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Is there any definite winner between Agile and Waterfall? Agile and Waterfall are two different methods used in managing a project. Both the methods have their own pros and cons and choosing one mong is based on many project-centric factors. • Waterfall Method The Waterfall model is a progressive design process which in the software…
In recent times, not only professionals want to invest in additional certifications such as ITIL Certification, SCRUM Certification etc, but also organizations as they want their staff to be a pack of certified professionals from different disciplines. The reason being, that organizations believe that certified employees have a better chance of speaking a common terminology, improvement in productivity, bring…
Creating effective teams is the most powerful tool for improving processes and every framework depends on it. Processes are not executed in silos and it is best done by groups of people. Teams can be defined as groups of individuals combined together to achieve a common goal and according to Scrum every approach benefits from…
A role such as that of a project manager doesn’t exist in Scrum. But, in the organization there are project managers. Then, what is the role of the project manager in the event of the team migrating to Scrum. Well this question has been asked so many times, however the answers are different and are…
In recent times, additional certifications such as ITIL, PRINCE2, COBIT, PMP and SCRUM have been sought both by professionals and organizations in order for modifying an existing service or for designing a new service to the required business standards. Now let us see the advantages of SCRUM and ITIL: ITIL can be described as a…
The Prioritized Product Backlog is the basis on which the direction of the project proceeds. If the project is a film, the Prioritized Product Backlog is like the Script. So what does the Prioritized Product Backlog contain and how is it made? The Product Owner develops a Prioritized Product Backlog after developing Epic(s) and Personas.…
Role of a Scrum Master includes facilitating a conducive work environment for the Scrum Team, guiding and teaching Scrum practices to everyone involved in the project and clearing impediments for the team. Apart from this he /she also ensure that Scrum processes are being followed. The Scrum Master role is very different from the role…
In the traditional Waterfall model, all the planning needs to be done before any execution and the customer does not review product components till the end of the entire project. Although the PMBOK may write eloquent poems about how elegantly this works, in the real world things go down completely haywire. This method presents huge…
Probably this is one of the most frequently asked questions in relation to implementation of Scrum and still baffles everyone. The old school of Scrum was very apprehensive about Scrum being used beyond software development. No prize in guessing that the inventors and early followers were from software development background and they never thought of…
Scrum boards are an important and effective way to maintain transparency on Scrum projects. Scrum boards depict the progress of the team during a particular sprint. By using Scrum boards, all team members can concentrate on their tasks. Each task is represented by a card or post-it notes. A Scrum board contains four columns to…
