Category: Agile Project Management

Whether the team is working on a product or a project, we need to answer the question, “When will we get it done?” “Or how much we can do at a certain point in time, so as in the traditional development model, we need to estimate the effort before we start the project. During the development of Scrum, the team shared responsibility and collectively committed to the work of each Sprint, so the estimated workload for the agile team used a collective estimation approach.

A plan-driven process means that all process activities are planned in advance and progress is measured against that plan. In an agile process, the plan is incremental and it is easier to change the plan and software to reflect changing customer needs.

This article aims to illustrate the Agile practices and provide guidance to agile team on adopting Agile for implementation of IT systems. It was developed based on common Agile practices in the industry and the experiences gained from the various pilot projects.

Although often treated as distinct methodologies, both Agile and Lean are rooted in similar values. These methodologies continue to evolve as they expand into new industries, applications, and opportunities, and many organizations have had amazing success in drawing on elements of both. Using Lean’s systems thinking and continuous improvement approach, agile development practices can be used to help organizations build healthy, innovative organizations that can sustainably deliver customer value.

MoSCoW Method provides a way to categorize users’ requirements based on their priority. It helps develop a clear understanding of the customers’ requirements and their priority. MoSCoW stands for must, should, could and would. Visual Paradigm comes with a rich set of diagram templates. You may start with a blank diagram or a pre-made MoSCoW Method template.

“At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.”