Agile Project Management (APM) is an iterative approach to planning and guiding project processes. Just as in Agile Project Development, an Agile project is completed in small sections. These sections are called iterations.
Productivity growth is important to the firm because it means that it can meet its (perhaps growing) obligations to workers, shareholders, and governments (taxes and regulation), and still remain competitive or even improve its competitiveness in the market place.
Pressure Vessel Selection Sizing and Troubleshooting Karl Kolmetz
Vessels are a vital part of the operational units in the process industries. A vessel is
a container in which materials are processed, treated, or stored. Without this type of
equipment, the process industries would be unable to create and store large
amounts of Product. Pressure vessels used in industry are leak-tight pressure
containers, usually cylindrical or spherical in shape, with different head
configurations.
The process engineer should have some knowledge of the mechanical design of
vessels. For example, the process engineer may have to make a preliminary design
of vessels for a cost estimate. A vessel consists of a cylindrical shell and end caps,
called heads. For safety, vessel design is governed by codes.
Leaving addie for sam field guide guidelines and temst learning experiences Jamri Dafrizal
Make your foray into successive approximations successful and as easy as possible.
In the 2012 bestseller, Leaving ADDIE for SAM, learning professionals were introduced to the Successive Approximation Model (SAM) and the Savvy Start—the key to a successful project kick-off. Together, these concepts incorporate contemporary Agile processes that simplify design and development, yielding more energetic and effective learning experiences. This companion Field Guide provides the job aids, tools, and templates you need to put the SAM methodology in motion and take your ISD practice to new heights. Complete with a foreword by Michael Allen, this book is an essential resource to create better, faster training products and “move the needle” on current training efforts
We are trying to develop our working and branding of our Brand in international markets of Denim and Leathers Products. And i hope you all my friends and supporting members are always support us. Our aim to gives you best and new generation of denim products.
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Productivity growth is important to the firm because it means that it can meet its (perhaps growing) obligations to workers, shareholders, and governments (taxes and regulation), and still remain competitive or even improve its competitiveness in the market place.
Pressure Vessel Selection Sizing and Troubleshooting Karl Kolmetz
Vessels are a vital part of the operational units in the process industries. A vessel is
a container in which materials are processed, treated, or stored. Without this type of
equipment, the process industries would be unable to create and store large
amounts of Product. Pressure vessels used in industry are leak-tight pressure
containers, usually cylindrical or spherical in shape, with different head
configurations.
The process engineer should have some knowledge of the mechanical design of
vessels. For example, the process engineer may have to make a preliminary design
of vessels for a cost estimate. A vessel consists of a cylindrical shell and end caps,
called heads. For safety, vessel design is governed by codes.
Leaving addie for sam field guide guidelines and temst learning experiences Jamri Dafrizal
Make your foray into successive approximations successful and as easy as possible.
In the 2012 bestseller, Leaving ADDIE for SAM, learning professionals were introduced to the Successive Approximation Model (SAM) and the Savvy Start—the key to a successful project kick-off. Together, these concepts incorporate contemporary Agile processes that simplify design and development, yielding more energetic and effective learning experiences. This companion Field Guide provides the job aids, tools, and templates you need to put the SAM methodology in motion and take your ISD practice to new heights. Complete with a foreword by Michael Allen, this book is an essential resource to create better, faster training products and “move the needle” on current training efforts
We are trying to develop our working and branding of our Brand in international markets of Denim and Leathers Products. And i hope you all my friends and supporting members are always support us. Our aim to gives you best and new generation of denim products.
Thanks To All
* Our Investor partners
* Working Partners
* Media Partners
And Our All Working Staffs........
Employers’ Toolkit: Making Ontario Workplaces Accessible to People With Disab...Bob Vansickle
This toolkit was created to help Ontario employers tap into a vibrant and underutilized labour pool—people with disabilities—and to assist employers in meeting the Employment Standard of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
The term Load Despatch Centre (LDC) was first time referred in the Electricity Supply Act 1948 vide
amendment dated 15th October 1991. The subsequent amendment in August 1998 designated the LDC
as an apex body and enumerated the roles, responsibilities and powers of LDC for ensuring smooth
and integrated grid operation. The Electricity Act 2003 further articulated these provisions and
defined real-time operations. The National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) Rules, March 2005 by
Govt. of India enumerated the functions of NLDC in detail.
The Electricity Act 2003 as well as the MoP resolution of 2005, mandated that the Central / State
Transmission Utilities shall operate the respective Load Despatch Centres until a Government
company or any authority or corporation is notified by the Central/State Government. The amendment
of the Electricity Supply Act 1948 and subsequently the Electricity Act 2003 provided for levy and
collection of fee and charges as may be specified by the appropriate Electricity Regulatory
Commission.
