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4 things I learned as a Scrum Master in a Waterfall Project
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Intro
• Recently, jPower8 Client launched its new public web.
• Our team of front-end developers played a vital role converting design into code
• The project environment was complex. Several teams were involved, including
external deliveries.
• As a team, we work agile. The project organization was waterfall.
• Here are four major issues we had to navigate.
Incremental Development vs Big Bang Delivery
• Big Bang delivery means last-minute feedback.
• Last minute feedback generates scope-creep.
• Big Bang delivery makes expectations management difficult.
• Incremental development generates continuous feedback
• Continuous feedback improves quality and expectations management.
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Defects vs Change Requests
• Weak expectations management generates lots of last-minute changes.
• Since changes are presented as out-of-scope, they are reported as defects.
• Scope-creep has negative impact on quality; deadlines hardly ever change.
• Tests run over a short but intensive period with negative impact on quality.
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Product Owner vs Project Manager
• By design, project management creates information barrier between
development teams and business owners / sponsors.
• Project manager is responsible for successful project delivery.
• Project manager is process oriented.
• Product owner is responsible for maximizing business value.
• Product owner is hence result oriented.
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Backlog vs Project Plan
• Project plan focuses on fixing the scope.
• Fixed scope generates waste, change requests and variable quality.
• Variable quality equals to kicking the can down to maintenance.
• Backlog focuses on iterative improvements.
• Variable scope makes prioritization, hence maximizing added value easy.
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