Author Archives: Mark Crowe

You Can Kanban

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Mark Crowe

More and more customers are discussing Lean influences in their process, especially at the portfolio planning level and with operational groups. Here’s a quick summary of the Kanban functionality VersionOne offers. Continue reading →

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Charting the Course to Agile Development

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Mark Crowe

I recently discussed some release planning approaches with a customer who had some traditional fixed project-type constraints: contractual relationship with milestones (in the form of multiple releases) and dates built in. Here are some tips on how to get through the smelly part of agile development. Continue reading →

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Drag-and-Drop Epic Ranking Helps Agile Planning

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Mark Crowe

In larger agile planning efforts, it can be quite helpful to keep your epics well-organized and prioritized. Simple drag-and-drop epic ranking and management is certainly an integral part of agile planning. Continue reading →

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Agile 2011: Reflections From The Booth

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Mark Crowe

I noticed a common theme during the Agile 2011 Conference. While helping to work the VersionOne booth in my official role as part of the illustrious booth babe team, there were many compliments on the new UI, inquiries about coveted … Continue reading →

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Spring is Here!

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Mark Crowe

Spring is here! Spring is here! The Spring ’2011 Release is here! What, you say? It’s not spring any more? Are you sure? Hmmmm… Well…you see…in Atlanta where our headquarters is based, it gets oppressively hot in the summer, so … Continue reading →

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Teams Without Fuss

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Mark Crowe

“Teams” Feature Discussion, Take 1… (Fade in to training session, where a group of happy new VersionOne users are learning more about what their system can do for them.) New customer: “Where do we define the people on the team?” … Continue reading →

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The Edit Two-Step

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Mark Crowe

Quickly updating an item and continuing on with one’s work is essential to a smooth experience in any application. Here are some tips to help you do quick updates and be on your way within VersionOne. 1. Inline grid updates … Continue reading →

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Rank And File

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Mark Crowe

All Scrum tools can manage a backlog. There is a great variety in the power of these tools, however. Managing a small list of a few items is one thing. Being able to manage large backlogs is something we’re quite … Continue reading →

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My Best Friend

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Mark Crowe

When reviewing features created through our own agile development process, I find there are few tools more valuable than a good working Build Integration. Whether I’m testing features, creating release notes or just getting a handle on things to update … Continue reading →

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