How are risks handled in Scrum? To ensure business viability the probability of project failure must be reduced. More informed business decisions have to be made. And it is important that risks are effectively managed through a well- organized and methodical approach. In a Scrum environment, risk is generally minimized, largely due to the work…
Is ‘change’ readily accepted in Scrum? Every project, regardless of its method or framework is exposed to change. It is imperative that project team members understand that the Scrum development processes are designed to embrace change. Organizations should try to maximize the benefits that arise from change and minimize any negative impacts through diligent change…
Scrum vs. Traditional Project Management Approach in Delivering Value Before we discuss the Scrum and Traditional approaches assessing and maintaining business justification for a project, let’s understand some of the key differences between these two types of methodologies. The emphasis in traditional Project Management is to conduct detailed upfront planning for the project with emphasis…
Confirming Benefits, the Scrum Way It is not the delivery of project’s outputs that determines the success or failure of a project but the delivery of the project’s benefits. In this piece of writing, let’s try to understand Scrum’s approach to realization and confirmation of expected benefits of a project. Throughout a project, it is…
How important is Continuous Value Justification in a Scrum Project? Every project is expected to create some form of business value that outweighs the associated costs and risks in order for it to be undertaken. But what is business value? And how can one ensure that the project delivers business value on the expected lines?…
Justifying an Investment, When and How? For a piece of work to be initiated and continued with, it is imperative for the people involved to justify the investment made by the sponsors in their work, be it an activity, a business operation, a project, a programme, or even a portfolio. This is so because without…
Is Value-Driven Delivery the Key to Scrum’s Success? One of the aspects of Scrum that attracts business stakeholders is the delivery of maximum business value in minimum span of time. To achieve this goal, Scrum is relies on the principle of value-driven delivery. Also, as projects involve collaborative effort to either create new products or…
Business Justification in Scrum One of the basic questions that comes to the mind of a new member in a project, programme or portfolio team is ‘why are we doing this project?’ Business justification of the project not only answers this question but also makes the team understand the importance of the project. Let us…
In Scrum, quality is defined as the ability of the completed product or deliverables to meet the Acceptance Criteria and achieve the business value expected by the customer. To ensure that a project meets quality requirements, Scrum adopts an approach of continuous improvement whereby the team learns from experience and stakeholder engagement to constantly keep…
The product owner is an important part of a Scrum project. He/She represents the interests of the stakeholder community to the Scrum Team. The product owner is responsible for ensuring clear communication of product or service functionality requirements to the Scrum Team, defining Acceptance Criteria, and ensuring those criteria are met. In other words, the Product…
