Managing Agile Projects
Using Scrum
Tommy Norman
Systems Architect / Certified Scrum Master
tommy.norman@compuware.com

Agenda
1. Introductions
2. Overview of Agile Ideals
3. Scrum Process
4. Project Management in Scrum
5. Q & A
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Introductions
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Tommy Norman
Systems Architect, Compuware Corporation
Certified Scrum Master, Agile Alliance
MVP Team System, Microsoft
Email: tommy.norman@compuware.com
Blog: www.tommynorman.com
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Agile Software
Development
5

What is Agile Software development?

Traditional “Waterfall” Approach
Analysis Design Develop Test Deploy

Agile Approach
Analysis Design Develop Test Deploy

Agile Approach
Analysis Test
Design
DevelopDeploy Analysis Test
Design
DevelopDeploy Analysis Test
Design
DevelopDeploy
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Agile Manifesto

Most Agile
methodologies
have similar
concepts.

Iterative
Development

Create Customer
Class
Add GetCustomer
Service Method
Refactor Customer
List UI
Working from Lists

Develop One
Small Feature
at a Time

Sustainable
Pace

Lean
Management
Hierarchy

Cross Functional
Self Organizing
Teams

Trusting your Team

Production Ready
Deliverables

Automated
testing and builds
(Continuous Integration).

Embracing
Change

Inspect
and
Adapt

Agile
“Methodologies”

Other, 21
Scrum, 49
XP, 8
Scrum/XP, 22

Scrum Overview
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Roles
Scrum Master Scrum Team
Product Owner
Stakeholders &
Users

Artifacts
Product Vision Product Backlog Release Plan
Sprint
Sprint Backlog Burndown Impediment List

Sprint
Sprint
Project Review Product
Initiation Increment
Sprint
Planning
Sprint
Retrospective

Project
Initiation

Project Initiation
Business Case Product Vision Product Backlog
Scrum Team Release Plan

Sprint
Planning

Sprint Planning
Product Owner Product Backlog
Scrum Team Sprint Backlog

Sprint

Sprint (Daily Scrum)
Scrum Master Scrum Team
Sprint
Sprint Backlog Burndown Impediment List

Sprint (Development)
Continuous
Source Control Integration
Developer
Unit Testing Feature Testing

Product Backlog Maintenance
Product Owner Product Backlog
Stakeholders &
Scrum Team Users

Sprint
Review

Sprint Review
Finished
Product Owner Product Scrum Master
Stakeholders &
Scrum Team Users

Sprint
Retrospective

Sprint Retrospective
Product Owner Scrum Master
Stakeholders &
Scrum Team Users

Rinse
and Repeat

Sprint
Sprint
Project Review Product
Initiation Increment
Sprint
Planning
Sprint
Retrospective

Project
Management
in Scrum
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PMBOK

Process Groups
Initiation Planning Executing
Controlling Monitoring Closing

Knowledge Areas
Integration Scope Time
Cost Quality Resources
Communication Risk Procurement

Executing
Planning
Monitoring
Initiation
Sprint
Sprint
Review Product
Project
Initiation Increment
Sprint
Planning
Sprint Closing
Retrospective
Controlling

Business Analyst Project Manager
Product
Owner Scrum Master
Developer Architect
Stakeholders
Scrum Team & Users
Project Director
Tester

Scope, Risk, Cost Scope, Resources
Product Sprint
Backlog Backlog
Sprint
Burndown
Time, Communication

Muscle
Memory

Muscle
Memory

Scope
Quality
Cost Time

Scope

Product Backlog
Product Owner

Epic
Theme
Feature
User Story

User Stories
As a (role) I want Conditions of
(something) so Acceptance or
that (benefit). How to Demo

Estimating User Stories
Search Catalog
As a Registered User I want to search the
online catalog to find items to purchase.
Business Value: 800 Story Points: 4
Stakeholders
& Users Scrum Team

Sprint Zero
Architecture &
Product Backlog Release Plan Design
Continuous
Integration Feature(s)

Sprint Backlog
Scrum Team

Time

Project Planning
Product Backlog
3
Sprint 1 3
1
Release 1
3
Product Backlog
Sprint 2 1
3
3
Sprint 3 2
3
3
Release 2
Release Plan
Sprint 4
5
Sprint 5 8

Daily Scrum
Sprint Burndown

Sprint Task Board
User Stories Not Done In Progress Done Deferred
Do this Do this Do this
As a user I and and and
want this to that. that. that.
do that.
Do this
and
that.
As a user I Do this Do this
and and
want this to
that. that.
do that.
As a user I Do this Do this
and and
want this to
that. that.
do that.
Do this
and
that.

Work Hours Remaining 350 hrs.
Time
0 hrs.

Cost

Resources
Infrastructure
Software

More Resources = More Velocity?
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16 16
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Scrum of
Scrums

Development QA Staging Production

Quality

Continuous Frequent
Integration Reviews
Software
Impediment List Craftsmanship

Scope
Quality
Cost Time

Questions?
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THANK
YOU!

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