[Fiware-wpa] Agile tools

[Alex Glikson]

Dear all,

I have spent some time trying to figure out how to use FusionForge Tracker 
for the needs of keeping track of Agile aspects of the work done in each 
WP.
Indeed, it is highly customizable in terms of custom fields. 
However, I don't see a reasonable way to visualize and manage several key 
aspects of Agile project management, such as grouping (e.g., within 
certain sprint) and hierarchy (e.g., Epics which contain Features which 
contain User Stories) of the different work items, their priorities, 
sizing, dependencies, progress (e.g., how much work do we have left until 
the end of the release, and whether we are on track), etc.

You can find a good explanation of Agile project metrics and reporting at 
http://www.agilesparks.com/MetricsLecture. 
Of course, we don't have to be *that* granular -- but I think we must have 
*some* project tracking capabilities at the level of stories (which 
comprise sprints) and features (which comprise releases).

I wonder whether it wouldn't make sense to invest some effort (and 
potentially money) in a reasonable Agile project management tool. After 
all, it is a 50M Euro project which will last for 3 years, and good 
tooling could make the difference.

I've mentioned that IBM Rational Team Concert can be used for this 
purpose. I am sure there are other commercial tools out there (not sure 
regarding open source). 
Unfortunately, I can't investigate this in detail myself -- so all I can 
do right now is to suggest giving it a bit more thought.
If we conclude that we can't afford this, I would recommend considering 
something like Excel or MS Project -- maybe in addition to FusionForge, 
for ongoing project management.

Would be good to hear your thoughts on this, towards the meeting on 
Monday.

Regards,
Alex Glikson
IBM
Cloud Hosting lead

P.S. can we have a quick poll, among people on these mailing lists (who 
would actually need to do the project management in each WP), especially 
those familiar with Agile, whether they think this is a real issue?
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