10:52:00.000-06:002009-01-30T10:52:00.000-06:00@Mike HugoYeah, most of the current offerings are ...@Mike Hugo<BR/><BR/>Yeah, most of the current offerings are not great and cost money. I've successfully used XPlanner in the past, but it's development seems to have stopped. I've looked at Lean-to, but again, it looked like a commercial offering and something that was hosted. I'm actually collecting my thoughts on what I would want to have in such a system . I'd be happy to share those with you offline. Longer term, I think I may try and take some of my thoughts and put something together in Grails. I'm coming full circle on Grails and looking to get myself reacquainted with that community.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01154315948247678050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11388923.post-4868214665606937612009-01-30T10:33:00.000-06:002009-01-30T10:33:00.000-06:00I feel your irritations with PostIt notes; but if ...I feel your irritations with PostIt notes; but if I had to choose which is indispensible, I'd opt for low-fidelity Post-its on a well-maintained, frequently updated, and attractive story wall.<BR/> <BR/>Most electronic tools are junk. TFS, Version One, and Mingle are all counter-intuitive and sorely lacking. One exception is the open source XPlanner which is butt ugly, but nominally functional.<BR/><BR/>My concern with tools is that the team intelligence is hidden on a server – rather than in plain view. With a stickyfied story wall, progress or impediment all see the light of day (albeit fluorescent).<BR/><BR/>3M makes pricier “extra sticky” PostIts. And, if you have a glass window instead of a wall, the PostIts adhere much better.<BR/><BR/>That said, I’m building a tool for my Google phone, so I’m full of sh#t.Bob MacNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801726652392064788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11388923.post-84017747982927976282009-01-30T06:49:00.000-06:002009-01-30T06:49:00.000-06:00Any thoughts on software that can help you manage ...Any thoughts on software that can help you manage this? I've tried <A HREF="http://www.rallydev.com/" REL="nofollow">Rally</A> and that was OK but I wasn't that impressed. I see there's a plugin for JIRA called <A HREF="http://www.greenpeppersoftware.com/en/products/GreenHopper/" REL="nofollow">Greenhopper</A> but I haven't used it. And of course, from our local friends at Refactr there's <A HREF="http://lean-to.com/" REL="nofollow">Lean-to</A>. Any others you can think of or suggest?Mike Hugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09374812748351012788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11388923.post-40886463092968205132009-01-29T22:42:00.000-06:002009-01-29T22:42:00.000-06:00Enthusiastically seconded.Paper post-its are also ...Enthusiastically seconded.<BR/><BR/>Paper post-its are also VERY hard to "edit."CaptainThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17756734740593746091noreply@blogger.com