Scrum Project Management

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. Front cover 1 Contents 6 List of Figures 14 List of Tables 16 Acknowledgments 18 About the Authors 20 Preface 24 Chapter 1: Why Scrum? 26 Chapter 2: Scrum Basics 40 Chapter 3: Scrum and Conventional Project Management 80 Chapter 4: Complex Program Management 108 Chapter 5: Scrum and Line Management 112 Chapter 6: Scrum and the Waterfall Method 120 Chapter 7: Scrum and Education 132 Chapter 8: Scrum and Six Sigma 136 Chapter 9: Scrum and Systems Engineering Defense-Style 142 Chapter 10: Scrum and Service Industry 166 Chapter 11: Scrum and Hospitals 172 Chapter 12: Outsourced Scrum 176 Chapter 13: The New Age 182 Chapter 14: Final Words 190 Bibliography 194 Back cover 196 Scrum, which was originally invented solely for software development, can now be applied to all types of projects. This book shows project managers how to implement Scrum by explaining the artifacts, rituals, and roles used. The text provides Scrum planning methods to control project scope and schedule as well as Scrum tracking methods to focus teams on improving throughput and streamlining communications. The authors show how to combine traditional project methods with Scrum and how to adapt the familiar work breakdown structure to create Scrum backlogs and sprints. They also demonstrate how