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Copyright Mark Crowther 2009

An introduction to

SCRUM

Agile Project Management

Mark Crowther Empirical Pragmatic Tester

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This slide pack provides a brief overview of the SCRUM Agile Project

Management Methodology.

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SCRUM is an

Agile Project Management Methodology

Characteristics of an Agile methodology are:

ADAPTIVE, not PREDICTIVE

LIGHTWEIGHT, not HEAVYWEIGHT

DESCRIPTIVE, not PRESCRIPTIVE


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SCRUM has the following ELEMENTS:

A project team called a SCRUM Team A Product Backlogof all known Requirements A Sprint Backlogof requirements being worked on A period of work referred to as a Sprint Daily Stand-up Meetingswith the SCRUM Team A Burndown Chartto track progress of the Sprint An Incremental Delivery at the end of each sprint


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A Model of SCRUM

Sprint

Daily

SCRUM

Incremental Delivery

Burndown Chart

2 - 4 Weeks

Sprint Backlog

Product Backlog


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Is all the people who will COMMITTED to thedelivery of the backlogs

One role is SCRUM Master who is in practice thePM

Is staffed by PMs, BAs, Developers, Testers,Support i.e. ALL the typical project staff

The SCRUM Team


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Contains all the currently known requirementsfor a product

Is managed by the Product Owner and canchange as needed

Product Backlog




Sprint Backlog Contains the set ofprioritised Product Backlog

items that are currently being worked on

Are not to be changed during the Sprint




Sprint Is a fixed period ofdevelopment and testing

Results in an incremental delivery of usableproduct

Usually lasts 2 to 4 weeks




Daily SCRUM Meeting Brief Stand-up meeting each morning with

SCRUM Team only

What value did you add yesterday?

What value will you add today?

What will stop you making progress?




Burndown Chart Charts delivery of the Sprint Backlog againstSprint Duration.

Simple, at-a-glance view of progress showingvelocity and traction

Easy to keep updated




Incremental Delivery Output of the Sprint

Working functionality that can be deployed

Delivered every 2 to 4 weeks, tested and working

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What SCRUM isnt It isnt a Development Methodology, SCRUM

doesnt say how to write or manage the writingof code.

It isnt suitable for every project and everyorganisation.

It isnt a way to drop sound Project Management,Development, Testing Practice, etc.

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