SCRUM NOIR: Mad Dog Mary episode 2

by Lancer Kind, Dhaval Panchal

An enjoyable way to learn about Agile Requirements!The pulp noir Agile "industry comic" that made a splash at Scrum Gathering 2008 in Toronto.In this episode 2, Ace feels like he's stuck between a rock and bed of nails. The team he's coaching keeps pushing him to the front because they want help with their product owner Mary, who really digs her nickname of 'Mad Dog'. Before he got the chance to wave a white flag to management for help, management waved it first—Hillary, the director of product management, wants him to talk to Mary. As Ace approaches Mary's office, his palms are sweating like they do late at night when he's sneaking past the mean drunks that sleep outside his building. Ace pauses outside her door to try and visualize he'll walk in, they'll have a conversation, and everything will be cleared up. It'll be OK. He'll use reason. Yes, the sword of reason. And she only has a boxing glove. No contest!Then why does his heart race as he enters her office?SCRUM NOIR is a comic book series written by Agile coach and authors Lancer Kind and Dhaval Panchal. Each episode presents situations that happen with real-world teams and real-world solutions for solving them.Produced by SolutionsIQ.

14 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 3, 2014

About the author

Although Lancer Kind lives in the Seattle area, he spends much of his time traveling to India, China, and Thailand. He's a 2003 graduate of the Clarion writer's workshop and a 2006 graduate of the Odyssey writer's workshop. As an active member of the science fiction community, he's spoken at NorwesCon, CascadiaCon, Foolscap, ReaderCon, and WorldCon (Denvention). When not writing, he's skateboarding, plotting how to make the world a better place, and studying Mandarin.