links for 2009-02-22

Very, very thorough description of how to get on top of which are the popular blogs and topics across a whole topic area using various tools.

"The activities performed in an iteration zero are analogous to learning the letters and numbers of a foreign language. Before learning to read a foreign language we need to know how to pronounce the letters in that language. Similarly, before writing tests we need to have a unit test framework, and before prioritizing and planning features we need to have a simple system to track and organize those features."

"'Best practice' suggests that designers should research iteration n+2, design iteration n+1, support iteration n and review iteration n-1. This is sound advice but should not be taken too literally: some stories will take longer to design than these arbitrary timeboxes. Designers should use their intuition and experience to flag up potentially complex stories in advance, giving themselves increased lead time. It’s bending the Agile rules, but should be encouraged if the product benefits."

Only on the awesome Mobile Industry Review site would the line "It appears the handset was a Samsung@ be one of the important bits of this story!

Simon Jordan throws his toys out of the pram. That should help promote the "positive" image of the club he was looking for.