Not your average bacon and eggs SCRUM Not your average bacon and eggs

The Basics Product Backlog Sprint Backlogs Sprints The Daily Scrum Burn-down chart Sprint Retrospective

The Players The Scrum Team Consists of five to nine people No specific roles Still allows for experts Primary tasks involve problem solving and design

The Players The Scrum Master More the role of a coach Daily Scrum Keeps Scrum team focused Provides Scrum team with most beneficial circumstances possible Sprint Retrospective Helps team evaluate progress and accomplishments Motivates team for next Sprint

The Players The Product Owner Voice of the customer Maintains a business perspective Responsible for the product backlog

The Process The Product Backlog Contains a list of prioritized goals May include upgrades, bug fixes, or the next steps in development Can be broken down into segments This should create business value This should also allow it to be sub-deliverable

The Process The Daily Scrum Consistent time every day Involves Scrum Master and Scrum Team “What has been accomplished since we last met?” “What will be accomplished between now and our next meeting?” “Is there anything standing in our way?” No one else is allowed to talk Bacon and eggs

The Process The Sprint Consists of 30 days Often non-negotiable Series of predetermined goals Specified by the Sprint backlog Uses a burn-down chart is used to display progress Concludes with Sprint Retrospective Allows team to demonstrate product A good time for evaluation and motivation for the next Sprint

Pros and Cons Pros Cons The small size allows for agility The Sprints allow for members to be remain focused and motivated Team members can put their strengths to use without being confined to specific roles Cons Unorthodox in that there is no project manager There is difficultly in overcoming inertia Strict timing can sometimes be harmful

Conclusions Scrum has been successfully integrated into companies such as IBM, Microsoft, and Xerox. Scrum works best when the numbers relating to the team size, Sprint time, and overall project development time are reasonable. Its strongest aspect is continuous communication among the team members and the customers.