Agile - Scrum

Scrum is the most popular agile framework. It is adaptive, iterative, fast, flexible, effective and  designed to deliver significant value quickly and throughout a project. Scrum ensures transparency in communication and creates an environment of collective accountability and continuous progress.

The Scrum framework, as defined in the SBOK™ Guide, is structured in such a way that it supports product and service development in all types of industries and in any type of project, irrespective of its complexity.

A key strength of Scrum lies in its use of cross-functional, self-organized, and empowered teams who divide their work into short, concentrated work cycles called Sprints.

Traditional project management prescribes conducting detailed upfront planning for the project with emphasis on fixing the scope, cost and schedule - and managing those parameters. In contrast, Scrum promotes value based prioritization and time-boxing over fixing the scope, cost and schedule of a project in order to deliver the greatest amount of value in the shortest amount of time.  

SCRUM Increases ROI

One of the key characteristics of any project is the uncertainty of results or outcomes. It is impossible to guarantee project success at completion, irrespective of the size or complexity of a project. Considering this uncertainty of achieving success, it is therefore important to start delivering results as early in the project as possible. This early delivery of results, and thereby value, provides an opportunity for reinvestment and proves the worth of the project to interested stakeholders. It is important to:

• Understand what adds value to customers and users and to prioritize the high value requirements on the top of the Prioritized Product Backlog.
• Decrease uncertainty and constantly address risks that can potentially decrease value if they materialize. Also work closely with project stakeholders showing them product increments at the end of each Sprint, enabling effective management of changes.
• Create Deliverables based on the priorities determined by producing potentially shippable product increments during each Sprint so that customers start realizing value early on in the project.

Some of the key differences with respect to Value-driven Delivery in Scrum projects and Traditional projects are given in the adjacent figure. 

Our 16-hour Scrum Master certification course is designed to engage and immerse you in the fundamental principles of Scrum. Our Scrum training course will:

• provide an understanding of the Scrum philosophy and principles
• provide practical knowledge of Scrum, including roles, meetings and artifacts
• prepare participants to be comfortable applying Scrum in their organizations as well as managing common issues and roadblocks

Our Scrum training course offers a wide range of highly practical tactics, techniques and tips that work in the real world. It has been designed to be interactive and features a blend of activities, exercises, in-depth discussions and presentation segments to ensure that all learning styles are engaged. 

 We promise a highly engaging course that ensures high retention of concepts and theories.

• Participants are encouraged to work through the concepts rather than just listen to them. This provides better internalization and retention.
• We conduct role-plays and discuss practical implementation issues for all parts of the Scrum flow.
• Participants work through a case study to simulate product development using the Scrum Framework.