Back ground
The Electricity Act 2003 introduced competition in the power sector by delicensing generation,
introducing open access in transmission and emphasizing that Load Despatch Centres must be
transparent, neutral and non-discriminate. Under the changed paradigm, the issues related to the
institutional arrangement, functional autonomy, revenue streams as well as certification and incentives
for human resources were re-examined by the committees / Task Forces constituted by the MoP, GoI.
Pursuant to the recommendations of the Forum of Regulators’ report on ‘Open Access-Theory and
Practice’, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission notified the Regulations on fees and charges
for Regional Load Despatch Centre in September 2009. Chairperson CERC and FOR, urged the
SERCs to initiate steps to frame regulations for State LDCs based on the principles laid down in the
regulations framed by CERC for the RLDC.
Continuous Delivery and DevOps are at the leading edge of software development thinking. Most of the literature and discussion focuses on the technical aspects, but this is a process that crosses boundaries and helps to make businesses more efficient. This book is aimed at the IT manager or business person who wants to understand the Continuous Delivery and DevOps approach.
Estrategias para el desarrollo sostenible OCDE CADAnibal Aguilar
Guia Mundial para la Planificación del Desarrollo Sostenible, aprobada por Ministros de la OCDE, FUI COORDINADOR POR AMERICA LATINA EN EJERCICIO MUNDIAL
Master Thesis: Which solutions and trade strategies petroleum services compan...Eléonor Demail
Since the beginning of the fall of the barrel price, Schlumberger has cut 50,000 jobs in response to the slump. In 2015, 258,000 energy sector employees were laid off and year 2016 will be as challenging as last year.
In this difficult situation, Oil & Gas companies have to reinvent themselves to face this never-ending crisis. Hence, it seems relevant to study possible strategies in a decreasing price market in order to find answers to the following question:
Which solutions and trade strategies petroleum services companies can deploy to face difficulties linked to the fall of the barrel price?
I will focus on Schlumberger Software.
A Real Time Application Integration SolutionMatthew Pulis
My final project for my BSc. Business Computing degree. The work involved designing a system for a helicopter company operating in the Maltese islands. The design was performed using UML. Prototypes were also drafted to enhance the solution.
Employers’ Toolkit: Making Ontario Workplaces Accessible to People With Disab...Bob Vansickle
This toolkit was created to help Ontario employers tap into a vibrant and underutilized labour pool—people with disabilities—and to assist employers in meeting the Employment Standard of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
The term Load Despatch Centre (LDC) was first time referred in the Electricity Supply Act 1948 vide
amendment dated 15th October 1991. The subsequent amendment in August 1998 designated the LDC
as an apex body and enumerated the roles, responsibilities and powers of LDC for ensuring smooth
and integrated grid operation. The Electricity Act 2003 further articulated these provisions and
defined real-time operations. The National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) Rules, March 2005 by
Govt. of India enumerated the functions of NLDC in detail.
The Electricity Act 2003 as well as the MoP resolution of 2005, mandated that the Central / State
Transmission Utilities shall operate the respective Load Despatch Centres until a Government
company or any authority or corporation is notified by the Central/State Government. The amendment
of the Electricity Supply Act 1948 and subsequently the Electricity Act 2003 provided for levy and
collection of fee and charges as may be specified by the appropriate Electricity Regulatory
Commission.
Back ground
The Electricity Act 2003 introduced competition in the power sector by delicensing generation,
introducing open access in transmission and emphasizing that Load Despatch Centres must be
transparent, neutral and non-discriminate. Under the changed paradigm, the issues related to the
institutional arrangement, functional autonomy, revenue streams as well as certification and incentives
for human resources were re-examined by the committees / Task Forces constituted by the MoP, GoI.
Pursuant to the recommendations of the Forum of Regulators’ report on ‘Open Access-Theory and
Practice’, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission notified the Regulations on fees and charges
for Regional Load Despatch Centre in September 2009. Chairperson CERC and FOR, urged the
SERCs to initiate steps to frame regulations for State LDCs based on the principles laid down in the
regulations framed by CERC for the RLDC.
Continuous Delivery and DevOps are at the leading edge of software development thinking. Most of the literature and discussion focuses on the technical aspects, but this is a process that crosses boundaries and helps to make businesses more efficient. This book is aimed at the IT manager or business person who wants to understand the Continuous Delivery and DevOps approach.
Estrategias para el desarrollo sostenible OCDE CADAnibal Aguilar
Guia Mundial para la Planificación del Desarrollo Sostenible, aprobada por Ministros de la OCDE, FUI COORDINADOR POR AMERICA LATINA EN EJERCICIO MUNDIAL
Master Thesis: Which solutions and trade strategies petroleum services compan...Eléonor Demail
Since the beginning of the fall of the barrel price, Schlumberger has cut 50,000 jobs in response to the slump. In 2015, 258,000 energy sector employees were laid off and year 2016 will be as challenging as last year.
In this difficult situation, Oil & Gas companies have to reinvent themselves to face this never-ending crisis. Hence, it seems relevant to study possible strategies in a decreasing price market in order to find answers to the following question:
Which solutions and trade strategies petroleum services companies can deploy to face difficulties linked to the fall of the barrel price?
