Pro Agile .NET Development with Scrum

379 Pages·2011·16.562 MB·English

by  Jerrel Blankenship, Matthew Bussa, Scott Millett (auth.)

Pro Agile .NET
Development with Scrum
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Jerrel Blankenship
Matthew Bussa
Scott Millett
Pro Agile .NET Development with Scrum
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To my wife, Stacy, my son, Tyler, and my family
–Jerrel

To my wife, Rebakah, and my family
–Matthew
Contents at a Glance
(cid:3) About the Authors.................................................................................................xv
(cid:3) About the Technical Reviewers...........................................................................xvi
(cid:3) Acknowledgments..............................................................................................xvii
(cid:3) Introduction.......................................................................................................xviii
(cid:3) Chapter 1: The Art of Agile Development................................................................1
(cid:3) Chapter 3: eXtreme Programming........................................................................29
(cid:3) Chapter 4: Sprint 0: Generating the Product Backlog..........................................53
(cid:3) Chapter 5: Sprint 1: Starting a Game....................................................................87
(cid:3) Chapter 6: Sprint 2: Playing a Basic Game.........................................................135
(cid:3) Chapter 7: Sprint 3: Changing the Game.............................................................161
(cid:3) Chapter 8: Sprint 4: The Release........................................................................203
(cid:3) Chapter 9: Code Review......................................................................................243
(cid:3) Chapter 10: What’s Ahead for You and Scrum?..................................................273
(cid:3) Appendix A: TDD Primer with NUnit....................................................................281
(cid:3) Appendix B: BDD Primer with SpecFlow.............................................................297
(cid:3) Appendix C: Mocking with Moq..........................................................................311
(cid:3) Appendix D: Manage a Product Backlog with Pivotal Tracker..........................319
(cid:3) Appendix E: Web Testing with WatiN..................................................................325
(cid:3) Appendix F: Source Control with SVN.................................................................335
(cid:3) Appendix G: Continuous Integration with Cruise Control.NET ............................351
(cid:3) Index...................................................................................................................365
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Contents
(cid:3) About the Authors.................................................................................................xv
(cid:3) About the Technical Reviewers...........................................................................xvi
(cid:3) Acknowledgments..............................................................................................xvii
(cid:3) Introduction.......................................................................................................xviii
(cid:3) Chapter 1: The Art of Agile Development................................................................1
Why the Need for Agile?....................................................................................................1
It’s What I Asked for But Not What I Need................................................................................................1
Iterative Change.......................................................................................................................................3
Defining Agile....................................................................................................................5
The Agile Manifesto..................................................................................................................................5
Key Features of Agile................................................................................................................................7
The Flavors of Agile...........................................................................................................8
Scrum.......................................................................................................................................................8
eXtreme Programming (XP)......................................................................................................................9
Crystal......................................................................................................................................................9
Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)...................................................................................10
Feature-Driven Development (FDD)........................................................................................................10
Lean Software Development..................................................................................................................10
Summary.........................................................................................................................11
(cid:3) Chapter 2: Managing Agile Projects with Scrum..................................................13
What Is Scrum?...............................................................................................................13
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Plan-Driven vs. Value-Driven Methods............................................................................14
Waterfall Method (Plan Driven)...............................................................................................................14
Scrum Method (Value Driven).................................................................................................................15
Fixed vs. Variable Factors.......................................................................................................................16
Scrum Artifacts................................................................................................................17
Product Backlog.....................................................................................................................................17
Sprint Backlog........................................................................................................................................19
Burn-down chart....................................................................................................................................20
Acceptance Criteria................................................................................................................................21
Scrum Roles....................................................................................................................21
Pig Roles.................................................................................................................................................22
Chicken Roles.........................................................................................................................................23
Scrum Activities...............................................................................................................23
Sprint Planning.......................................................................................................................................24
Daily Stand-Ups (Scrums).......................................................................................................................25
Sprint Review.........................................................................................................................................25
Sprint Retrospectives.............................................................................................................................25
Summary.........................................................................................................................26
(cid:3) Chapter 3: eXtreme Programming........................................................................29
XP Values.........................................................................................................................29
XP Practices and Principles.............................................................................................30
Planning..................................................................................................................................................33
Environment...........................................................................................................................................41
Self-Organization....................................................................................................................................42
Shared Understanding............................................................................................................................44
Commitment to Development Excellence...............................................................................................46
Quality Assurance...................................................................................................................................49
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Summary.........................................................................................................................51
(cid:3) Chapter 4: Sprint 0: Generating the Product Backlog..........................................53
The Project: Online Blackjack Gambling..........................................................................53
Mission Statement..................................................................................................................................54
Team Name............................................................................................................................................54
Team Ground Rules................................................................................................................................54
Technical User Stories.....................................................................................................55
Walking the Development Skeleton........................................................................................................55
Capturing Features with User Stories..............................................................................60
Playing Blackjack Stories.......................................................................................................................60
Playing for Money Stories.......................................................................................................................68
Member Account Stories........................................................................................................................73
Reporting Stories....................................................................................................................................73
Technical Stories....................................................................................................................................74
Initial Product Backlog.....................................................................................................76
Planning Poker.................................................................................................................78
Game Play: Initial Play............................................................................................................................78
Game Play: Start Game...........................................................................................................................78
Game Play: Deck of Cards......................................................................................................................80
Game Play: Hit........................................................................................................................................80
