After an immense amount of hard work from Stuart, Colin and Merrick a new version of Scrum for Team System has been released. Version 1.2 of Scrum for Team System contains a number of changes:
Reports
- Significant performance improvements compared to the v1.1 reports (we recommend you use the Report Installer to upgrade your existing reports to the latest version – see below).
- Portal Reports are now hidden from Team Explorer. (The hidden reports may be seen by visiting the Report site and selecting "Show Details")
- A small "(Hidden) Bug History Chart Small" is available for use in the portal.
- A "Version" report has been added to aid identification of the version of Scrum for Team System in use.
Windows Sharepoint Services
- "Quick links" functionality has now been re-introduced.
- A "bottom zone" has been added to the default template to allow more flexibility in the customisation of the layout of the Portal.
- The default portal site for a new Team Project now displays the following reports: Sprint Burndown Chart, Product Burndown Chart, Bug History Chart, Product Cumulative Flow
Utilities
- Report Installer (which is used to upgrade the reports in existing team projects) now has the option to completely refresh the report site for a particular team project with the latest reports (by deleting all existing reports in the Team Project before the new ones are installed). Alternatively, individual reports can be overwritten with the latest versions (for example if you have added custom reports that you wish to keep) and the new ones added.
Process Template
Upgrade process from earlier versions
- If you are on v1.0 you need to install version 1.2, create a new team project and follow the migration steps to get to v1.2.
- If you are on v1.1 you need to install version 1.2, run the Report Installer from the AdminUtilities package to update all reports and then customise the existing portal to get to v1.2.
We've also added a new feature requests section to the forums – so If you have any good ideas, or modifications you'd like to see, you can post your wish list. We've also added a list of training courses we're running over the next few months, in addition to the regular Certified Scrum Master and Agile Estimation and Planning courses we are running a new 2 day workshop on April 16th – "Agile Retrospectives" with Ester Derby and Diane Larson. I was fortunate enough to attend a one day workshop at the Scrum Gathering 2006 and highly recommend it. If you can't make it to the workshop – buy the book – it will transform the way you approach your Sprint Retrospectives.