This document provides an overview of Agile project management concepts including Agile, Scrum, and the Agile dilemma. It defines Agile as a philosophy with values centered around individuals, interactions, working software, customer collaboration, and responding to change. Scrum is presented as a common Agile framework with roles of Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Development Team. Key Scrum events like the daily scrum and sprints are described. The document concludes that Agile is a product management rather than project management methodology.

1. Julija Melnika
PM Tech Track Lead

2. Agenda
● Agile
● Scrum
● Agile dilemma

3. Agile

4. Agile - a philosophy
● Set of values and practices
● History traced back to 1957
● In 2001: Agile Manifesto
Agile frameworks
Team level: Scrum, Kanban, XP, Hybrid
Scaling level: SAFe, LeSS, Scrum of Scrums,
DAD

5. Agile manifesto
Individuals and interactions over
processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive
documentation
Customer collaboration over contract
negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan

6. Agile approach
● Iterative and incremental
● Efficient and face-to-face communication
● Very short feedback loop and adaptation
cycle
● Ongoing stakeholder involvement

8. Example
● Sprint 1
○ Login screen (Enter username, password,
Enter button)
○ Correct reply processing
● Sprint 2
○ Incorrect reply screen & processing
● Sprint 3
○ Remind password screen & reminder

9. Task 1. Split into 5 sprints the
following features
Group 1 - Ordering plane ticket
Group 2 - Ordering ticket to cinema
Group 3 - Booking a meeting in calendar
Group 4 - Payment with credit card
Group 5 - Arranging delivery of order

10. Scrum

11. Scrum

13. Scrum Roles
● Product Owner
● Scrum Master
● Development Team

14. Scrum Events
● Daily Scrum/Standup
● Sprint Planning
● Sprint Review/Demo
● Sprint Retrospective

15. Scrum Master
● Facilitate scrum events
● Helps, coaches development team
● Removes obstacles
● Ensures correct use of scrum (for all
sides)
● Servant leadership

16. Product Owner
● Ensures that the RIGHT product is built
● Provides vision and boundaries
● Ensures alignment between stakeholders and
product
● Create/maintain/prioritise product backlog
● Defines release goals

17. Team
● Small (3-9)
● Dedicated (not shared)
● Collocated (Hello COVID!)
● Self-organized
● Cross-functional
● Skilled (should backup each other)

18. Product Backlog

19. EPIC Feature User story

20. User Story
● Connextra format
○ As a <user role> I want <something> so
that <benefit>
○ As a traveller I want to pay for my
ticket with a credit card so that I can
receive my ticket immediately
● Relative Size
● Relative Importance

21. User Story
● Acceptance criteria
○ Business rules, validation, functional
and non-functional requirements
○ What team needs to know to implement
the story
○ E.g. Accept Visa and MasterCard, but
not AmEx
● Definition of done
○ Conditions when we can close the story
○ E.g. documentation is updated, tests
are done

22. Task 2
Write user story + acceptance criteria

23. Sprint
● Always same length
● Scope cannot be changed after sprint was
started
● Should have result that can be shipped to
customer
● Each sprint should contain design, build
and test actions

24. Sprint calendar
● Planning: 2 hrs per 1 sprint week
● Daily standup: 15 min
● Sprint review: 1 hr per 1 sprint week
● Sprint retro: 1-3 hrs
● Product backlog refinement: 10% from time
of development

26. Agile dilemma

27. Agile is
PRODUCT management
methodology,
not PROJECT management

28. Project vs Product
● What is a project?
○ Goal, Temporary, Defined scope, Defined
resources, Unique (not routine), Change
● What is a product?
○ Something that is created/ maintained/
supported according to customer and business
needs

29. Waterfall vs Agile
Scope is fixed/No changes Scope is dynamic/Change
welcome
Time/cost fixed or
estimated
Time/cost cannot be
estimated
Customer involvement in
the beginning/end
Heavy customer involvement
Team can have beginners Need highly experienced,
mature & 100% committed team
Fixed scope legal
agreement
Time and material legal
agreement

31. Thank you!