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Central to the success of a Scrum project are the people or employees working on the project, and coordination between them. To ensure coordination and harmony within the scrum team, it is necessary to clearly define the roles and responsibilities of the Scrum team members. The roles in scrum teams fall into 2 major categories…
The first thing we have to be sure when dealing with SCRUM master is whether they have a full time Scrum masters, and the second question we have to ask is if what do they do? We usually don’t find a full time scrum master. Scrum master is described by scrum guide as one who…
Many organizations all over the world are finding it hard to keep up with the fast-changing business scenarios, using the traditional project management methods. These scenarios may include periodic customer demands, fast-changing project requirements, and issues relating to support activities and so on. Increasingly, project managers and software developers have started to prefer Agile software…
Before knowing why the information technology industries are adopting scrum in a big way, it is important for us to ask the following questions. 1. Why does your organisation need to adopt scrum and why is it better than the traditional project management methodologies like PRINCE2 & ITIL? 2. Why scrum looks just the opposite…
The answer to the nagging question as to whether ITIL best practices and Agile can be used together is a big YES! Agile’s enhanced and rapid development benefits ITIL as this provides an opportunity for needing a well-structured framework and established rules for governance. Providing the focus of the improvement process on the necessary stakeholders…
As per Scrum, changes are not allowed during a Sprint. So during the Conduct Release Planning process, the length of the Sprint will be impacted by the frequency of expected changes. Generally the Length of a Sprint may be set to be longer, 4 to 6 weeks if project requirements are generally stable and major…
To provide software on demand is not an easy task. However if you are following agile rules, the entire situation is different. The success ratio goes up. If asked to provide solutions to millions of community users, the question to ask is – is agile more than enough or is there space for SCRUM? As…
Reluctance of “The Management” is one of the common challenges faced while trying to drive your organization in Scrum/Agile way. This challenge is quite unique in terms of explaining or justifying the Pros of Scrum vs. Traditional Project Management. The Concerns can be described in 4 different categories: How do we promise newer features to…
Scrum is an iterative and incremental product development framework which ensures that the highest value is delivered to the consumer or the customer. 7 C’s of Scrum are the characteristics which ensure the highest value delivery through scrum framework. These C’s are discussed below: Consumer Centric: The focus of the Product Owner, Scrum Master…
Time-boxing is an important aspect of Scrum. By allotting time boxes and by strictly adhering to these, Scrum teams pave a smooth and a systematic way to success. Importance of Time boxing in Scrum can be gauged from the fact that development takes place during Sprints – a Sprint is a time boxed unit of…
