Capitalization of a software project is extremely important to organizations engaged primarily in application development these days. To put it simply, the US government allows a company to defer the taxes that would normally be paid on research and development activities until such time as the product is generally available and the company can begin selling the product and bringing in revenue.

If a user story isn't completed during a Sprint, the cleanest way to deal with it is to leave the story point value as is and return it to the Product Backlog.

Let’s look at how a team makes use of task estimates. During Sprint Planning, teams create tasks and task estimates from the backlog items that they are potentially going to commit to finishing.

When I was much younger, it was explained to me that sticking my dad’s screwdriver into the electrical outlet was not a good idea. As a good little boy, I obeyed and convinced my older brother to try it, instead. Fortunately, we used an outlet at the end of a long hallway, so my brother’s resulting flight from the shock drew a clean and uninterrupted arc down the hallway.

I've finished my first week and my first class as a Danube employee and trainer.