Adapting to Agile Development for Software Documentation
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The document outlines key concepts and practices around the Scrum process in agile development, emphasizing roles, artifacts, and task management within a sprint. It discusses the importance of flexible documentation that evolves with team needs and highlights communication, collaboration, and leveraging technology for documentation tasks. Additionally, it suggests rethinking deliverables and transitioning from static to dynamic authoring techniques.
Adapting to Agile Development for Software Documentation
- 1. Zohra Mutabanna zmutabanna@courion.com Lead Technical Writer WritersUA West 2014 Conference March 4, 2014 Palm Springs, CA
- 2. The Agile Manifesto The Scrum Process Documenting in Scrum Benefits and Challenges in Scrum Strategies for Success
- 6. Track tasks in Sprint Backlog Begin when functionality is available Create iterative content in a sprint Attend weekly Scrum of Scrums with Scrum Masters Writer
- 8. Tasks in Sprint Backlog
- 10. An empowered team player Members collaborate through a backlog and daily scrum Documentation priority follows PBI priority Delta tracked across sprints
- 11. Scrum format may vary from one team to another Documentation adapts to Scrum like a development team Different deliverables for different teams Minimal documentation may require more updates
- 12. Communicate, Connect, Collaborate ◦ Update Sprint Backlog with documentation tasks ◦ Proactively communicate documentation needs ◦ Leverage technology for distributed teams ◦ Attend meetings – as needed
- 13. Managing Time as a Shared Resource ◦ Track your overhead - ideally 20% for non-sprint activities ◦ Be flexible about Scrum practices and processes
- 14. Rethink Deliverables: ◦ Context Sensitive Help ◦ Videos ◦ eBooks Transition from Static to Dynamic Authoring with: ◦ Structured Authoring ◦ Single Sourcing ◦ Reusability
- 16. The Agile Manifesto: Kazreyvich, Andrew. The Agile Manifesto . Web. 1 March 2014. <http://www.codevanced.net> The Scrum Process: Adapted. Web. 1 March 2014. Benefits: Web. 1 March 2014 <http://www.mprti.com> Challenges: Web. 1 March 2014 <http://www.nci.co.uk> Scrum Cloud: Web. 1 March 2014. <http://www.solutionsiq.com>
Editor's Notes
- #5: Source of Images: With permission from Andrew Kazreyvich, http://www.Codevanced.net.
- #6: Image Source: Adapted from http://neurontesting.blogspot.com/
- #11: Image Source: http://www.mprti.com
- #12: Image Source: http://www.nci.co.uk
- #16: Source: http://www.solutionsiq.com