[LRUG] Scrum backlog/user story management

[Levent Ali]

I use Agileista because I wrote it...

Will be getting much needed love soon but feel free to use it...

https://app.agileista.com/

I've heard pivotal tracker doesn't really adhere to scrum and is
better if you're trying to track time... great for freelancers etc...

L



On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 1:13 AM, Ronny Ager-Wick <ronny at ager-wick.com> wrote:
> Thanks guys for your replies, that was very useful.
> PivotalTracker looks very interesting. A bit concerned with their licensing
> though (it's fee now, but they "may change their minds in the future"). If
> they wanted to give it for free, why not release it under an open source
> license?
> Anyway, given you can export and there apparently is an API, I think the
> risk starting to use it is a reasonable one.
> I'm already used to the open collaboration with my clients, and have given
> them access to the project management tools I've been using before, but I
> feel they're getting a bit dated, given they're not specifically scrum
> tools.
>
> I'll check out the GPL one as well (Taskboard). As a grumpy old FLOSS
> evangelist, that still appeals a lot to me. Actually, I'm not *that* old and
> not that grumpy either :)
>
> Gwyn, interesting! Looks really neat as well! What's the business model
> going to be (if any)? Increasing price as number of projects grow, or
> something new and exciting?
>
> Ronny.
>
> Ronny Ager-Wick wrote:
>
> 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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