Automated Trello Reporting Using Google Spreadsheets

... I recently did some work for a client who wanted some reports that outlined changes to their Trello boards week to week, and whilst I can't share the resulting code, I thought it would be useful to share how I approached the problem...

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Rational Developer - Access Service Program Procedures Using Templates

... I yearned for an easy way to easily access the list of available procedures from within Rational itself. After a bit of Googling, and some rummaging around in the file system I came up with a simple and elegant solution...

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Be Prepared

...whether it's because I've experienced a natural disaster or because I spent some of my formative years in the Boy Scouts I'm not sure, but events half a world away this week have re-enforced the notion that it's good to "be prepared"...

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iPhone 5 Stock Held Hostage

I want to buy an iPhone 5, but I can't, and that makes me mad...

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Online Scrum Tools – Part 4 – Trello Backup

...As well as constantly backing up the boards, I use the spreadsheet regularly to create the story cards we use during sprint planning...

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Apple Release New Tooth Brushing App

...This is not a headline you're likely to find in your RSS feed any time soon, but what if one day is came true? Would iOS users worldwide swap their hard earned cash for an app that aimed to improve their dental health?

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Online Scrum Tools – Part 3 – Import Backlog into Trello

But what if you already have an existing backlog, and don't want to spend time re-keying the entries? Well luckily, like most things in 2012, there's an App for that.

Before you get too excited, I should mention that "The App" in this case is a Google Spreadsheet, with a Google Apps Script that leverages the Trello API to import the data. It's simple, effective, and in true agile fashion, it does just enough to get the job done without unnecessary bells and whistles.

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Online Scrum Tools – Part 2 – The Product Backlog

As a follow up to my search for an Online Scrum Board, I thought I'd also document my search for an Online Product Backlog, looking at the different experiences of the two Scrum Teams that I'm part of.

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Online Scrum Tools - Part 1 - The Scrum Board

Whilst my current passion remains iOS development, I have found that much of my spare time of late has been dominated by a search for online Scrum tools to use in my new role as a Scrum Master for 2 Scrum teams at work.

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Ook

And so it starts – watch this space.

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