Three years of Scrum at The Netcircle

THREE YEARS OF SCRUM AT

SCRUM MASTERS Name: Jacky Hung Name: Aime Blaise Iranyumviye Doing Scrum: 3 years Doing Scrum: 3 years Been SM: 12 months Been SM: 12 months Name: Joshua Chi Name: Mik Pathikirikorale Doing Scrum: 1 year Doing Scrum: 3 years Been SM: 6 months Been SM: 3 months

AGENDA I.COMMUNICATION II.PLANNING III.REQUIREMENTS & CHANGES IV.DELIVERY V.SCRUM & AGILE VI.WORKING AS A TEAM

I.COMMUNICATION

Before Scrum • one meeting a week • little client interaction • projects were independent

With Scrum • scrum meetings • demo every sprint, on-site PO • projects share code and people

What did we learn ? • Benefits: - left hand knows what the right hand is doing - product delivery every sprint - increases team collaboration • Drawbacks: - PO can disrupt the team - could lead to too many meetings

II.PLANNING

Before Scrum • no estimation • clients assigned tasks to people directly • clients not always available

With Scrum • planning meeting • PO must have a backlog • clients represented by onsite PO

What did we learn ? • Benefits: - realistic estimates - clients are more focused on what they want - P.O. available all the time • Drawbacks: - teams have more control of decisions - short term releases can be challenging

III.REQUIREMENTS & CHANGES

Before Scrum • no requirements standards • large chunks of work • no progress reports till finished • requirements likely to change during development

With Scrum • project/sprint backlog • user stories • demo of progress every sprint • sprint has set requirements

What did we learn ? • Benefits: - specification is much clearer to the team - user stories make life easier - updates on product progress - scrum embraces change • Drawbacks: - too many changes can be a bad thing - controlled creativity

IV.DELIVERY

Before Scrum • output not very often • client feedback slow • client feedback not always realistic

With Scrum • incremental delivery • sprint review • definition of DONE

What did we learn ? • Benefits: - early delivery - product reacts to market changes quickly - review and improve working process • Drawbacks: - iterative delivery may cause stress to developers

V.SCRUM & AGILE

Before Scrum • no real pair work • specific areas of expertise per person • new developers need teaching time

With Scrum • XP/PP - pair programming • scrum encourages flexibility • new developers taught through PP

What did we learn ? • Benefits: - code quality greatly improved - more people know about each area of the project - faster integration of new team members • Drawbacks: - not all agile processes work well with scrum

VI.WORKING AS A TEAM

Before Scrum • very specific roles • tasks assigned to individuals directly • lack of management/direction

With Scrum • cross-functional and flexible teams • team members choose tasks • self managed/organized teams

What did we learn ? • Benefits: - increase developer flexibility - developers hold more responsibility - more committed and pro-active team members • Drawbacks: - needs developers active and willing to change

CONCLUSION • Scrum is not a silver bullet • Scrum highlights problems • Scrum is flexible • Scrum’s helped us

Three years of Scrum at The Netcircle

by Aime Blaise Iranyumviye

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