Runtime Config in CakePHP apps

Inspired by Chris Hartjes blog post titled Handling Multiple Environments In Your PHP Application, I decided to post what I do that’s similar in my CakePHP apps.

Creating the product backlog

Previously I blogged about what user stories in scrum should look like, providing an overview of their format and principles, but not really covering a how you come up with them all or how you decide what order to do them in.

This post covers who needs to be involved and recommends a practical 10 step approach for creating the Product Backlog.

Quick and accurate high-level estimates in Scrum

So Agile is all about working software over comprehensive documentation right? But if I don’t know the detailed requirements up front, how can I estimate for a task? And if I can’t estimate for a task, how can we figure out how long the project will take and how much it will cost?

This post covers techniques for quickly and easily creating reasonably accurate, high-level estimates in the project kickoff meeting that are sufficient for resource planning and scheduling.

What’s the Story?

The who, what, when, where and why of user stories for Scrum.

Introduction to Scrum

An introduction to Scrum, one of the flavours of Agile, covering the team structure, processes and terminology in a brief handy overview.