I will focus on Schlumberger Software.
A Real Time Application Integration SolutionMatthew Pulis
My final project for my BSc. Business Computing degree. The work involved designing a system for a helicopter company operating in the Maltese islands. The design was performed using UML. Prototypes were also drafted to enhance the solution.
This Business Improvement Proposal was created by WebIT2 Consultants (Sarah Killey, Donald Gee, Mark Cottman-fields, Darren Cann and Sean Marshall) for the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Library.
The plan outlines an in-depth situational analysis, proposal description, recommended solution, key benefits, business drivers, return on investment and implementation plan.
This is an assessment piece for INB346 - Enterprise 2.0 unit, Semester 2, 2009 (Lecturer Dr Jason Watson).
Six Sigma is defined or implemented through applying DMAIC. DMAIC is an acronym for five interconnected phases: Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control.
The Six Sigma management system can enhance an organization’s profitability by increasing the quality of its processes.
The Six Sigma management method focuses on better understanding of changing customers' requirements, improving business systems, quality, and delivery, reducing and eliminating defects and waste, reducing cost, and enhancing the organization's competitive advantage.
Whatever our chosen methodology or process, every project has to start somewhere. Any project generally has five steps to it: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling and Closing.
Methodology to implement concept of 5D in construction projects without having a full fledged BIM in place.
BIM (Building Information Modeling) is the standard— but it is much more than just a 3D model.
Cost management is the process of planning and controlling the budget of a business. Cost management is a form of management accounting that allows a business to predict impending expenditures to help reduce the chance of going over budget.
Dashboard Reporting Using Business Intelligence provides an dynamic approach to the visibility of the progress to the team. It also enables the team to provide real time information on the project status.
The document has been developed keeping in mind the common challenges that a planner may face while
developing a schedule. I have also tried to cover in areas which is required for effective earned value
calculation. The document is been prepared considering that the reader has a basic understanding of Primavera P6.
A variable speed drive can save 20% to 50% depending on the operating cycle and average flow. Applying variable speed drives to ventilation systems creates 20% to 70% in energy savings!
Compressed is also called as “Fouth Utility”, after electricity, gas and waterCompressed air is used for aeration, filtration, dehydration, oxidation and fractionation.Compressed air is a utility. It is normally the most expensive utility in manufacturing environments and many times not managed for low cost.Since it is not normally hazardous, it is ofter overlooked as a source for savings.
An energy audit is an inspection, survey and analysis of energy flows, for energy conservation in a building, process or system to reduce the amount of energy input into the system without negatively affecting the output(s).
Using primavera to calculate the forward pass and backward pass dates of a project.
There are various ways to calculate the late start and late finish dates of a project.
The document will enable the reader to have a better understanding on the different ways of progress measurement and help decide an individual the reporting type that is beneficial for them.
An energy audit is an inspection, survey and analysis of energy flows, for energy conservation in a building, process or system to reduce the amount of energy input into the system without negatively affecting the output. In commercial and industrial real estate, an energy audit is the first step in identifying opportunities to reduce energy expense and carbon footprints.
Earned Value Management (EVM) is a technique that measures project performance against the project baseline.
EVM is considered by Cardinal to be one of the “critical few” best practice areas for monitoring project performance from both a cost and schedule perspective.
A Dedicated, Proactive and Highly Experienced Practitioner, with Extensive Technical, and Leadership Expertise Gained Through Various Positions within the Engineering, Procurement and Construction, Oil/Gas and Energy Industries on an International Level.
CFD Simulation of By-pass Flow in a HRSG module by R&R Consult.pptxR&R Consult
CFD analysis is incredibly effective at solving mysteries and improving the performance of complex systems!
Here's a great example: At a large natural gas-fired power plant, where they use waste heat to generate steam and energy, they were puzzled that their boiler wasn't producing as much steam as expected.
R&R and Tetra Engineering Group Inc. were asked to solve the issue with reduced steam production.
An inspection had shown that a significant amount of hot flue gas was bypassing the boiler tubes, where the heat was supposed to be transferred.
R&R Consult conducted a CFD analysis, which revealed that 6.3% of the flue gas was bypassing the boiler tubes without transferring heat. The analysis also showed that the flue gas was instead being directed along the sides of the boiler and between the modules that were supposed to capture the heat. This was the cause of the reduced performance.
Based on our results, Tetra Engineering installed covering plates to reduce the bypass flow. This improved the boiler's performance and increased electricity production.
It is always satisfying when we can help solve complex challenges like this. Do your systems also need a check-up or optimization? Give us a call!
Work done in cooperation with James Malloy and David Moelling from Tetra Engineering.
