Getting Agile

At a recent Seattle Scrum users group meeting I presented on the topic of “Managing Software Debt”. Here is a link to a PDF of the presentation and the following is a description of the topic:

The Product Backlog in Scrum is used to prioritize implementation of features into software based on value. A Product Owner is charged with managing the Product Backlog to direct software implementation for the greatest possible Return on Investment (ROI). Entirely feature-based Product Backlogs do not consider the decay of software over time, and the resulting software debt can sink a project or company. This presentation will highlight ways Scrum Teams and Product Owners can work with stakeholders to manage software debt over the life cycle of the product.