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Scrum for Team Members

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Agile/Scrum is a project management methodology.  This means that it provides a set of tools and processes that can be used to organize and manage the project activities.

Project Management Methodology Play

A sequential project management methodology is a traditional approach to project management.  It minimizes risk, but this conservative approach can be lengthy and expensive.

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The concurrent project management methodology is a collaborative approach.  It can significantly accelerate a project as compared to the sequential approach, but it is much more difficult to project manage.

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The Agile/Scrum project management methodology is an iterative approach that requires fewer resources than other approaches.

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The three approaches presented are three very different ways of managing a project.  Understanding the differences will enable a business to select the best approach for their projects.

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The Agile/Scrum methodology is a structured project management methodology.  It follows a prescribed process that includes Sprints and Scrums.

Sprint – Scrum Process Play

Within the Agile/Scrum project management methodology there are a set of meetings that are used to plan and manage the process.  Rather than analytical tools, this methodology relies heavily on the use of specific targeted meetings.

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Story Cards, also known as Product Backlog Items (PBIs) are the technique used for documenting project scope, quality requirements, estimates and priority of the deliverables in an Agile/Scrum project.

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The product backlog is the prioritized list of project deliverables.

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The Scrum Team performs the project work conducted during a Sprint on an Agile/Scrum project.

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The Scrum Master is the individual who is responsible for facilitating the Agile/Scrum Sprint process.

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Sprint Controls are the project management tools that are used by the Scrum Master and Scrum Team to assess performance.

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A clear goal or vision is essential to project success.  That is as true with Agile/Scrum as with traditional projects.

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Preparing the Product Backlog is the first step in the Agile/Scrum Sprint methodology. It includes creating and prioritizing all the Story Cards.

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To do the work of the Sprint, a Scrum Team must be assigned.

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The Sprint is initiated with a Sprint Planning Session that organizes the work, estimates the effort, and initializes the Scrum Board and Burn Down Chart.

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Sprint execution is the actual work of the Scrum team during the Sprint to accomplish the tasks needed to complete each Story in the Sprint Backlog.

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The Sprint Demonstration is the formal meeting where the Scrum Team demonstrates to the Product Owner the performance of each deliverable that was created during the Sprint.

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The Sprint Retrospective is a lessons learned meeting with a focus of identifying opportunities to improve the performance and management of the next Sprint. 

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Scrum Teams do not rely on assigned project management roles, rather the team organizes and manages itself.

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During a Sprint, the Scrum Team meets daily at a Scrum Meeting to provide status on progress.

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