More examples of our work https://www.r-r-consult.dk/en/cases-en/
Saudi Arabia stands as a titan in the global energy landscape, renowned for its abundant oil and gas resources. It's the largest exporter of petroleum and holds some of the world's most significant reserves. Let's delve into the top 10 oil and gas projects shaping Saudi Arabia's energy future in 2024.
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Overview of the fundamental roles in Hydropower generation and the components involved in wider Electrical Engineering.
This paper presents the design and construction of hydroelectric dams from the hydrologist’s survey of the valley before construction, all aspects and involved disciplines, fluid dynamics, structural engineering, generation and mains frequency regulation to the very transmission of power through the network in the United Kingdom.
Author: Robbie Edward Sayers
Collaborators and co editors: Charlie Sims and Connor Healey.
(C) 2024 Robbie E. Sayers
Industrial Training at Shahjalal Fertilizer Company Limited (SFCL)MdTanvirMahtab2
This presentation is about the working procedure of Shahjalal Fertilizer Company Limited (SFCL). A Govt. owned Company of Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation under Ministry of Industries.
Hierarchical Digital Twin of a Naval Power SystemKerry Sado
A hierarchical digital twin of a Naval DC power system has been developed and experimentally verified. Similar to other state-of-the-art digital twins, this technology creates a digital replica of the physical system executed in real-time or faster, which can modify hardware controls. However, its advantage stems from distributing computational efforts by utilizing a hierarchical structure composed of lower-level digital twin blocks and a higher-level system digital twin. Each digital twin block is associated with a physical subsystem of the hardware and communicates with a singular system digital twin, which creates a system-level response. By extracting information from each level of the hierarchy, power system controls of the hardware were reconfigured autonomously. This hierarchical digital twin development offers several advantages over other digital twins, particularly in the field of naval power systems. The hierarchical structure allows for greater computational efficiency and scalability while the ability to autonomously reconfigure hardware controls offers increased flexibility and responsiveness. The hierarchical decomposition and models utilized were well aligned with the physical twin, as indicated by the maximum deviations between the developed digital twin hierarchy and the hardware.
Sachpazis:Terzaghi Bearing Capacity Estimation in simple terms with Calculati...Dr.Costas Sachpazis
Terzaghi's soil bearing capacity theory, developed by Karl Terzaghi, is a fundamental principle in geotechnical engineering used to determine the bearing capacity of shallow foundations. This theory provides a method to calculate the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, which is the maximum load per unit area that the soil can support without undergoing shear failure. The Calculation HTML Code included.
Final project report on grocery store management system..pdfKamal Acharya
In today’s fast-changing business environment, it’s extremely important to be able to respond to client needs in the most effective and timely manner. If your customers wish to see your business online and have instant access to your products or services.
Online Grocery Store is an e-commerce website, which retails various grocery products. This project allows viewing various products available enables registered users to purchase desired products instantly using Paytm, UPI payment processor (Instant Pay) and also can place order by using Cash on Delivery (Pay Later) option. This project provides an easy access to Administrators and Managers to view orders placed using Pay Later and Instant Pay options.
In order to develop an e-commerce website, a number of Technologies must be studied and understood. These include multi-tiered architecture, server and client-side scripting techniques, implementation technologies, programming language (such as PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and MySQL relational databases. This is a project with the objective to develop a basic website where a consumer is provided with a shopping cart website and also to know about the technologies used to develop such a website.
This document will discuss each of the underlying technologies to create and implement an e- commerce website.
Immunizing Image Classifiers Against Localized Adversary Attacksgerogepatton
This paper addresses the vulnerability of deep learning models, particularly convolutional neural networks
(CNN)s, to adversarial attacks and presents a proactive training technique designed to counter them. We
introduce a novel volumization algorithm, which transforms 2D images into 3D volumetric representations.
When combined with 3D convolution and deep curriculum learning optimization (CLO), itsignificantly improves
the immunity of models against localized universal attacks by up to 40%. We evaluate our proposed approach
using contemporary CNN architectures and the modified Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR-10
and CIFAR-100) and ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge (ILSVRC12) datasets, showcasing
accuracy improvements over previous techniques. The results indicate that the combination of the volumetric
input and curriculum learning holds significant promise for mitigating adversarial attacks without necessitating
adversary training.
5. 1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1. WHAT IS AGILE
Agile is an iterative and incremental(evolutionary) approach to project development
which is performed in a highly collborative manner by self organizing teams with “Just
Enough” ceremony that produces high quality outcome in a cost effective and timely
manner which meets the changing needs of its stakeholder..
Agile Emphasizes on:
Face to face communication
Emphasis on Effective engineering techniques.
Frequent demonstrations of progress and early return on investment.
Adaptation to business change.
Retrospectives and continious improvement.
Overtime,leanandsix sigmatechniquesbegantoinfusethemselvesintoAgile practices.Theseinclude
the following:
1.2. HOW HAS AGILE EVOLVED
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Agile eveolvdinthe late 1990’s inresponse tothe burdernsof heavydocumentationandfrequent
requirementschange.Itstartedasa collectionof lightweightandqualitydrivenapproachtoproject
implementation.
