PROJ6016 - Agile and Scrum Methodology: Detailed Report

This report delves into the concepts of Scrum and Agile methodologies, outlining their core principles and practical applications in project management. It explores the Agile methodology, emphasizing its iterative approach, flexibility, and customer interaction. The report details the Scrum process, contrasting it with traditional methodologies such as Waterfall, and highlighting the key benefits of Agile programming, including enhanced project quality and adaptability. It also examines the essential skills for Scrum team members, encompassing teamwork, collaboration, and both hard and soft skills required for developers. The report offers recommendations and conclusions based on the analysis of Agile and Scrum, and provides references to support the findings. This report is a comprehensive analysis of Agile and Scrum methodologies, offering insights into their application and benefits.

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Scrum and Agile Methodology
 Student’s name
 Institution Affi liation(s)

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 In agile methodology it is
not developed with proper
planning or assigned role
rather the development is
done focusing on the
principles of the individual
developers on the particular
situation
 To enhance the project
agility there are various
practices followed by the
management of an agile
project which changes the
role of project management
to great extent.
Agile methodology

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The scrum Process
 Agile methodology doesn’t
need the elimination of the
existing practice of the firm
completely. Rather
modification of some practices
can also implement agile
technique of project
management.
 At the iteration level as well
as in the release planning
level the basic of the
management approach is
developed into Scrum. It is the
organization who defines the

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 The agile method involves
extreme programming and it
promise is to offer very high
performance on adopting it
throughout (Papadopoulos,
2015).
 The innovation and Risk
involved depends on the
motivation and risk handling
capabilities of the employees.
 If companies do not plan to
mitigate the mistakes done by
employees will never allow
any innovation process and
employees will not be able to
Why I choose the
topic

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 Due to the interaction with
the customers while
development of the software
is in progress, the developers
need to be flexible enough to
cater the demands of the
customers otherwise it may
lead to wrong direction
following the instruction of
the customers.
What I have learned
in this topic

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 Agile programming gives a
great flexibility to change the
needs of the development
process with the demand of the
soft wares.
 These increases the quality of
the project to great extent
 The just in time designing
technique of agile programming
gives a great flexibility to
change the needs of the
development process with the
demand of the soft wares.
These increases the quality of
the project to great extent as no
Key Benefits of Scrum and Agile
Methodology

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 Agile development process
manages risk at the time of
development and don’t follow the
traditional way of documentation
development process
 In traditional project
development more emphasis is
given on ‘Verification’ which
mainly follows the documentation
and the specification supplied by
the customers. On the other hand
the agile technique primarily
emphasizes on the needs of the
projects for the customer through
Diff er ences betw een tr adition al and
n on-traditional methods

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 Agile methods are concerned with
adaptive and simultaneous
workflows.
 Waterfall methodology works best
for projects that are completed
linearly.
 Scrum methodologies focusses on
getting more work done at a
faster rate while agile methods
are concerned with adaptive and
simultaneous workflows.
 On the other hand, Waterfall
methodology works best for
projects that are completed
Scrum vs. Waterfall Methodology

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 All the departments are
required to work
collectively with proper
integrity in the overall
process.
 The team as a whole is
expected to deliver the
project rather than
individual responsibility
performance thus building
teamwork capability
amongst the employees
What I have learnt to
become a good
scrum team member

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 Team work - The team as a
whole is expected to
deliver the project rather
than individual
responsibility performance
thus building teamwork
capability amongst the
employees.
 Collaboration - Active role
of the customers in the
designing process gives
them heavy responsibility
and act collaboratively
with the development
The required skills
for scrum and
agile methodology

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Hard Skill set requirements
 Programming language
skills
 Communications skills,
either spoken or written
 Experience in scrum and
agile processes
 Good database knowledge
in developing a system
 Expert area or domain
experts such as software
engineering skills
Specific skills needed for a developer to join
scrum team

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Soft Skill set requirements
 Good Analytical skills
 Effective team
communication
 Team work skills
 Management and
leadership skills
 Conflict resolution and
interpersonal skills
 Facilitation, critical
thinking and planning
skills
Specific skills needed for a developer to join
scrum team