AgileSoftwareDevelopment

AnIntroductiontoScrum

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What’sInside:

Agile Software Development1

Scrum as an Implementation2

Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS)3

Scrum with VSTS4

AgileSoftwareDevelopment

PrinciplesandManifesto

Ourhighestpriority istosatisfythe

customer through earlyandcontinuous

deliveryofvaluablesoftware.

AgilePrinciples

Welcomechangingrequirements,evenlateindevelopment.Agileprocesses

harnesschangeforthecustomer's

competitiveadvantage.

Deliverworkingsoftwarefrequently,froma coupleofweekstoacoupleofmonths,

witha preferencetotheshorter

timescale.

Businesspeopleanddevelopersmustwork

together dailythroughout theproject.

Buildprojectsaroundmotivatedindividuals.Givethemtheenvironment

andsupporttheyneed,

andtrustthemtogetthejobdone.

Themostefficientandeffectivemethodofconveyinginformationtoandwithina

developmentteamisface-to-face

conversation.

Workingsoftwareistheprimarymeasureof

progress.

Agileprocessespromotesustainabledevelopment.Thesponsors,developers,

andusersshouldbeabletomaintaina

constantpaceindefinitely.

Continuousattentiontotechnicalexcellenceandgooddesignenhances

agility.

Simplicity--theartofmaximizingtheamountofworknotdone--isessential.

Thebestarchitectures,requirements,anddesignsemergefromself-organizing

teams.

Atregularintervals,theteamreflectsonhowtobecomemoreeffective,then

tunesandadjustsitsbehavior

accordingly.

Individualsandinteractions

Workingsoftware

Customercollaboration

Responding tochange

processesandtools

comprehensivedocumentation

contractnegotiation

followingaplan

AgileManifesto

Weareuncoveringbetterwaysofdeveloping

softwarebydoingitandhelpingothersdoit.

Throughthisworkwehavecometovalue:

Thatis,whilethereisvalueintheitemson

theright,wevaluetheitemsontheleftmore.

over

Scrum

TheRulesoftheGame

Roles

• TheProductOwner

• TheDevelopmentTeam

• TheScrumMaster

DefiningScrum

Events Artifacts

• TheSprint

• SprintPlanning

• DailyScrum

• SprintReview

• SprintRetrospective

• ProductBacklog

• SprintBacklog

The Definition of Scrum

A framework within which people can address complex

adaptive problems, while productively and creatively

delivery products of the highest value possible.

Lightweight

• Moreefficientmeetings

• Lesstimespentinupfront

requirements

• QAiniteration

Scrumis:

