Projects, individuals, and resistance issues, incorrect usage of cost factors, unawareness of regression testing work, readability of software requirements size as well as its related complexities, and so forth are all causes behind the difference in anticipated and real effort. This work analysis ...
“Estimating isn’t about estimating at all. Estimating is about creating a shared understanding of the requirements and a shared understanding of the solution. When teams have problems estimating, it is almost never an estimating problem, it is a shared understanding problem” - MIKE COTTMEYER Ho...
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Agile Scrum can work with any technology/ programming language but is particularly useful for fast-moving web 2.0 or new media projects. The overhead cost in terms of process and management is minimal thus leading to a quicker, cheaper result. In a nutshell, this means that you can get deve...
Agile, Scrum, and XP share a set of commonalities but havesome key differencesas well. People often ask,is pair programming required on an agile team?Scrum and other frameworks don't require pair programming. But it is likely worthwhile to at least try on some projects and for some Scrum ...
Here, I attended work-related meetups focused on agile technologies for the purpose of increasing team productivity and enhancing customer satisfaction. From these meetings, I decided I wanted to learn practical techniques for planning and estimating the cost of the project using agile methods. That...
Scrum in Capital Projects Scrum in Front-End Planning: ABInBev Capital Project Implementing Scrum during the Front-End planning phase of a $50 million construction project helped ABInBev save 15% without significant changes to scope or reductions in quality. Read More ▶ Agile in Retail The Art...
Mitigating schedule flawis the biggest risk out of the five risks in terms of its planned versus actual performance. Estimating is a guess, a forecast. It is not an exact science. Scrum provides feedback loops to mitigate invalid guesses. Teams update the release plan at the end of every ...
Complex projects may require a combination of various project management methodologies. Budget tracking should be available to stakeholders in a transparent and consistent manner. A project’s budget is a major factor in assessing the preferred methodology since it serves as the baseline in estimating ...
Topics: Product build up Relevance of user stories Setting and achieving strategic product goals Release strategies and planning with Scrum Estimating and prioritizing requirements Forecasting capability with Scrum Product development involving multiple teams Total cost of ownership Download Curriculum What You...