What are the Agile Scrum Ceremonies and how are they applied within the project? The democratic composition of a Team in Agile Development causes a dilemma for Companies new to Agile. They may be used to the Traditional Command-and-Control regime of Project Management. This makes transitioning to the Agile values and principles difficult. There is…
What is Safe Inspect and Adapt and how does it apply within Agile Project Planning? ‘Agile Planning’ is very different to Traditional Planning because it Accepts and Expects Uncertainty. However, there is still one very important similarity, the Project Constraints. These Constraints are depicted as a triangle, known as the Triple Constraints or the “Iron…
How can the Product Vision Board Kit be used in Scrum Projects for creating optimal value? The introduction of a new Product may start from many different sources in an Organization. However the Development, either of the Product itself or of an Application that supports the Product will be carried out in an IT Project.…
What is Product Backlog Prioritization and how is it applied within Scrum Projects? We provided a brief description of the Product Owner Role in a previous article where we explained their Responsibilities. One of the responsibilities that we metioned was in regards to the prioritization of the Product Backlog. As the steward of the Product…
Writing Acceptance Criteria can be a difficulty process, but is it an important aspect of writing the perfect User Story? You read this because:-. As a team member you have been charged with writing a User Story and do not understand where to start. You have actually written some User Stories prior to and the…
What are Scrum Story Points and how are they used for estimating User Stories Within Scrum Projects? While Scrum does not follow Traditional Project Management guidelines, there are some Estimation activities around the Work to be Done. Estimation is Done for:-. User Stories, which are subsets of the general Requirements. Tasks, which are the activities…
A project portfolio is traditionally a collection of projects that an organization selects. These projects form a roadmap of work to accomplish. Most companies have requests from various business units. This creates a situation where there are more potential projects than funding available. Portfolio management involves the selection of projects that are well aligned with…
What are the Scrum Team Processes that help Agile Projects Deliver more Value? Development teams following the Agile Scrum framework use specific ceremonies and are part of a larger feedback loop that focuses on delivering value early and often via the inspect and adapt principles of scrum. A scrum team is composed of individuals who…
Who is the Chief Product Owner? As with most new offerings, Agile scrum started with small projects. These projects could be easily broken down into components for delivery by one Scrum Development Team. As organizations have embraced scrum they have found the framework useful in the quick delivery of minimally viable products. Larger efforts are…
Feedback Loops are an important aspect of an Agile Scrum Project. The Scrum framework is built around the practice inspect and adapt feedback loops. Inspection, adaption, and updates happen throughout the lifecycle of product delivery. There are two feedback loops: Feedback by roles: Sponsor -> Stakeholder -> Product Owner -> Scrum Master -> Scrum Team…