Scrum framework was introduced by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland in 1995 in their paper and then they held an implementation workshop [27]. Scrum is an agile software development framework that is widely used to achieve the agility, iterative, and incremental development in the software domain. Scrum is used for managing software projects in a changing environment. Scrum achieves software project by improving communication and collaboration among team members and breaking the work into a series of sprints. Scrum framework consists of Scrum teams and their associated roles, events, artifacts, and rules [28]. Figure (3) illustrates Scrum framework and its components.
Fig. 3. The Scrum Framework [29].
Scrum team is characterized by self-organizing
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Scrum team utilizes Sprint Retrospective to inspect itself and extract learned lessons to identify the possible improvements to be considered in the next sprint.
Scrum framework includes three main artifacts: product backlog, sprint backlog, and increment.
• Preparing Product backlog is the first activity of the product owner that includes visualizing the product and creating a refined and prioritized list of tasks [27]. The product backlog evolves as the product evolves. For ongoing product development, the product backlog might also contain new features, changes to existing features, defects needing repair, technical improvements, and so on [30].
• Preparing Sprint Backlog includes a selection of Product Backlog items to be in the Sprint and introducing a short plan for delivering the product increment and achieving the sprint goal.
• The Increment is the sum of all the Product Backlog items accomplished during a Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints. At the end of a Sprint, the new Increment must be “Done,” which means it must be in useable condition and meet the Scrum Team’s definition of “Done.” It must be in useable condition regardless of whether the Product Owner decides to actually release
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Scrum and XP encourage similar values to minimize conflicts between developers and management. They provide a structure within which a customer can evolve a software product that best meets intended requirements, and can implement quality functionality incrementally to take advantage of business opportunities. The authors introduced the data about the application of combined Scrum and XP in two real projects. Therefore, they presented briefly the use of Scrum to manage software development process, in conjunction with the use of XP practices to ensure the quality of the produced software. The problem in this work is that it did not present practical steps of applying the integration between XP and
iv. Which activities will be done in this phase? 1. Backup old system. 2.
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Theodore Roosevelt was a remarkable president who fought for modernizing and expanding the nation's national identity. Ranging from being a hunter, adventurer, boxer, and the president of the United States, Roosevelt is definitely one of the most interesting and prominent figureheads in American history. The Big Scrum is a book detailing the endeavors of Roosevelt's efforts to preserve and develop one of our nation's greatest pastimes, football. Miller provides an insight of how Roosevelt’s athletic journey led him to be one of the biggest proponents of football. Miller argues that Roosevelt felt that physical exercise and the competition of sport was essential to American society because they stood for self improvement.
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Activity and Schedule An indicative activity schedule is provided below: S. No Activity (work) Months from the start of assignment M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 M8 1 - Preparation of SRS - Preparation of Design Document - Approval System
This approach centers on people, communications, the anticipated product and its flexibility. The concept of this approach is similar to that of the traditional management approach: generating plans and requirements, evolving the anticipated product, incorporating it with other products as required then testing it and debugging technical hitches if any is found, then lastly fitting it for use (Rose, 2010). In this approach, as a replacement for focusing on the phases all at once like it is done in the traditional approach, the entire project is fragmented into smaller segments known as scrums after which the scrums are taken as smaller projects and dealt with according to the traditional
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How do I handle the challenges of managing a cross functional team? Introduction “Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats.” - Jim Collins’ quote from the book, Good to Great Forming Cross-functional teams to work on projects has become popular in the last few years. There are three primary reasons: a. The team has improved coordination and integration b. Expand organizational boundaries (Lines of Reporting, Verticals, Functions) c. Reduce the cycle time in terms of service delivery When people come together from various disciplines, they bring diversity, their expertise in problem solving, different perspectives to look at the problem statement, their creativity and innovation
Step 5: Allocate overhead costs to products. The activity costs should be absorbed back into the individual products by multiplying the predetermined overhead rate for each activity by the level of cost driver activity used by the product Total activity costs can them be added to labour and material costs as normal.
3.1) Theories of Behaviour Management Behaviour management is a tool, a system, generates learning environment to encourage positive behaviour and minimise the opportunity for negative conduct to occur. It is like modifying and change learner's action in a positive manner where the primary focus lies on maintaining order. Many theorists presented their views in their research work on the understanding of the nature of the behaviour BILL ROGER is an education consultant and author present his work on behaviour management, discipline, effective teaching, and stress management etc. and also lectures widely covers the topic to both the learner and the teacher for the challenges facing in leadership in educational premises. Bill Roger recommended
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