On Empirical Research Into Scrum

[10/11/09]

The agile methods, such as Scrum and Extreme Programming (XP), have been a topic of muchdiscussion in the software community over the last few years. While the proponents of the agilemethods have articulated convincing arguments for their methods, usually within a context ofsmall-to-medium size projects with significant requirements volatility, opponents have expressedserious concerns about the appropriateness and effectiveness of the methods. The researchproject described in this report is three-pronged effort to investigate the issues associated withScrum adoption. First, the practices that characterize the Scrum agile method will be stated,along with common variants. Second, projects that have adopted, or are in the process ofadopting, Scrum will be surveyed to identify which Scrum practices, or variants thereof, theyhave implemented and the perceived value of the method. Third, factors affecting Scrumadoption will be investigated. The objective of this research is to better understand the barriers toadoption and the leverage points that might encourage Scrum to be more widely and efficientlydeployed.

Why Go Agile—Why Should I Embrace Change?

[19/02/10]
Why Go AgileWhy Should I Embrace Change? By Bachan Anand, CSM Summary: Has someone in your organization taken time to explain to you why you should embrace Agile? Ask yourself, why would I as a CIO/ Business Stakeholder / Developer/Q...

How to sustain Adaptive planning

[19/02/10]
How to sustain Adaptive planning By Rahul Sawhney, CSM, CSP Scrum and other agile methods recognize that responsiveness to change is an important aspect of delivering projects. They also recognize that software development is evolutionary and cr...