On Sat, Nov 15, 2003 at 10:28:27PM +0100, ducasse wrote:
> >> - finally with the approach of diego this was done. And you know as me
> >> that there are Pigs and Chickens in
> >> our nice world and there are far less Pigs than Chicken. :)
> >
> > This is where translation becomes difficult. I understand the words 
> > but not the meaning ;)
> 
> hi dave
> 
> I should have explain before but this is much more fun to wait that 
> somebody ask :))
> 
> in the SCRUM methodology there are two kinds of actors the pigs = the 
> doer and the chickens
> the talkers.
> 
> The names (not really adequate to me point of view) refer to the 
> following story.
> 
> A chicken and a pig discuss and the chicken says:
>   I have an idea we should open a restaurant.
> The pig: why? what do we sell?
> The chicken: eggs and bacon
> The pig: no way you will be involved and I will be committed.
> 
> So in the Scrum methodology only the doers are allowed to talk and give 
> suggestions during meeting.
> 
> By the way this is worth to read the book because this is not about 
> programming or development
> but a process methodology that works well combined with XP but not only.
> One guy reported that he used it to steer exhibition organisation.

Thanks Stef. In my day job there are a lot of chickens. Maybe the book
will help.

Dave