[LRUG] Scrum backlog/user story management

[Ronny Ager-Wick]

Hi all,

I'm just wondering if any of you could share your experience with 
specific tools for managing user stories, either as a separate system or 
as part of an Agile/SCRUM backlog/project management system?
I can't do it on paper as I'm working with a distributed team. We'll be 
using Scrum (apart from the standups being virtual) and TDD.
As a side note, we'll probably end up using HAML and SASS as well, which 
I have to say the first time I saw I was thinking "what on earth it this 
useless annoying rubbish?", but after doing my due diligence I was 
thinking "wow, this is really DRY! Definitely the right way to do things 
- I just *have to* use this!"

I'm considering a number of options, ranging from writing a simple tool 
myself to using a paid SaaS system. I would prefer an open source 
solution though, as I'd like the possibility of retaining the data (and 
the ability to browse it) indefinitely without having to keep paying an 
SaaS provider forever (and depend on their continuous operation). 
However if I need to, I'll still consider SaaS.

Any comments or tips, positive or negative, would be greatly appreciated!
Ronny.
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