Originally created for agile software development, scrum provides project managers with the flexibility needed to meet ever-changing consumer demands. Presenting a modified version of the agile software development framework, Scrum Project Management introduces Scrum basics and explains how to apply this adaptive technique to effectively manage a wide range of programs and complex projects.

The book provides proven planning methods for controlling project scope and ensuring your project stays on schedule. It includes scrum tracking methods to help your team maintain a focus on improving throughput and streamlining communications. It also demonstrates how to:

Combine traditional project management methods with scrum Adapt the familiar work breakdown structure to create scrum backlogs and sprints Use a scrum of scrums to manage programs Apply earned value management, critical path, and PERT in the context of scrum

Having successfully deployed and implemented scrum across multiple companies and departments, the authors provide valuable insight into how they achieved their past successes and how they overcame the trials involved with the deployment of a scrum environment. Throughout the text they discuss improvisation, creative problem solving, and emergent phenomena—detailing the methods needed to ensure your team achieves project success.

Contents

Why Scrum?

Team!

Agile Product/Process Development

Eliminate Waste and Save Money

Product Requirements

Improved Control/Assurance

Schedule Maintenance

Budget Maintenance

Managing Changing User Requirements

Are All Projects Candidates for Scrum?

Scrum Basics

Overview of Scrum

Requirements

Product Backlog

Planning and Estimation

Release Backlog

Sprint

Sprint Retrospective

Iterative Product Delivery

Burndown Chart and Scope Changes

Meetings

Project Human Resources

Scrum and Cnal Project Management

What Is the White Book?

Project Backlog–Scope

Project Burndown Chart

Relation of Backlog to Work Breakdown Structure

Task Decomposition to "Atomic" Level

Sprint

Effect of Scrum on (Velocity) Tempo

Command and Control

Quality

Use of Existing Project Management Tools

Risk Management

Meetings

Complex Program Management

Scrum of Scrums

Budget

Scrum and Line Management

Line Management Tasks versus Project Tasks

Individual and Team Performance

Throughput

Movement toward Self-Directed Work Teams

Use of Product Backlog

Use of Sprint Retrospective

Scrum and the Waterfall Method

The Waterfall Method

Managing Conflicts

Managing Risks

System Development with Scrum and Waterfall Combined

Scrum and Education

Do Scrum and Education Systems Fit?

What Scrum Can Do for the Educational System
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