1.3. CORE AGILE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
Early delivery of
value through
iterations with
Demos.
User stories reflect
Business Value and
Priority.
Acceptance tests
for all
requirements.
Sustainable pace or
velocity.
High Visibility
Communication
Retrospectives.
Continious
involvement of the
customer
Core Agile
Principles
and
Practices
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2.0 AGILE IMPLEMENTATION – DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES
Scrum
Lean Kanban
Feature Driven Development
Agile Project Management(APM)
Dynamic Systems Development Method
Some of the explanationof popularAgileMethodologies.
2.1 SCRUM
Featuresof Scrum:
Simplicity and proven results.
Enables other Agile engineering techniques.
Emphasizes small teams and team empowerment.
Welcomes changes to requirements.
Allows working from a single source of prioritized work items.
Daily status meetings.
Team commitment to a potentially shippable increment during a ‘Sprint’.
Scrum rolesare importantfeaturesof Scrumand notusingspecifictermsisoftenreferredtoas‘Scrum-
but’.
Scrum definesthreeroles:
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Scrum vocabulary
Product Backlog – All work to be performed in the foreseeable future, both well-
defined and requiring further definition.
Sprint – A period of 30 days or less within which a set of work will be performed
to create a deliverable.
Sprint Backlog – A well defined requirement that can be worked on with relatively
little change over a period of 30 days or less and will result in a tangible,
potentially shippable incremental deliverable.
Scrum – A daily meeting at which progress and impediments to progress is
reviewed.
Scrum definesfourrequiredmeetings
2.2 AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Agile ProjectManagement(APM) introducedphasesforAgileProjectsthatalignedwiththe PMPphases
appliedbythe ProjectManagementInstitute.
APMalsomodifiedthe traditional “IronTriangle”toemphasize Value andQualityandcreatedthe Agile
Triangle.
The five phasesof APMframeworkare asfollows:
Agile ProjectManagementframeworkalignmenttoPMBOK
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3.0 PROJECT COMMUNICATION
EveryProjectManager quicklylearnsthatthe mostvaluable technique forprojectsuccessis
communication.Agile emphasizesthatthe mosteffectivecommunicationoccursface toface.
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3.1 INFORMATION RADIATORS
An information radiatordisplaysinformationinaplace where passersbycansee it.Withinformation
radiators,the passersbydon’tneedtoaskany questions;the informationsimplyhitsthemastheypass.
Popularinformationradiatorsare :
Task boards.
Big visible charts.
Continuous integration build health indicators.
The belowimage representsanexampleof taskboardwhichis usedasinformationradiatorduring
projectimplementation.
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Effective information radiator should be:-
Simple: Brief and concise.
Stark: Errors should not be masked, rather should be used to improve the work and
performance.
Current: Information displayed should be latest.
Transient: Once the problem has been rectified, it shoud be taken off from the chart.
Influential: Empowers the team to take decisions.
Highly Visible: Easy to see and understand.
Minimal in number: Not so many that they drown out other information.
War Room:-
War roominvolvesgettingthe entire teamtogetherinone roomandworkingonfactors thatfoster
communicationaswell asmotivationleadingtohigherproductivity.
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3.2 CO-LOCATED VS DIRTRIBUTED TEAMS
Two typesof teamscan be identified.
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3.3 OSMOTIC COMMUNICATIONS
Osmoticcommunicationoccurswheninformationisoverheardinthe backgroundof the team roomand
some of it isabsorbedviaosmosis.
3.4 DAILY STAND-UP MEETING
Dailystand-upmeetingsshare progressonthe sprintoriteration.Teammembersstandtokeepthe
meetingfocusedandshort.The stand-upiswhere eachteammembermakesa commitmentonwhat
that will completeforthe restof the team to hear.
Scrum specifies that the meetings should be time boxed to 15 minutes.
Only ‘committed’ team members are involved, with each participant answering 3
questions:
o What did we do yesterday?
o What will we do today?
o What’s on our way?
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4.0 MULTIPLE LEVEL OF PLANNING
Multiple levelsof planninginAgileprojectsare representedusinga‘planningonion’.
4.1 ALIGNING AGILE PROJECTS TO PROGRAMS AND PORTFOLIOS
Agile projectssupportthe vision andgoalsof the projector portfoliothatcan extendforyears.
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4.2 USER STORY
A userstoryis a lightweightmechanismtoquicklycapture requirements.Itactsas an agreement
betweencustomersandteammemberstodiscussdetailedrequirementsduring iteration.
User storyprovidesamediumforthe following:
Gathering basic information about stories.
Recording high-level requirements.
Developing work estimates.
Defining acceptance tests.
