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NP Score: 33 Based on 3 reviews
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ThoughtWorks | |
| October 18, 2008 | ||
| Commercial | ||
| Installable | ||
| Linux, Mac, Other, Windows | ||
| Browser |
Net Promoter Score (NPS) is an attempt to distill into a single value, what users of a company’s products think of it. Users are asked a single question along the lines of “How likely are you to recommend this product to a friend or coworker?”, which is the question used by the UserStories.com website. A product’s NPS is determined by subtracting the percentage of people unlikely to recommend the product (0-6) from those likely to do so (9-10). A more detailed description including examples is also available.
Mingle, the Agile project management and team collaboration tool, provides a shared workspace for your entire team. It adapts to the way project teams think and work, supporting various flavors of Agile and Lean Software Development.
Mingle is powerfully simple and builds upon over a decade of ThoughtWorks experience in pioneering Agile delivery.
Amongst some of the capabilities of Mingle:
Mingle also integrates well into your existing application landscape by providing a number of flexible interfaces based on open standards.
Mingle has a highly configurable tool. This can make it a little daunting to start with. Starting with a really simple design and as few different properties as possible is a good starting point -you can always add complexity later. I have run both complex and simple projects in Mingle and have always found a way to configure it to support the way I want to .work.
I was reviewing a number of tools and this one didn't even pass the starting gate because it requires a Postgress or Oracle database before you can load it. that means I couldn't even evaluate it! In many environments staff can not install applications without rigorous permissions so this tool will not be an option.
One of the best things about Mingle is its visual metaphor. You can set it up so that it looks just like your story wall. Of course, you can create multiple views, so that you can view the cards in whatever ways you like, using various sorting and grouping options. I also like that I can drag and drop a card from one column (Development) to another (Testing) and have certain triggers fire to change data. While this was lacking in early versions, it's there now and very valuable. Overall, I find it easy to set up and configure, and easy to use.