presents
Scrum and Strategical
Project Management
First Things First! From the Product Vision to the Product Result
Boris Gloger, 2008
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Yahoo Chief Product Owner – “Scrum is faster, better, cooler! It’s the way we first built software
at Yahoo, yet is scalable to large, distributed, and outsourced teams.”

The Product
Owner is key!
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Product
Manager A
Project A
Team A Why Change?
Product
Project B Team B
Manager B
No Focus
Product Project C Release
Team C
Manager C Manager Release X
No Visibility
No Predictability
Product
Project D
Manager D Team D
Product
Manager X Project X Team X
No Dedication
Getting Lost?
getting lost?
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What is the basis for
most project plans?
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WBS
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What is the lowest level
of a WBS?
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Tasks or Activities, or?
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Strategic vs. Tactical
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If the lowest level of our project
plan is based on activities, what
kind of project plan do we get?
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TACTICAL PLAN
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All estimates, all assumptions --
so all planning (= thinking) is
based on a highly exible and
variable basis
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IN SCRUM OUR LOWEST LEVEL
OF PLANNING BEFORE THE
DOING IS STRATEGICAL!!
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The agile planning basis is a ...
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FB S
eature reakdown structure
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We call it a
Product
Backlog
A list of items we
want to deliver
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The Product Increments will
be delivered based on :
1. Sorting
2. Size
3. Velocity of the team
Sprint Sprint Sprint
time
Release
source -- objectbay, andreas wintersteiger 17

Scrum & Business
Scrum is highly business and product AND THE
oriented.
Business get a real live information of WINNER IS
project status on daily basis
...
Every 30 days a product increment is
ready and can be used. Business
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“There is not
Business Involvement!
such thing as a
A prioritized Product Backlog!
A dedicated Product Owner! free lunch”
Robert A Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
First Things First!
IT IS HARD WORK!
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Product Vision
A Vision is a clear picture that
evokes an emotional attraction.
The Product Owner creates the product vision
He shares this vision with his team
He re nes this vision with the team
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Create the Product Backlog
The Product Owner creates
and maintains the Product
Backlog!
Never show up to a Sprint
Planning without estimated
and prioritizes Product
Backlog.
Make it public to the
organization!
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Prioritize the Product
Backlog
First Things First!
Prioritization based on business value
Use your tools and your common sense!
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Work on Daily Basis with
Team members!
Clarify Ideas and Vision
Clarify Requirements
JOIN THE DAILY SCRUM!
Do Decisions quickly!
Re-prioritize if the team runs into problems
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Review the Product
Review the product
give timely feedback
a) during Sprint
b) in Sprint Review
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Call the Estimation Meeting Fibonaci!
Get sizes from you team
Give them the chance to get an
insights into the new ideas
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Create Release Plan
Build the release plan 3 month ahead!
Work hard on meaningful Sprint Goals!
Work with all parties to create one
Releaseplan!
Involve Team to create Release plan
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Sprint Planning
Brief your team in the meeting!
Know exactly what you want!
Be clear when you communicate!
Negotiate Goal and Scope!
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The Product
Owner is key!
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76532 Baden-Baden email: boris.gloger@borisgloger.com
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