USER STORY- CARD, CONVERSION AND CONFIRMATION
The three components(CCCs) of auserstory are as follows:-
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USER STORY- ATTRIBUTES
The attributesof a user storycan be representedusingthe followingacronym:
STORY CARD INFORMATION
Informationthatcan be capturedon a story card isas follows:
Story identifier and name: A short name and unique identifier.
Story description: A sentence or two that describes the feature in customer
terms.
Story type: C=Customer Domain, T=Technology Domain or Others.
Estimated Work Effort: The estimated work effort needed to deliver the story,
including time for requirements gathering, design, coding, testing and
documentation.
Estimated value points: The relative value points for the user story.
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Requirements Uncertainty (erratic, fluctuating, routine, stable): An “exploration
factor” for a specific story.
Story Dependencies: Dependencies that could influence implementation
sequencing.
Acceptance tests: Criteria the customer team will use to accept or reject the
story.
4.3 THEME AND EPIC
Theme isa set of relateduserstoriesthatcan be combinedandtreatedasa single entityforeither
estimatingorrelease planning.
Epics are large userstorieswithlowerpriority.Theyare toobigto be implementedinasingle iteration
and therefore theyneedtobe disaggregatedinto smalleruserstoriesatsome point.
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4.4 TIME BOXING
Time boxingissettingafixedtime limittoactivities.
It lets other characteristics, such as scope, vary.
If something cannot be accomplished in a time boxed period, it is deferred to the
next period.
Time boxing allows velocity to be determined between iterations and sprints.
Time boxing is often applied to meetings like Scrums, sprint planning, sprints and
iterations.
TIME BOXING – BEST PRACTICES
The bestpractices followedunderthe time boxingtechnique are givenbelow:
Time box can be of any duration, 1 year, 1 month, 1 day, 4 hours or 15 minutes.
Control is achieved at the lowest level of time boxing.
If a task is running behind the schedule, it is deferred to the next time box.
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It fixes the length of the iteration and the team determines how much functionality
can be delivered in that fixed length of time.
ADVANTAGES OF TIME BOXING
Followingare the advantagesof usingtime box technique.
PRIORITIZING REQUIREMENTS – MoSCow
It isimportantto continuouslyprioritize the backlogandthi iscalled‘pruningthe backlog’.A methodto
prioritize requirementspopularizedinthe DSDMcommunityisMoSCoW.
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4.5 RELEASE PLAN
A release planindicates howthe teamintendstoachievethe productvisionwithinthe project
objectivesandconstraintsidentifiedinthe projectdatasheet.
A release plan helps the product owner and the team decide the time required to
create or develop a releasable product.
A release plan conveys the expectations such as what is likely to be developed
and in what timeframe.
A release plan serves as a guidepost toward which the project team can
progress.
The flowof activitiesduringarelease plancanbe representedasfollows:
4.6 VELOCITY
Velocityisameasure of a team’srate of progressperiteration.Itiscalculatedbyaddingthe numberof
storypointsassignedtoeachuserstory that the teamhas completedduringthe iteration.
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4.7 ITERATION PLAN
An iterationplan isalowlevel viewof the productwhere the teamtakesa more focused,anddetailed
lookat what will be necessarytoimplement,i.e.onlythose userstories,thathave beenselectedforthe
iteration.Eachiterationfollowsthe same consistentpattern.
ITERATION – EXAMPLE
In the belowexample,the majoractivitiesof athree weekiterationare shown.
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ITERATION LENGTH SELECTION
Followingfactorsare consideredwhile selectinganiterationlength:
The length of the release being worked on.
The amount of uncertainty.
The ease of getting feedback.
The duration in which priorities can remain unchanged.
Willingness to go without feedback.
The overhead of iteration.
A feeling of urgency is maintained, the shorter the iteration duration the greater
the sense of project urgency.
The followinggraphrepresentsthe average lengthof the iterationinAgile projects.
82% have iterationsbetween1and 4 weeksinlength.
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4.8 RELEASE BURNDOWN CHART
The projectteam tracks itsprogressagainsta release planbyupdatingarelease burndownchartatthe
endof eachiteration.The graphshowna hypothetical burndownchartfora projectacrossseveral
iterations.Whenthe graphreachesZEROthere are nomore story pointsinthe projectand itis ready for
release.
STORY POINTS REMAINING
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4.9 BURNDOWN CHARTS
Burndowncharts can alsobe tracked againstthe expectedvelocitybasedonavelocitydriveniteration
plan.Thisprovidesvisibilityonhowthe teamwill complete the storiesandtaskswithinaniteration.
In additiontothe rate at whichworkiscompleted,the burndownbarcharthelpstovisualize the work
that getsaddedor removedfromthe scope fora particularrelease oriteration.
4.10 BURNUP CHARTS
In additiontoshowinghowmuchworkis completed,the burn-upchartalsoshownthe workinthe
projectscope.The chart is alsoknownas ‘Feature Complete Graph’infeature.
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4.11 KANBAN BOARDS
Kanbanis a conceptrelatedtoleanand Just-in-Time(JIT) production.
