managing scrum projects
DESCRIPTION
This presentation is intended to collect answers, from thought leaders, to queries that I have encountered in coaching engagements. Thanks for dropping by.TRANSCRIPT
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Guidelines Taken From:
• Mike Cohn – Agile Estimating and Planning
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FAQs
1. How is the length of the iteration determined?
2. Does a team sprint indefinitely?3. Is there any disadvantage in timing the
release at the end of the quarter?
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1. HOW IS THE LENGTH OF THE ITERATION DETERMINED?
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Guideline – 4 or 5 opportunities to gather end-of-iteration feedback
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Factors Influencing Iteration Length
• Shorter the release; shorter the iteration• More the uncertainty; shorter the iteration• More feedback during the iteration; shorter
the iteration• Higher the frequency of change in priorities;
shorter the iteration
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Factors and Their Influence - contd
• Higher the need to validate software; shorter the iteration
• Higher the cost of iterating; longer the iteration
• Greater the need for urgency; shorter the iteration
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2. DOES A TEAM SPRINT INDEFINITELY?
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Break from the Sustainable Pace - 6*2+1
• 6 2-week iterations followed by a 1-week iteration
• 1 week to be used by the team to work off technical debt incurred in early or pre-agile days
• Team chooses their own work for this 1 week• Not a slack-off period
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3. IS THERE ANY DISADVANTAGE IN TIMING THE RELEASE AT THE END OF THE QUARTER?
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Avoid End of the Quarter Release
• Pressure to meet quarterly revenue goals (especially in publicly traded companies)
• If a software project does not deliver on the end-of-quarter date then revenue from pre-sales and upgrades cannot be recognized in that quarter
• Software development has too many unknowns and uncertainties to plan in the absolute
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To be contd …