Game Play: Stand...................................................................................................................................80
Game Play: Win.......................................................................................................................................80
Game Play: Dealer Rules........................................................................................................................81
Game Play: Double..................................................................................................................................81
Game Play: Split.....................................................................................................................................82
Member Registration..............................................................................................................................82
Managing Member Accounts..................................................................................................................82
Cashing In...............................................................................................................................................82
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Prioritizing the Backlog....................................................................................................83
Committing to the First Sprint.........................................................................................85
Summary.........................................................................................................................86
(cid:3) Chapter 5: Sprint 1: Starting a Game....................................................................87
Sprint Planning Meeting..................................................................................................87
The Theme of the Sprint.........................................................................................................................87
Determining Availability and Capacity....................................................................................................88
Planning Poker.......................................................................................................................................88
Project Management/Feedback Progress..............................................................................................92
Sprint 1’s Backlog............................................................................................................94
Day 1................................................................................................................................95
Daily Stand-Up........................................................................................................................................95
Developing the First Story: The Initial Bet Feature..........................................................96
Implementing the First Story..................................................................................................................96
Day 4..............................................................................................................................119
Daily Stand-Up......................................................................................................................................119
Working on the Next User Story: Deck of Cards............................................................120
Adding the SpecFlow Feature...............................................................................................................121
Adding Scenarios..................................................................................................................................121
Implementing the “Check for 52 Different Cards” Scenario.................................................................124
Day 6..............................................................................................................................126
Daily Stand-Up......................................................................................................................................126
Final User Story of the Sprint: Start Game.....................................................................126
Adding the SpecFlow Feature...............................................................................................................127
Adding Scenarios..................................................................................................................................127
Day 10............................................................................................................................129
Sprint 1 Retrospective..........................................................................................................................129
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Product Demo.......................................................................................................................................132
Summary.......................................................................................................................133
(cid:3) Chapter 6: Sprint 2: Playing a Basic Game.........................................................135
Sprint Planning Meeting................................................................................................135
The Theme of the Sprint.......................................................................................................................135
Determining Availability and Capacity..................................................................................................135
Planning Poker.....................................................................................................................................136
Sprint 2’s Backlog..........................................................................................................140
Day 1..............................................................................................................................140
Daily Stand-Up......................................................................................................................................140
Developing the User Story: Hit.......................................................................................140
Adding the SpecFlow Feature...............................................................................................................142
Using BDD to Drive the Feature Development......................................................................................144
Day 4..............................................................................................................................145
Daily Stand-Up......................................................................................................................................146
Working on the User Story: Stand..................................................................................146
Adding the SpecFlow Feature...............................................................................................................147
Add Scenario........................................................................................................................................147
Day 6..............................................................................................................................149
Daily Stand-Up......................................................................................................................................149
Final User Story of the Sprint: Win.................................................................................149
Adding the SpecFlow Feature...............................................................................................................150
Adding Scenarios..................................................................................................................................151
Day 10............................................................................................................................154
Sprint 2 Retrospective..........................................................................................................................154
Product Demo.......................................................................................................................................158
Summary.......................................................................................................................159
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(cid:3) Chapter 7: Sprint 3: Changing the Game.............................................................161
Sprint Planning Meeting................................................................................................161
The Theme of the Sprint.......................................................................................................................162
Determining Availability and Capacity..................................................................................................162
Planning Poker.....................................................................................................................................162
Sprint 3’s Backlog..........................................................................................................167
Day 1..............................................................................................................................168
Daily Stand-Up......................................................................................................................................168
Developing the User Story: Dealer Rules.......................................................................168
Adding the SpecFlow Feature...............................................................................................................169
Day 4..............................................................................................................................171
Daily Stand-Up......................................................................................................................................171
Working on the User Story: Double Stake......................................................................172
Adding the Double Stake SpecFlow Feature........................................................................................174
Using BDD to Drive the Feature Development......................................................................................175
Wiring Up and Getting the Scenario to Pass.........................................................................................183
Day 6..............................................................................................................................188
Daily Stand-Up......................................................................................................................................188
User Story: Game Play Insurance..................................................................................188
Adding the SpecFlow Feature...............................................................................................................190
Adding Scenarios..................................................................................................................................191
Day 10............................................................................................................................195
Product Demo.......................................................................................................................................195
Retrospective........................................................................................................................................197
Summary.......................................................................................................................202
(cid:3) Chapter 8: Sprint 4: The Release........................................................................203
Sprint Planning Meeting................................................................................................203
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