[MCN-L] Agile PM tools
Yes I second this, albeit we use Jira straight-up and haven't implemented Greenhopper. We try to work in an agile fashion but to be honest Jira gave us all we needed whilst finding our feet with that. Perhaps we'll take the next step (hop?) in due course though. All the Atlassian products are indeed available to non-profits so we use Confluence too, which is great for documentation and can integrate with Jira in ways I haven't bothered to do yet. Great software, though, and easy to set up and run. Cheers, Jeremy Jeremy Ottevanger Technical Web Manager Imperial War Museum Lambeth Road London SE1 6HZ -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Ellice Engdahl Sent: 21 September 2012 13:59 To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Agile PM tools In my former life as an Agile PM outside the museum industry, I used both VersionOne and JIRA/Greenhopper. VersionOne was the first software we tried as the business started to move from waterfall/RUP to Agile. It was a bit hard to customize and clunky to use (plus pricey). I had a really hard time creating tracking reports out of it, which seemed to defeat one of the big purposes of Agile--big and visible communication. When we finally decided VersionOne was not for us, we moved to JIRA with integrated Greenhopper. We had already been using JIRA for QA testing/bug tracking and Confluence (also an Atlassian product) as our wiki, so there was some nice integration there, and a relatively low learning curve for the team. It turned out Greenhopper worked pretty well for us. In general, too (shameless plug to follow), JIRA is fantastic software all around--very intuitive, with great searching and reporting. In fact, it is my hands-down favorite software tool as a PM. As a potential plus I *think* Atlassian offers free JIRA/Greenhopper licenses to non-profits. I think these products would be among the easiest Agile PM tools to pick up and start using for a team relatively new to Agile/Scrum. If you have more questions, feel free to shoot me a note--I can go on about Agile tracking for quite some time. :-) Ellice Engdahl, Digital Collections Initiative Manager The Henry Ford 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, MI 48124 (o) 313.982.6005 | (e) ElliceE at thehenryford.org -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of mcn-l-request at mcn.edu Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 8:00 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: mcn-l Digest, Vol 85, Issue 16 Send mcn-l mailing list submissions to mcn-l at mcn.edu To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to mcn-l-request at mcn.edu You can reach the person managing the list at mcn-l-owner at mcn.edu When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of mcn-l digest... Today's Topics: 1. Agile PM tools (Ari Davidow) 2. Re: Agile PM tools (Ari Davidow) 3. Re: Agile PM tools (Mark A. Matienzo) 4. Re: Agile PM tools (Christina DePaolo) 5. Re: Displaying TGN terms (ddwiggins at historicnewengland.org) -- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:48:11 -0400 From: Ari Davidow aridavi...@gmail.com To: Museum Computer Network Listserv mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Agile PM tools Message-ID: CAF+xBDXKb52zFkQfTgVqinwgi1cUsZKCiN+GUgnZrWFA=z72hQ at mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 We're at a point at our organization where two things are happening. A couple of us are moving more deeply into Scrum, and the rest of the organization is moving beyond spreadsheets as the sole project management tool. I know that I don't want to introduce anything as heavyweight as Microsoft Project (much as I love it). I need a way to help break stories down so that realistic time planning can be done. The tool has to make it possible to assign resources (esp. people) so that we can tell when someone has been given three person's worth of work all due the same week. What are other people using that works well enough that whole teams are comfortable? The ideal tool probably helps us manage this by looking at stories, story grooming, backlogs, and sprints, but I could be wrong. Maybe other approaches work better at this level of expertise ... what works for other Museums and Archives? What makes it work? Thanks, ari ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ This message has been scanned by the
[MCN-L] Suggestions on Flatbed Scanners
Good morning, My name is Kelly Carpenter and I am the Digital Media Manager at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. My department is currently looking into purchasing a flatbed scanner for digitizing black and white photographs. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for the best brand? All the best, Kelly Kelly Carpenter Digital Media Manager 1285 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222-1096 716.270.8235 kcarpenter at albrightknox.org Albright-Knox Art Gallery Celebrating 150 Years 1862 - 2012
[MCN-L] Suggestions on Flatbed Scanners
