Product Development

What is the Scrum of Scrums and who is involved? The Scrum of Scrums ceremony can be used when there are multiple teams working on the delivery of a large and complex product. What is the purpose of a Scrum of Scrums? Who are the team members involved in a Scrum of Scrums and how […]

What are Risk Management Metrics and what is the Risk Burndown Chart? Traditional projects have extensive processes designed to mitigate risk. Risk registers, probability calculations and other tools are used by project managers to provide a visual set of metrics used in reporting. Risk is either accepted or mitigated. Risks can quickly blossom into issues

How can we begin Managing Change in Agile Scrum Projects? The Scrum Framework is a series of recommended ceremonies, roles, and artefacts. Each item is designed to support a continuous model of inspect and adapt. The scrum framework was established to incorporate change quickly into a project with minimal disruption to the vision of the

What is Business Value and how does it impact Agile Projects? Deliverables that meet a standard of high quality in an Agile scrum project are defined as those that meet required business outcomes and acceptance criteria through a continuous cycle of inspect and adapt.   Quality can be further defined in two ways: That a

What is Functional Criteria and how does it impact Acceptance Criteria? When using the Agile scrum framework for the delivery of a product, quality can be defined in in one of two ways: That a product is fit for purpose and That a scrum team produces exactly that which they understand has been requested. Quality

Quality control in Agile scrum refers to the delivery of shippable features based on planned activities support quality delivery. Agile scrum embraces three areas that are important in the execution of planned activities to support quality control: Change Management Inspect and Adapt and Meeting the Definition of Done (DoD). Individuals with a strong awareness of

Quality assurance is a well-defined set of processes and checkpoints designed to achieve and maintain a desired level of deliverables to produce a good or service. This Quality assurance is the part of quality management that ensures to leaders (both internal and external) and customers that quality requirements will be fulfilled. Quality assurance is defining

Scrum teams have a definition of done based on consistent acceptance criteria. The definition of done drives the quality of work and will assess when a user story has been completed.  Quality is managed by the product owner, scrum master (facilitator-in-chief) and the development team. Quality is owned by all individuals whether it be through

Quality planning focuses on developing plans, processes, and validation touch points to deliver the highest value features with quality that meets the Definition of Done (DoD). Focusing on the highest priority items by minimizing or even eliminating lesser priority features allows a scrum team to deliver a product that maximizes the Return on Investment (ROI)

How can Scrum Projects help with Minimizing Risk? Scrum is a popular agile method based on its flexibility, adaptability, and effectiveness in delivering value quickly and continuously on a project. The Scrum framework excels in comparison to traditional project management methods in the way risks are intrinsically minimized throughout the entire lifecycle. All projects are