Management

The project has been decided upon, the teams are in position, and the scrum master selected. The latter knows his or her job responsibilities but what are the project management tools to use in order to achieve the optimum result? Although there is a well-used English proverb that says; “It’s a bad workman who blames…

The Agile Practice Guide says “The scrum master is responsible for ensuring the Scrum process is upheld and works to ensure the Scrum team adheres to the practices and rules as well as coaches the team on improving impediments.” As a single sentence definition of the scrum master’s role this is adequate, but it cannot…

The Scrum guide describes the Scrum Master as being responsible for promoting and supporting Scrum. This definition leaves the role in a state where improvement should always be striven for. There should be an ongoing desire to better yourself in your role, but despite the Scrum Master title having been around for a number of…

Whilst the official Scrum Guide does not state clearly such a restriction, it outlines thoroughly that the ideal scenario has a dedicated individual for every role. To start developing the debate, let’s first explore the two core roles breakdown: What is a Product Owner The sole point of contact between the stakeholder community and the…

What is Lean? Lean is a management philosophy that is designed with the intention of eliminating that which does not add any value to the customer, this is referred to as ‘waste’. Lean management has it roots in the Toyota Manufacturing Industry and was designed as a system for streamlining production. Lean management has been…