Simpletounderstand Difficulttomaster

• Straightforwardguidelines

• Commonlanguage

• Artandscience

Transparency

• Aspectsofprocessvisible

• Aspectsdefinedbyacommon

standard

ScrumTheory

Inspection Adaption

• Inspectionofartifacts

• InspectionofSprintgoal

progress

• Shouldnotgetintheway

• Whenprocessdeviatesandthe

productisunacceptablewe

adjust

• Minimizefurtherdeviationby

adaptingquickly

TheScrumTeam

Self-organizing– theteamchooseshowtobestcompletethework

Cross-functional– theteamhasallskillsneededtocompletethework

Promotescreativityandproductivity

Deliversproductsiteratively11

ProductOwner DevelopmentTeam ScrumMaster

TheProductOwner

Responsible formaximizingvalue

ofproductandworkofthe

development team

Thesole personresponsible for

backlog

Includingclearlyexpressing,

ordering,andoptimizing

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TheDevelopmentTeam

Thosewhodotheworkof

deliveringapotentially shippable

productattheendofaniteration

Empoweredbytheorganizationto

managetheirownwork

Self-organizingandcross-functional

Nosub-teams, notitleotherthan

developer, theteamasawholeis

accountable

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TheScrumMaster

Responsible forensuringScrumis

understood andenacted

Servant-leadertoteam,helps

thoseoutside ofteamunderstand

whichoftheiractionsarehelpful

orhurtful

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ToProductOwner

• Helpseffectivelymanage the

backlog

• Helpstheteamunderstandthe

needforclearlyexpressed

backlogitems

• FacilitatesScrumeventsas

needed

ScrumMasterService

ToDevelopmentTeam ToOrganization

• Coachesdevelopmentteam

• Removesimpediments

• FacilitatesScrumeventsas

needed

• LeadsorganizationinScrum

adoption

• PlansScrumimplementations

• Helpsstakeholdersunderstand

Scrumandempiricalproduct

development

ScrumEvents

• TheSprint

• SprintPlanning

• DailyScrum

• SprintReview

• Sprint

• Retrospective16

Createregularity

Opportunitytoinspectandadapt

Minimizemeetings

Failuretoincludereducestransparency

TheSprint

TheheartofScrum

Time-boxedto1monthorless

Consistent durationsthroughout effort

NewSprintstartsafterSprintend

Contains allotherevents

Scopemaybere-negotiated

Canbecanceledifgoalisobsolete

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TheProductOwner

• GroomsProductBacklogtoprepare

forfutureSprints

• ReviewsPBIwithDevelopment

Team

TheSprint+VSTS

TheDevelopmentTeam TheScrumMaster

• CreatesTasks forPBI

• Keepsboardupdated

• Assures ProductOwnerisgrooming

ProductBacklogforfutureSprints

• ConfirmsDevelopmentTeamis

updatingboard

SprintPlanning

TheworktobeperformedinSprint

Time-boxedto8hoursorless

DevelopmentTeamforecastswork

ScrumTeamcraftsaSprintGoal

DevelopmentTeamdecomposeswork

ScrumTeamandDevelopmentTeam

invitations attend

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TheProductOwner

• DescribeshighestpriorityProduct

BacklogitemstoDevelopment

Team

• Updatesworkitemsasneeded

• Workstocraftgoalforiteration

SprintPlanning+VSTS

TheDevelopmentTeam TheScrumMaster

• Estimatesworkitemsdescribedby

ProductOwner

• Confirmsappropriateamountof

workisreadyforSprintPlanning

• CapturesDevelopmentTeam

estimates

DailyScrum

DevelopmentTeamdailysync

Time-boxedto15minutes

Inspectworkdoneinprevious 24

hours

Forecastworkinnext24hours

Raiseimpediments toSprintGoal

ScrumMaster/ProductOwner

optional

OnlyDevelopmentTeamparticipates

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TheProductOwner

• UpdatesProductBacklogasneeded

DailyScrum+VSTS

TheDevelopmentTeam TheScrumMaster

• UpdatesSprintBacklogTasksas

needed

• AssuresDevelopmentTeamis

updatingboard

SprintReview

HeldatendofSprint

Time-boxedto4hoursorless

ProductOwnernavigatesSprintBacklog

DevelopmentTeamdiscusses Sprint

DevelopmentTeamdemoswork

Entiregroupdetermines next

Reviewoftimeline,budget,marketplace

Resultisrevised ProductBacklog

ScrumTeamandstakeholdersinvitedby

ProductOwnerattend

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TheProductOwner

• Worksthroughademoofthe

completedworkitemsfromthe

SprintBacklog

SprintReview+VSTS

TheDevelopmentTeam TheScrumMaster

• UpdatesSprintBacklogtasksas

needed

• Assures SprintBacklogisupdated

SprintRetrospective

AchanceforScrumTeaminspection

Time-boxedto3hoursorless

OccursafterSprintReview

OccursbeforenextSprintPlanning

ScrumMasterparticipates

InspectslastSprint

Identifygoodandbad

Createaplanforimprovement

ScrumMasterandDevelopmentTeam

attendandparticipate

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TheProductOwner

• Doesnotattend

SprintRetrospective+VSTS

TheDevelopmentTeam TheScrumMaster

• Outcomeusuallynottrackedin

VSTS

• Outcomeusuallynottrackedin

VSTS

BacklogGrooming

TheunofficialmeetingofScrum

Besttotime-boxit

OccursduringSprint

ScrumTeamattendsand

participates

Focusisontopmostitems

Provides initialestimates

HelpsstreamlineSprintPlanning

ScrumTeamattendsand

participates

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TheProductOwner

• PreparestopmostProductBacklog

itemsforSprintPlanning

• ConfirmsProductBacklogis

prioritized

BacklogGrooming+VSTS

TheDevelopmentTeam TheScrumMaster

• HelpsgroomProductBacklog • AssistswithProductBacklog

grooming

ScrumArtifacts

• ProductBacklog

• SprintBacklog

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Providestransparency

Opportunitiesforinspection/adaption

Ensurescommonunderstanding

ProductBacklog

Orderedlist

Everythingthatmightbeneeded

Singlesourceofrequirements

ProductOwnerisresponsible

Nevercomplete

Evolveswiththeproduct

RefinedbyPO/Development Team

Higheritemsmoreclear

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SprintBacklog

SetofPBIselectedforSprint

Highlyvisible, real-timepictureofwork

Canbesummedatanytime

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BurnDown

Chart

Displaysremainingeffortovertime

X-axisdisplaystime– days

Y-axisdisplaysremainingeffort– hours

Displaysidealeffortasaguide

Canleadtomicromanagement

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CumulativeFlow

33

Areadiagramthatdisplaysqueues

X-axisdisplaystime– days

Y-axisdisplayseffort– workitems

Displaysworkitemtimeinvariousstates

Plotstotalscope

Velocity

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Displayssumofestimatesdelivered

X-axisdisplaysiterations– Sprints

Y-axisdisplaysestimates– storypoints

Hardtogaugeatfirst,usuallystabilizes

Capacity

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Displaysteam,capacity,activity,timeoff

AddsvisualizationtocapacityduringSprint

Questions?Getintouch.

References

http://agilemanifesto.org/1

http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html2

http://www.scrumguides.org/3