What are the Scrum Master Roles and Responsibilities within an Agile Project? The Role of the Scrum Master is often under-rated by many Organisations. This is often because they do not understand the real Value of the role. This is why it is often stated that they can be assigned to more than one Team.…
What is the Team Building Action Plan and how does it apply to Scrum Projects? The Dynamics of a Team and how to promote co-operation and Teamwork among the Team members is a popular topic. This is due to the move towards replacing old, hierarchical structures with Teams. This is occurring throughout the business and…
A simple step by step guide to help you choose the appropriate New Product Development Process between Agile or Traditional Development. It provides a detailed description of each factor that matters in your choice of approach. Agile Vs Traditional New Product Development Process – The Battle Make no mistake – the answer to the question…
How does the Declaration of Interdependence help the Scrum Team Increase ROI? In early 2005, with echoes of the Agile Manifesto, the Declaration of Interdependence (DOI) was published. Many of the 15 luminaries who Collaborated in publishing this Declaration were also signatories to the Agile Manifesto. At first glance, it seems like a close relation…
What are the Scrum Team Responsibilities? When a Company takes the bold step of moving from a Traditional IT setup to an Agile Environment, there are often teething problems because of the Culture Change. This is on several fronts:-. the rest of the Organisation is still organised hierarchically and discover it hard to accept the…
What are the Scrum Planning Tools and what role does the Product Owner play in Project Success? Planning for a successful project occurs long before the individual user stories are written. It begins with the Scrum Team selection and the roles and responsibilities of the team members. The Product Owner (the Voice of the Customer)…
What are the Scrum Product Owner Responsibilities in an Agile Project? Many Companies adopting Agile Frameworks struggle to understand the Role of the Product Owner (the Voice of the Customer). The Product Owner belongs to the Scrum Team. They are selected due to their substantial knowledge of the business in the areas of the Development…
What is the Agile Methodology Sprint Lifecycle (we are referring to how are the Agile Values and Principles used during the Sprint Lifecycle) and how does each stage impact the Scrum Master? Just as there are no two Projects that are the same, each Sprint is also unique. Even within the very same Project requirements…
What are the Bruce Tuckman stages of group development, and how does it apply to Scrum Projects? In 1965, Bruce Tuckman composed a definitive research study on the nature of Teams and Group Dynamics. His study was Titled “Developmental Sequence in Small Groups”. This study was based upon Team behaviour in the United States Navy.…
‘Conflict in the Workplace’ within Scrum is as much about the Scrum Master’s Management style as it is about Conflicts. These conflicts occur between Scrum Team members (Scrum Master, Product Owner – the Voice of the Customer, and the Development Team). This is where a good Scrum Master comes into their own. However, we are…