Epson Perfection V700 Photo Scanner Lately, Ive been using ImageCapture on the Mac to run it! Jeffrey Evans Photographer, Digital Imaging Specialist Princeton University Art Museum jfevans at princeton.edu 609.258.8579 princetonartmuseum.org On Sep 21, 2012, at 10:10 AM, Kelly Carpenter kcarpenter at albrightknox.org wrote: Good morning, My name is Kelly Carpenter and I am the Digital Media Manager at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. My department is currently looking into purchasing a flatbed scanner for digitizing black and white photographs. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for the best brand? All the best, Kelly Kelly Carpenter Digital Media Manager 1285 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222-1096 716.270.8235 kcarpenter at albrightknox.org Albright-Knox Art Gallery Celebrating 150 Years 1862 - 2012 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] Suggestions on Flatbed Scanners
Epson 1 XL is a great workhorse. Make sure you get the model that accommodates transparent media. Deb Wythe Brooklyn Museum deborahwythe at hotmail.com Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:10:10 -0400 From: kcarpen...@albrightknox.org To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Suggestions on Flatbed Scanners Good morning, My name is Kelly Carpenter and I am the Digital Media Manager at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. My department is currently looking into purchasing a flatbed scanner for digitizing black and white photographs. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for the best brand? All the best, Kelly Kelly Carpenter Digital Media Manager 1285 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222-1096 716.270.8235 kcarpenter at albrightknox.org Albright-Knox Art Gallery Celebrating 150 Years 1862 - 2012 ___ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
[MCN-L] Space still available in Publishing and Using Linked Open Data course at Digital Humanities Winter Institute
Digital Humanities Winter Institute Offering Course on Linked Open Data http://mith.umd.edu/dhwi/ January 7-11, 2013 University of Maryland, College Park, MD SPACE STILL AVAILABLE! Registration Link: http://mith.umd.edu/dhwi/?q=registration This winter, the Digital Humanities Winter Institute (http://mith.umd.edu/dhwi/) will be offering a course devoted to Publishing and Using Linked Open Data led by Richard Urban, Assistant Professor, Florida State University College of Communication and Information. The publication of structured knowledge representations and open data on the Web opens new possibilities for collaboration among humanities researchers and cultural heritage organizations. This course will introduce participants to the core principles of Linked Open Data (LOD), techniques for building and understanding LOD models, how to locate LOD sources for research, tools for manipulating, visualizing, and integrating available data, and best practice methodologies for publicizing and sharing datasets. The Digital Humanities Winter Institute at the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) is an extension of the highly-successful Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI) at the University of Victoria. DHWI provides an opportunity for scholars to learn new skills relevant to digital scholarship and mingle with like-minded colleagues through coursework, social events, and lectures during an intensive, week-long event. Taking place during intersession, just prior to start of the spring semester at many institutions, DHWI especially welcomes participants not just from the academic community but also from cultural heritage institutions, government, libraries, and the broader public. Registration Link: http://mith.umd.edu/dhwi/?q=registration --- Trevor Mu?oz co-Director, Digital Humanities Winter Institute Assistant Dean for Digital Humanities Research, University of Maryland Libraries Associate Director, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) 301.405.9528 | @trevormunoz on Twitter | http://trevormunoz.com
[MCN-L] Suggestions on Flatbed Scanners
Epson is great and I would highly recommend those products esp the V700. If you can't afford the brand though then try this supplier: http://www.microtekusa.com/us/index.php they supply components to Epson so is similar products without the brand. Best, Simon Simon Tanner Department of Digital Humanities King's College London Email: simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk Phone: +44(0)7887-691716 (direct) Web: www.kcl.ac.uk/ddh/ and www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk Twitter: @SimonTanner Blog: http://simon-tanner.blogspot.co.uk/ -Original Message- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Kelly Carpenter Sent: 21 September 2012 15:10 To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Suggestions on Flatbed Scanners Good morning, My name is Kelly Carpenter and I am the Digital Media Manager at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. My department is currently looking into purchasing a flatbed scanner for digitizing black and white photographs. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for the best brand? All the best, Kelly Kelly Carpenter Digital Media Manager 1285 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14222-1096 716.270.8235 kcarpenter at albrightknox.org Albright-Knox Art Gallery Celebrating 150 Years 1862 - 2012
