What is Scrum Management?
Scrum management is an approach for handling software delivery that falls under the agile project management. Most companies use Scrum management and it is principally common in software development projects, captivating more of an incremental method than following a waterfall method. Scrum management is both reactive and adaptive, and its main focus lies in breaking projects down into smaller pieces and focusing on questions and answers as they arise, then reacting and retaining a project's productivity.
The three roles used in scrum project management are Product Owner, Project Team, and Scrum Master. The Product Owner is in a role such as a product manager or sponsor, so, someone who is involved and has a personal interest, but is not actually carrying out the components of a project, the Project Team are the individuals who make up the team carrying out the project; and the Scrum Master is responsible for keeping the Scrum methodologies on track.
Scrum project management involves a key element, the daily scrum, which is a daily mini meeting of all those involved in a project with the intention of answering three main questions:
- What did you do yesterday?
- What do you plan to do today?
- And what will get in the way of the work you want to do today?
Answering these questions are key to dealing with progress, planning and obstructions quickly and efficiently. It is part of a methodology which focuses on small parts of a project at any one time. The daily Scrum should last no more than 15 minutes as placing this time constraint on the meeting means those involved stay on track and the process becomes more dynamic and succinct. The only other rule of the meeting is that only the Scrum Master and Project Team are allowed to speak. Others can attend and observe, but as their concerns and questions are often different to those actually doing the work, the Scrum methodology dictates that their input may slow proceedings down and take things off track.
The three roles used in scrum project management are Product Owner, Project Team, and Scrum Master. The Product Owner is in a role such as a product manager or sponsor, so, someone who is involved and has a personal interest, but is not actually carrying out the components of a project, the Project Team are the individuals who make up the team carrying out the project; and the Scrum Master is responsible for keeping the Scrum methodologies on track.
Scrum project management involves a key element, the daily scrum, which is a daily mini meeting of all those involved in a project with the intention of answering three main questions:
- What did you do yesterday?
- What do you plan to do today?
- And what will get in the way of the work you want to do today?
Answering these questions are key to dealing with progress, planning and obstructions quickly and efficiently. It is part of a methodology which focuses on small parts of a project at any one time. The daily Scrum should last no more than 15 minutes as placing this time constraint on the meeting means those involved stay on track and the process becomes more dynamic and succinct. The only other rule of the meeting is that only the Scrum Master and Project Team are allowed to speak. Others can attend and observe, but as their concerns and questions are often different to those actually doing the work, the Scrum methodology dictates that their input may slow proceedings down and take things off track.