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…
Scrum as an Agile methodology is currently most popular in IT development teams. However, that does not mean that it cannot be effectively used in other domains. In fact, as an Agile methodology of managing projects, it can be used wherever people work on projects. It can be used in a particular division of a…
When we begin a new project, the number one priority is to understand the client’s requirement, and identify resources for that. Now traditionally, the client will provide a document stating all the specs, and we as a team will try to identify the system requirement, capability of the resources and the business context. Also, we…
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…
Most organisations follow either the Waterfall or the Agile/Scrum methodology and considered to be recognized approach for development. This being said, there are difficulties when these two methodologies are combined. In the Waterfall development methodology, everyone involved in the project are gathered together in the initial stage of the process. This initial stage of design…
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…
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…
In addition to providing mentoring to the pilot team during the project, you also need to prepare the team in other ways. You need to train the pilot team on agile practices and principles, and provide a method for feedback during the pilot. Ensure everyone is trained on agile The untrained pilot-team members go through…
