Agile (SCRUM) Program Management – A Practical approach for interdisciplinary teams
The image above is from this excellent article written by LuminousMen.com detailing what Agile/SCRUM is by way of Scrum Author Jeff Sutherland's 11 steps to the Scrum "check and adapt" methodology.. LuminousMen captures the essence of this succinctly as follows: "At the heart of Scrum lies a simple idea — whenever a project is started, there's nothing prevents you from regularly checking on progress and consistently finding out: Can your team handle the tasks; Are the project moving in the right direction; Is your team building exactly what the client really wants?" So how is this Scrum/Agile approach different from a traditional Waterfall approach and can it be applied to projects with interdisciplinary teams? The three questions above seem like assessments considered during most any product development process, but there are key differences between the Agile/Scrum and Waterfall approaches to be understood before knowing whether Agile/Scrum will benefit a particular program.Many projects begin with…