A Kanbanboard shownthe currentstatusof all the storiestobe done withinaniteration.
The board is divided into segments reflecting key activities.
The stories are represented by index cards or post-it notes.
A status of a card is represented by its location on the board.
KANBAN CARDS
Kanbanuse cards to showprogressthroughan iteration.
The cards on a Kanban board reflect work items that move through different
phases of the developmental cycle.
Virtual Kanban boards can filter different types of cards based on the view
required.
The cards can reflect anything that needs to be tracked.
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o User Stories.
o Defects.
o Tasks
SIMPLE KANBAN BOARD
A simple KanbanBoardor a task boardhas three columns:
o To Do
o In Progress
o Done
Tasks are represented bycardsandstatus of the cards are postedunderone of the three columns.
DETAILED KANBAN BOARD
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Considerthe followinginadetailedKanbanboard:
The Work in Progress(WIP) limit allos the downstream processes to determine
when thay can consume more work.
Work in upstream processes halts if a WIP is met.
Sub workflows can be used to better illustrate when a card is complete an ready
for transition to the next queue.
4.12 RETROSPECTIVES
Retrospectivesare regularreviewsof the teamanditsmemberstodiscusswhatis workingandwhatcan
be improved.
Retrospectives should be conducted at the completion of every sprint or iteration.
Retrospectivesshouldnotbe done onlyafteracatastrophicfailure.
Retrospectives should be conducted at regular intervals, spread throughout the
life of a project.
Retrospectives are not about apportioning blame; instead it is to learn from the
experience.
RETROSPECTIVES – AGENDA
In retrospectives,teamslookbackona pastperiodof work sothat they can learnfrom theirexperience
and applythislearningtofuture projects.
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The agendafor a retrospective revolvesaroundthe followingthree areas:
NEED FOR RETROSPECTIVE
Retrospectivesare necessaryinanAgile projectenvironment.
They help to reflect and learn from the past.
They determine how the team should work in the future.
They help in improving communication within the team.
They allow a team to own an drive their development process.
CONDUCTING ARETROSPECTIVES
Retrospectivescanbe conductedat the iteration,release orprojectlevels.The retrospectivesshould
establishagoal that the whole teamwill worktowardduringthe nextiteration.
The followingpointsneedtobe consideredwhile conductingaretrospective:
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SAMPLE TEMPLATE FOR CONDUCTING RETROSPECTION
A sample template forconductingretrospectionisgivenbelow:
4.13 AGILE PROCESS TAILORING
Processtailoringinvolvestailoringorcustomizingthe Agile processestocaterto a situation.Itcan
include roles,processesorprocedures.E.g.of projectspecifictailoringare asfollows:
Adding or removing work products and tasks.
Changing milestones and what work products will be made available at each
milestone, and extent of completion expected at specific times.
Responsibilities for review and approval (RACi table can be used).
Detailed procedures for reporting progress, performing measurements, managing
requirements, managing change requests etc.
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5.0 AGILE ESTIMATION
5.1 MEASURES OF SIZE
Determiningthe size of aprojectisimportanttofinalize itsexpectedcompletiondate anditsresourcing:
5.2 RELATIVE ESTIMATING
Relative estimatingisanimportantaspectinagile estimation.
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5.3 STORY POINTS
StoryPointsare the unitof measurementforexpressingthe overall size of auserstory andtheir
associatedeffort.
The number of Story Points are a relative measure.
Story Points are compared to one another.
Story Points should be determined by the team using estimation techniques like
Planning Poker or Affinity Estimating.
Story points are unique to a project. Story Points cannot be compared to other
projects.
The followingare some importantconsiderationsinStoryPoints:
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STORY POINTS AND ESTIMATING
Bestpracticesto be followedwhile estimatingastorypointare givenbelow:
5.4 ESTIMATE BY ANALOGY
Storypointestimationcanbe done effectivelythroughcomparisons.A few considerationswhile
estimatingbyanalogyare as follows:
5.5 VALUE POINTS
Agile emphasizesdeliveryvalue andoutcomes.
Value point show the relative business value of a story.
Applying the same relative sizing techniques to the value of stories helps provide
a view into the overall value delivery.
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This also engages the Product Owner and business stakeholders in quantifying
the value of the stories/features.
In turn, it brings real power to measurements.
5.6 IDEAL DAYS
An ideal dayestimate answersthe question,how longwouldittake tocomplete astory,giventhat,
It is the only task being worked on.
There were no interruptions.
Everything needed(clarifications, dependencies) is available.
Once the ideal dayestimate hasbeenarrivedat,ithas to be convertedtothe actual (elapsed)days
basedon the level of distractiontobe accountedfor.
There can be several distractionsthatcanarise whenan ideal dayestimate isbeingconvertedtothe
actual days.Followingare the factorsthat give rise todistractions:
5.7 COMPARING STORY POINTS AND IDEAL DAYS
Givenbelowisacomparisonof the two unitsof same size measuresusedinAgile projects,viz,Ideal
daysand story points.Eachapproach has itsownset of advantages.
