Agile Processes and SCRUM Agile Development Methodology

ASSIGNMENT-2, PART 1
Agile Processes
SCRUM Agile Development Methodology

Executive Summary
The system development environment today experiences a number of innovations frequently and
so does the product. While a product is being developed, diversification in the business demand
can result in interminable headaches for the development teams. SCRUM Agile methodology is
believed to be a solution to address all these concerns. SCRUM makes certain transparency in
communication and ensures surroundings continually progressing.
This paper discusses the agile processes and SCRUM framework and tries to provide detailed
arguments for why adopting this methodology for the purpose of internal system development
and contracted system development is beneficial for Southern Cross University.
Apart from its benefit in the project development, this paper also discusses about what sort of
projects may not be benefited at all by adopting this framework and what sort of projects must
avoid it from adopting. Also in this paper we discusses about another agile framework XP that
could be adopted as an alternate to SCRUM methodology.
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Table of Contents
Introduction to Agile Processes.......................................................................................................3
Agile Values................................................................................................................................3
Agile Principles...........................................................................................................................3
SCRUM Framework........................................................................................................................4
Sprint Planning............................................................................................................................5
Daily Review:..............................................................................................................................5
Sprint Review meeting................................................................................................................5
Sprint Retrospective meeting.......................................................................................................5
WHY SCRUM?...............................................................................................................................5
Different Projects using SCRUM....................................................................................................6
Aspects of Agile Methodology......................................................................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................9
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Introduction to Agile Processes
The Agile Methodology was developed in early years of 21st century to help individuals and
groups for the purpose of better interactions over developments and tools (Ambler, 2012). Agile
Software Manifesto is made up of a set of values and principles which describes what exactly
agile methodology is (Ambler, 2012).
Agile Values
 Adopting Interactions amongst individuals over tools and processes
 Choosing Working Software instead of completing documentation
 Collaboration with customer rather than negotiating over contract and,
 Instead of traditionally following a set up plan, adopting to respond to change.
Agile Principles
 Customer’s satisfaction with the software and delivery time is the highest priority
 Even if customer demands changes at a later stage of development, it can be
accommodated with ease.
 Instead of delivering complete software at once, in agile a working software is delivered
at short span of intervals with every time something added features to it
 Developer’s team works in collaboration with Business Analyst on daily basis and
ensures face-to-face conversations.
 Promotes sustainable development. Simultaneous work available for users, developers
and sponsors.
Agile methodology is supported with the help of many frameworks such as Behavior Driven
Development (BDD), Agile Unified Process, Lean Development, SCRUM framework and
many others. SCRUM is considered simple and a complete methodology for the purpose of
managing product development (Highsmith, 2015). This document aims to explain SCRUM
framework in order to adopt it as the internal system development at Southern Cross
University.
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