The Agile project management revolution has affected planning more than anything else. Whereas project managers used to create a complex plan of the entire project and then hope to stick with the plan, today project management consists of iterations, or sprints, which adjust themselves to new project realities at each iteration. But that's not to say that planning has … [Read more...]
In the scrum development framework (part of the Agile project management methodology) the scrum master is the servant leader for the scrum team. They are not the boss nor the project manager. Rather, they promote scrum practices and facilitate scrum meetings. They are the resident scrum expert within the team and attempt to maximize the productivity of the … [Read more...]
Since the beginning of civilization, sprinting has been one of man's most prominent pursuits. Being the fastest runner is an accomplishment worthy of praise and admiration. This ultimate form of achievement has many parallels to project management, where progress and pursuit of an end goal is a daily focus. The sprint is the basic building block of scrum, a … [Read more...]
