Steve NauglePermit Specialist| Windstream KDL Inc.Evansville, In, United States
Being new to Project Management, I am being exposed to terms that I have never heard nefore. One such term is a "scrum". What is this? Saving Changes...
Scrum is one of the many Agile Methodology (perhaps most popular).
In case you are interested to learn specifics about this methodlogy I would recommend reading Scrum Guide by Jeff Sutherland / Ken Schwper. Saving Changes...
Steve,
Scrum Is an Innovative Approach to Getting Work Done
Scrum is an agile framework for completing complex projects. Scrum originally was formalized for software development projects, but works well for any complex, innovative scope of work. The possibilities are endless. The Scrum framework is deceptively simple.
The Scrum Framework in 30 Seconds
•A product owner creates a prioritized wish list called a product backlog.
•During sprint planning, the team pulls a small chunk from the top of that wishlist, a sprint backlog, and decides how to implement those pieces.
•The team has a certain amount of time, a sprint, to complete its work - usually two to four weeks - but meets each day to assess its progress (daily scrum).
•Along the way, the ScrumMaster keeps the team focused on its goal.
•At the end of the sprint, the work should be potentially shippable, as in ready to hand to a customer, put on a store shelf, or show to a stakeholder.
•The sprint ends with a sprint review and retrospective.
•As the next sprint begins, the team chooses another chunk of the product backlog and begins working again.
The cycle repeats until enough items in the product backlog have been completed, the budget is depleted, or a deadline arrives. Which of these milestones marks the end of the work is entirely specific to the project. No matter which impetus stops work, Scrum ensures that the most valuable work has been completed when the project ends.
