Microsoft Lauds Scrum

under_score writes "According to eWeek.com Microsoft is adopting the agile methodology called Scrum to get software built faster. Is it working? They seem to be claiming that Scrum and Extreme Programming have helped them get recent releases such as SQLServer out the door faster with better quality. Many other large organizations are also adopting agile methods including Yahoo, and Google. Are agile methods the next big thing in software development?"

Comments

So let's get this straight

[Anonymous Coward]

Microsoft is lauding scrum for assisting them in delivering a product late and with a smaller featureset than originally planned? Ok, that's certainly an interesting approach. Now we can hear about how scrum is responsible for bringing Longhorn out earlier and with more features than ever expected.

"Scrum", eh?

[__aagctu1952]

So... does that make Microsoft a hive of scrum and villainy?

Re:This is a new thing?

[Spit]

No, Scrum is different. Scrum is a daily meeting that is EXTREME TO THE MAXX!!

I prefer this definition

[ColourlessGreenIdeas]

http://www.scrum.com/rugby_guide/scrums.asp

Do that every time you need to make a decision. Clear all furniture out of the way first.