Scrum and Fogbugz
Anyone out there using Fogbugz and Scrum together?
We use Fogbugz extensively, and I'm looking for ideas from anyone who may be using it as part of Scrum. I found these two items, but they are archived and unvailable for further discussion. I'm specifically interested in ideas for mapping Scrum concepts into Fogbugz.
Some things are fairly obvious. Releases and sprints map well to each other. But other parts of Scrum don't really fit.
http://support.fogcreek.com/default.asp?fogbugz.4.12143.4
http://support.fogcreek.com/default.asp?fogbugz.4.19971.3
I'm also thinking it might not be too hard to create some lightweight custom stuff to wrap around Fogbugz so that we don't have to abandon one of our favorite tools in order to improve our software process integration.
Edit:
I'm adding a few more specific questions that have come up. Any suggestions on these items would be helpful:
How do we prioritize a large backlog with only the 7 priority levels provided by Fogbugz? We can modify the database tables to add more levels, but is that an appropriate in the current/intended Fogbugz model?- How/where do we document a sprint goal?
- How do we document a canceled sprint?
- How do we document sprint review?
- How do we track completed or canceled sprints?
Edit #2:
Chris's reply below reminded me that we have indeed upgraded to Fogbugz v7. It has many great features that align it more closely with Agile, Scrum, and Lean including:
- Project Backlog (via plugin)
- Custom Workflow
- Burn Down Charts
- Kanban Board (via plugin)
See the following links for more info:
http://www.fogcreek.com/FogBugz/WhatsNew.html
http://www.fogcreek.com/FogBugz/Plugins/default.aspx?ixCategory=-3
Edit #3 Adding link that Perhentian mentioned in his answer as well as another I found:
http://www.danielroot.info/2009/08/how-to-apply-scrum-using-fogbugz-7.html
http://www.fogcreek.com/FogBugz/blog/post/Scrum-Friendly-Features.aspx
Answer
FogBugz now (as of version 7) supports plugins, which should make it much easier to use with Scrum.