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…
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…
The Ideal Daily Scrum The Scrum Master enables the Daily Scrum meeting. His work is to gather the team and Product Owner together, and derive from each team member three pieces of information: • Tasks done since previous Daily Scrum • Tasks planned to be done before the next Daily Scrum • What are the…
A Scrum Master is an organizer for the Scrum team who ensures that Scrum team follows the practices of Scrum. A good Scrum Master also coaches and guides the team to work in the best possible way. The Scrum Master’s role is more difficult than that of a typical project manager. A formal Scrum master…
We normally do not associate companies in the private sector with bureaucracy and reserve that criticism mostly for governments and public sector organizations. But how many times have we waited for a response from a department which never came? How many times have we felt things have taken twice as long as they should have?…
Out of several estimation techniques involved in Scrum, few are noted below. Wideband Delphi Relative sizing / Story Points Affinity Estimation Estimate Range Wideband Delphi Wideband Delphi is a group-based estimation technique for determining how much work is involved and how long it will take to complete. Individuals within a team anonymously provide estimation for…
