Agile Processes for the Solo Developer
Is it possible to take advantage of Agile Processes such as Scrum or Kanban as a solo developer? That became my focus recently as I was working on the specifications for a website re-write. Instead of creating detailed specifications, I started writing a collection of User Stories to define the functionality. I already knew the basics of what the website should look like since it already exists. The new version would add some additional functionality such as allowing for on-line payments and user notifications by email under certain conditions.
The more I learned about Agile Processes, the more I envisioned how I could apply them to my own way of working. As anyone who has read my other posts knows, I’ve been on the search for some time for a project management method that works for the solo developer. After all this research, I’m thinking that utilizing Scrum and/or Kanban can accommodate the majority of my development and maintenance project management needs. Read the rest of this entry »