TY - GEN AU - PRICE, KIM H. AU - QUIGLEY, JON M. TI - SCRUM PROJECT MANAGMENT SN - 9781439825150 U1 - 005.068 PY - 2013/// CY - NEW DELHI PB - CRC PRESS N1 - Table of Contents Why Scrum? Team! Agile Product/Process Development Eliminate Waste and Save Money Product Requirements Improved Control/Assurance Schedule Maintenance Budget Maintenance Managing Changing User Requirements Are All Projects Candidates for Scrum? Scrum Basics Overview of Scrum Requirements Product Backlog Planning and Estimation Release Backlog Sprint Sprint Retrospective Iterative Product Delivery Burndown Chart and Scope Changes Meetings Project Human Resources Scrum and Conventional Project Management What Is the White Book? Project Backlog–Scope Project Burndown Chart Relation of Backlog to Work Breakdown Structure Task Decomposition to "Atomic" Level Sprint Effect of Scrum on (Velocity) Tempo Command and Control Quality Use of Existing Project Management Tools Risk Management Meetings Complex Program Management Scrum of Scrums Budget Scrum and Line Management Line Management Tasks versus Project Tasks Individual and Team Performance Throughput Movement toward Self-Directed Work Teams Use of Product Backlog Use of Sprint Retrospective Scrum and the Waterfall Method The Waterfall Method Managing Conflicts Managing Risks System Development with Scrum and Waterfall Combined Scrum and Education Do Scrum and Education Systems Fit? What Scrum Can Do for the Educational System Deployment of Scrum in a School Deployment of Scrum in Administrative Offices Using Scrum with Educational Support Groups Scrum and Six Sigma Six Sigma Roles Typical Six Sigma Deployment Six Sigma Deployment with Scrum Six Sigma Phases Scrum and Systems Engineering Defense-Style Systems Engineering Planning Implementation Systems Engineering Input and Technical Objectives Systems Engineering Process Requirements Systems Engineering Output Systems Engineering Planning Functional Tasks Leveraged Options Pervasive Development Considerations System/Cost Effectiveness Military Reviews Scrum and Service Industry The Service Products of the Service Industry Defining Processes in the Service Industry Deploying Scrum in the Service Industry Benefits of Scrum in the Service Industry Examples of Scrum in the Service Industry Scrum and Hospitals Levels Types of Projects Amenable to Scrum Where Scrum Is Not Appropriate Outsourced Scrum Distributed Teams Tools for Distributed Teams Drawbacks to Upsides to Outsourced Scrum Outsourcing—The Future The New Age Improvisation Emergent Phenomena Creative Problem-Solving N2 - Summary 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. ER -