Agile Project Management with Scrum By Aditya Raj

Agenda What is Scrum? Cost of change in Scrum Scrum roles Scrum activities Process flow Project Backlog Burn down chart Sprint Backlog Need to remember Credits We will only be discussing basics about Scrum and activities involved.

What is Scrum?

Cost of change in Scrum

Scrum roles

Scrum activities

Process flow

Project Backlog

Burn down chart

Sprint Backlog

Need to remember

Credits

What is Scrum Based on common sense Less documentation Release early, release often Avoid chaos Better level of communication Commitment oriented Agile in nature and practice Scrum is a simple approach for managing complex projects. Scrum in practice:

Based on common sense

Less documentation

Release early, release often

Avoid chaos

Better level of communication

Commitment oriented

Agile in nature and practice

Cost of change in Scrum Scrum is flexible enough to accommodate changes easily to requirements without incurring any additional cost. Scrum allows changes at any point But not in a release cycle Scrum expects changes would come up and stays prepared for them Scrum Development Life Cycle Cost of change Waterfall Development Life Cycle Cost of change

Scrum allows changes at any point

But not in a release cycle

Scrum expects changes would come up and stays prepared for them

Scrum roles Product owner Customer representative Prioritizes product requirements Team Develops product Responsible for failure or success Self managed and organized Scrum Master Teaches and implements Scrum Ensures Scrum is practiced properly Maintains documentation required Scrum makes clear distinction between committed members and interested members of a team.

Product owner

Customer representative

Prioritizes product requirements

Team

Develops product

Responsible for failure or success

Self managed and organized

Scrum Master

Teaches and implements Scrum

Ensures Scrum is practiced properly

Maintains documentation required

Scrum activities Sprint planning meeting Before every Sprint Divided in two half for focusing on what to do and how to do Sprint Release cycle of 2 to 4 weeks No changes accepted while in Sprint Daily Scrum Daily meeting during Sprint for about 15 minutes Every member answers: What they did since last meeting? What they plan to do till next meeting? What obstacles are there in their way? Scrum process is all about clarity, inspection and adaptation. ? ? ? Continued…

Sprint planning meeting

Before every Sprint

Divided in two half for focusing on what to do and how to do

Sprint

Release cycle of 2 to 4 weeks

No changes accepted while in Sprint

Daily Scrum

Daily meeting during Sprint for about 15 minutes

Every member answers:

What they did since last meeting?

What they plan to do till next meeting?

What obstacles are there in their way?

Scrum activities Scrum review meeting Is done after every Sprint To demonstrate that is being done And give feedback Scrum retrospective meeting Is done at end of every Sprint after review meeting To discuss experiences and problems faced to improve further The product owner is not required to attend this meeting Scrum process is all about clarity, inspection and adaptation.

Scrum review meeting

Is done after every Sprint

To demonstrate that is being done

And give feedback

Scrum retrospective meeting

Is done at end of every Sprint after review meeting

To discuss experiences and problems faced to improve further

The product owner is not required to attend this meeting

Process flow Source: Agile Software Development with Scrum by Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle. Scrum process flow is iterative and incremental in nature. As it is a light weight process, it results in better performance. Product Backlog As prioritized by Product Owner Backlog tasks distributed by team Potentially Shippable Product Increment 15 mins Daily Scrum Meeting Sprint Backlog 30 days Sprint

Product backlog It is an estimate of system requirements in order of priority. Saying it in a traditional way, it is the project plan. Same as Project plan Monitors entire project Prioritized to get faster ROI and better results Prepared and managed by product owner Requirements can be added at any point Sweet and simple, easy to manage

Same as Project plan

Monitors entire project

Prioritized to get faster ROI and better results

Prepared and managed by product owner

Requirements can be added at any point

Sweet and simple, easy to manage

Product backlog Is an estimate of system requirements in order of priority. Saying it in a traditional way, it is the project plan.

Burndown Chart Is an early warning indicator which tells progress of project and individuals very clearly. Quite similar to Gantt charts. Helps in predicting problems Helps in performance appraisals Works like an overall tracker Useful for evaluating overall performance

Helps in predicting problems

Helps in performance appraisals

Works like an overall tracker

Useful for evaluating overall performance

Burndown Chart No work being done Is an early warning indicator which tells progress of project and individuals very clearly. Quite similar to Gantt charts. Days in Sprint Work done

Burndown Chart Work being done but not very fast Is an early warning indicator which tells progress of project and individuals very clearly. Quite similar to Gantt charts. Days in Sprint Work done

Burndown Chart Work being done but not very fast Is an early warning indicator which tells progress of project and individuals very clearly. Quite similar to Gantt charts. Days in Sprint Work done

Burndown Chart Individual Burndown chart Is an early warning indicator which tells progress of project and individuals very clearly. Quite similar to Gantt charts. Days in Sprint Work done

Sprint backlog Product requirement that will be covered in a sprint A real time picture of work in a sprint Avoids problems that may delay or fail a release Doesn’t allow any additions Can only be modified by team Just a part of product backlog that can form a deliverable. Better know as release plan in traditional project management.

Product requirement that will be covered in a sprint

A real time picture of work in a sprint

Avoids problems that may delay or fail a release

Doesn’t allow any additions

Can only be modified by team

Sprint backlog Just a part of product backlog that can form a deliverable. Better know as release plan in traditional project management.

Need to remember Few important facts to always remember about scrum Is common sense Is not a solution to every problem Is an approach towards software development Is very fast and flexible Is commitment oriented Is based on clarity, inspection and adaptation Implementing scrum takes time (nothing such as big bang) Yes back to where we started. What is Scrum?

Few important facts to always remember about scrum

Is common sense

Is not a solution to every problem

Is an approach towards software development

Is very fast and flexible

Is commitment oriented

Is based on clarity, inspection and adaptation

Implementing scrum takes time (nothing such as big bang)

Any questions There I can see a bulb on your head. Go on and ask the question, I don’t have a magic marker  You may also mail me your queries or suggestions at: [email_address]

There I can see a bulb on your head.

Go on and ask the question, I don’t have a magic marker 

Credits Special thanks to Ken Schwaber for writing such a lovely book Agile project management with Scrum Michael Vizdos of www.implementingscrum.com For allowing to use there cartoons in presentation. Hirotaka Takeuchi for The New New Product Development Game

Special thanks to

Ken Schwaber for writing such a lovely book

Agile project management with Scrum

Michael Vizdos of www.implementingscrum.com

For allowing to use there cartoons in presentation.

Hirotaka Takeuchi for

The New New Product Development Game