The document describes saralScrum, a web-based project management tool developed using PHP, MySQL, and the symfony framework. It was created to help introduce Scrum concepts to the Nepalese software industry. The tool allows for project definition, backlog management, release planning, sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings via chat, and burndown charts. The developer used an agile approach, releasing in increments with feedback. The tool is open source under GPLv3.

1. saralScrum
Project Management Tool
Should be in Top 10?
Ritesh M. Tamrakar
2009.07.12
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2. saralScrum
#0 Contents
#1 Background
#2 Scrum Mantra
#3 Scrum Result
#4 Market Trend
#5 Project Objective
#6 Technology
#7 Methodology
#8 Sample Screens
#9 License
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#10 Benefits & Learning
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/finalcut/
#11 Question/Answer

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#1 Background
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Software Project Management
is Complex & Dynamic Task
– Requirement
– Technology
– People
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Famous Waterfall SDLC
– Numerous case of failed projects
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Low quality
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Over­budget
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Late Projects
– Lack of clear visibility of status
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of the project to stake holders

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#2 Scrum Mantra
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Scrum is framework where work done in iterative and incremental
fashion with simple rules and artifacts.
Team
PO
SM
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5. saralScrum
#2 Scrum Mantra
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Scrum is framework where work done in iterative and incremental
fashion with simple rules and artifacts.
PO Team
SM
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6. saralScrum
#2 Scrum Mantra
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Scrum is framework where work done in iterative and incremental
fashion with simple rules and artifacts.
SM Burndown
Team
PO
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7. saralScrum
#2 Scrum Mantra
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Scrum is framework where work done in iterative and incremental
fashion with simple rules and artifacts.
Team SM PO
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#3 Scrum Results
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5­10 times more velocity & quality than waterfall.
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Up to 400% increase in revenue.
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Following table shows the result comparing between performance
of waterfall & scrum team doing same work.
Waterfall Scrum
Use Case Pages 3000 0
Stories 0 1400
Calender Months 9 12
Person Months 540 54
Lines of Java Code 58000 51000
Lines of Java
Code/Person-Month 120 840
Maximum Developer 100 7
*Source: User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development ­ Mike Cohn
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#4 Market Trend
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Indeed.com Job Trend: Job postings including the terms agile and
scrum have grown 3,500% since July 2005.
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Google.com Search Trend: Users searching for the terms agile and
scrum on Google since early 2005 is steadily increasing.
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Source: http://7thpixel.net/blog/2009/06/18/job­trend­analysis­of­scrum­agile/

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#5 Project Objective
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Development of a web­based
project management tool
based on Scrum framework
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Features
– Project Definition
– Product Backlog Management
– Release Planning
– Sprint & Sprint Backlog
– Chat for Daily Scrum & Other
Meetings
– Burndown Chart
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– Project Dashboard
– User Management

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#6 Technology
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Language: PHP 5
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Database: MySQL
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Framework: symfony
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Chat: phpfreechat
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#7 Methodology
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All Design, Development &
Testing done by single person
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Developed in incremental
steps
– Release 1: v0.1: Project
Definition, Project Backlog
Management, Sprint & Sprint
Backlog, Burndown Chart, ●
Developed using all open
Milestone/Release Planning
source tools
– Release 2: v0.2: Site overall look,
Chat for Daily Scrum & Meetings
– Fedora 7
– Release 3: v0.3: User – XAMPP
Management, Sprint Team
Definition, Project Dashboard
– Eclipse PDT
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– Release 4: v0.3.3: Team security
– GIMP
– OpenOffice 2.2

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#8 Sample Screens

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#9 License
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saralScrum is released under GNU GPL v3
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saralScrum is shared in true sprite of freedom
– saralScrum can be used in any number of server.
– saralScrum can be freely distributed.
– Source code of saralScrum is available.
– Source code of saralScrum can be studied, modified and distributed in
same GNU GPL v3 license.
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15. saralScrum
#10 Benefits & Learning
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Introduction of Scrum concept in Nepalese Software Industry.
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Anyone new to Scrum can learn its concept using saralScrum.
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saralScrum helps to follow Scrum in Distributed team by
maintaining all information at single place.
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Benifits to me
– Learned using D2Labs for project execution
– Learned symfony framework
– Learned using jpGraph & phpfreechat with symfony
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#11 Question/Answer
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Credits
http://www.flickr.com/photos/finalcut/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamed/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adarshanto/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiwi/
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasmic/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/vernhart/

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Thank you !!!
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