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5.8 ESTIMATION SCALE
Agile estimationshouldaimforestimatesthatare reasonablypredictable onaggregate andnotstrive
for precision.Precise estimationprocesscanbe time consumingandexpensive.Usually,anon-linear
scale isusedfor estimation.The twocommonlyusednon-linearscale are asfollows:
5.9 PLANNING POKER
One way toestimate storypointeffortistouse a game of planningpoker.
Each member of the team receives a deck of numbered cards.
The product owner reads each story card and answers any questions.
Each team member estimates the effort using a relative estimate and everyone
shows their hand at once.
Outliers(high or low) talk about why they made their estimate.
After the discussion, team members re-estimate until consensus is reached.
The product ownerreadsa userStory and the fourteammembersprovide theirestimatesusing
planningpokercards.
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5.10 ACCURACY VS. PRECISION
Agile estimatesstrivesforaccuracy,but notprecisionasachievingprecisionmakesthe estimation
processlengthyandexpensive.
Accuracy strives for converging on the standard or known value.
Precision is about repeatability.
5.11 WIDEBAND DELPHI
WidebandDelphi isaprocessthatthe team can use to generate anaccurate estimate.
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The Project manager chooses an estimation team, comprised of knowledgeable
experts and through a series of sessions gains consensus among the team and
estimate.
This techniques is a repeatable process because it consists of a straightforward
set of steps that can e performed the same way each time.
The drawback of this technique is it requires more effort and co-ordination to
develop the estimate.
The stepsinvolvedinthe WidebandDelphitechnique are asfollows:
5.12 AFFINITY ESTIMATION
AffinityEstimationisatechnique usedbyteamstoestimate(instorypoints) alarge numberof user
stories.The advantagesof AffinityEstimationare asfollows:
It is quick and easy.
Decision making process is transparent and visible.
It creates experience rather than confrontational exercise.
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5.13 SILENT RELATIVE SIZING
The firststepin AffinityEstimation issilentrelative sizing.Findingbelow the processesof implementing
thisstep:
Product backlog is provided by the product owner.
Stories are arranged horizontally.
Team members are expected to size each item relative to other items on the wall
considering the effort involved in implementation.
5.14 EDIT THE WALL
The secondstepin the AffinityEstimationiseditthe wall.Thisstepinvolvesthe followingprocesses:
Editing the relative sizing on the wall.
All the items in the product backlog are placed on the wall and moved in either
direction according to the relative sizing. A discussion is conducted and decisions
are made, based on it.
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6.0 SOFT SKILL NEGOTIATION
Emotional Intelligence(EI),oftenmeasuredasan Emotional Intelligence Quotient(EQ),isameasure that
describesthe abilitytoidentify,accessandmanage the emotionsof one’sself,of others,andof groups.
Agile Emotional Intelligence isasoftskill whicheveryProjectManagershouldpossesswhile handling
projectsinunpredictableenvironment.
This skill is applied by Project managers to promote collaboration in agite teams.
It encourages leadership of the projects that are flexible and can be adapted to a
customer’s requirements.
6.1 EI AND SCRUM MASTERS / AGILE PROJECT MANAGERS
Emotional Intelligence isanimportantskillforthe agile projectmanagersforvariousreasons.Agile
ProjectManagers:
Need to build relationships and understand how to get the best from others in a
matrix environment.
Need to be able to motivate staff, build teams from disparate sources, and
manage conflict.
Need to understand and manage the impact of a technical solution on a user
population.
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Need to provide leadership decisions based on the analysis of the situation and
understanding of the impact of that decision.
Must be able to deliver results by understanding one’s emotions, the emotions of
others and how those can be most effectively managed.
6.2 BENEFITS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
If agile projectmanagerstake effortstoimprove onthe emotional quotient,theycanbe betterprepared
for performingtheirrole inthe followingways:
Improved Leadership.
More effective handling and resolution of disputes.
More effective development of team working.
Improved negotiations.
More cost-effective decision making.
Better quality problem solving and decision making.
6.3 FIVE LEVELS OF CONFLICT
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6.4 SERVANT LEADERSHIP
Thisleadershipstylelendsitself readilytothe participatorystyleof management thatisencouragedin
self-organizedandAgile teams.
Servantleadershippositionsthe leaderasthe enabler.
A servantleader:
Helps the team.
Removes obstacles that the team is facing.
Gives them the tool and skills they need and protects them from unnecessary
disturbances.
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CHARACTERISTICS OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP
Some of the characteristicsof servantleaderare asfollows:
7.0 CONCLUSION
The documentwill enablethe readertounderstandthe variousconceptof Agile ProjectManagement
and implementationof some Agile Techniquesprocesses.
8.0 REFERENCE
1) Project Management Institute.
2) Internet.
3) Simplilearn