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I was doing a bit of work item customization today when I ran into an interesting, but common problem.  The client wanted a field, specifically the 'Work Remaining' field on a Sprint Backlog Item, a work item in the Conchango Scrum template, Read More

Prepare yourself, this one is a doozy. In a world where software projects commonly suffer from poor requirements, the very idea that a project team can "overthink" requirements sounds absurd.  Hey, if it didn't happen would I be writing about it?  Read More

"What is the status of the current project?"  This question haunts the dreams of project managers.  We give answers like "we are on track", "we are 60% there" or "hold on I'll go find out".  Too often, these statements translate into "the Read More

In my experience, when challenged to improve the quality of their software development efforts, so many software companies put excessive focus on software process methodology.  They read about Agile, Scrum, or some other flavor of iterative development Read More

I've waited long enough to get things going here, so I figured it's time to say hello and properly introduce myself.  My name is Trent and I'm a Software Process Consultant residing in Dallas, Texas.  I work for a company called Notion Solutions in Read More