Agile Scrum Implementation and Its Long-Term Impact on Organizations

Agile Scrum Implementation and Its Long-Term Impact on Organizations
Author: Walsh, Kenneth R.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2020-08-21
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1799848868

Software engineering has surfaced as an industrial field that is continually evolving due to the emergence of advancing technologies and innovative methodologies. Scrum is the most recent revolution that is transforming traditional software procedures, which has researchers and practitioners scrambling to find the best techniques for implementation. The continued development of this agile process requires an extensive level of research on up-to-date findings and applicable practices. Agile Scrum Implementation and Its Long-Term Impact on Organizations is a collection of innovative research on the methods and applications of scrum practices in developing agile software systems. The book combines perspectives from both the academic and professional communities as the challenges and solutions expressed by each group can create a better understanding of how practice must be applied in the real world of software development. While highlighting topics including scrum adoption, iterative deployment, and human impacts, this book is ideally designed for researchers, developers, engineers, practitioners, academicians, programmers, students, and educators seeking current research on practical improvements in agile software progression using scrum methodologies.

Agile Project Management with Scrum

Agile Project Management with Scrum
Author: Ken Schwaber
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2004-02-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0735637903

The rules and practices for Scrum—a simple process for managing complex projects—are few, straightforward, and easy to learn. But Scrum’s simplicity itself—its lack of prescription—can be disarming, and new practitioners often find themselves reverting to old project management habits and tools and yielding lesser results. In this illuminating series of case studies, Scrum co-creator and evangelist Ken Schwaber identifies the real-world lessons—the successes and failures—culled from his years of experience coaching companies in agile project management. Through them, you’ll understand how to use Scrum to solve complex problems and drive better results—delivering more valuable software faster. Gain the foundation in Scrum theory—and practice—you need to: Rein in even the most complex, unwieldy projects Effectively manage unknown or changing product requirements Simplify the chain of command with self-managing development teams Receive clearer specifications—and feedback—from customers Greatly reduce project planning time and required tools Build—and release—products in 30-day cycles so clients get deliverables earlier Avoid missteps by regularly inspecting, reporting on, and fine-tuning projects Support multiple teams working on a large-scale project from many geographic locations Maximize return on investment!

Agility Shift

Agility Shift
Author: Pamela Meyer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2016-11-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351862405

As contrary as it sounds, "planning" -- as we traditionally understand the term--can be the worst thing a company can do. Consider that volatile weather events disrupt trusted supply chains, markets, and promised delivery schedules. Ever-shifting geo-political tensions, as well as internal political upheaval within U.S. and global governments, derail long-planned new ventures. Technology failures block opportunities. Competitors suddenly change their product or release date; your team cannot meet the pace of innovations in your market niche, leaving you sidelined. There are myriad ways in the current business environment for a company's well-considered business plans to go awry. Most business schools continue to prepare managers to be effective in stable and predictable environments, conditions that, if they ever existed at all, are long gone. The Agility Shift shows business leaders exactly how to make the radical mindset and strategy shift necessary to create an agile, entrepreneurial organization that can innovate and thrive in complex, ever-changing contexts. As author Pamela Meyer explains, there is much more involved than a reconfiguration of the org chart and job descriptions. It requires relinquishing the illusion of control at the very foundation of most management training and business practice. Despite most leaders' approaches, "Agility is not simply accelerated planning." Unlike many agility books on the market, The Agility Shift provides specific, actionable strategies and tactics for leaders at all levels of the organization to put into practice immediately to improve agility and achieve results.

Large-Scale Scrum

Large-Scale Scrum
Author: Craig Larman
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0133813118

The Go-To Resource for Large-Scale Organizations to Be Agile Rather than asking, “How can we do agile at scale in our big complex organization?” a different and deeper question is, “How can we have the same simple structure that Scrum offers for the organization, and be agile at scale rather than do agile?” This profound insight is at the heart of LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum). In Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS, Craig Larman and Bas Vodde have distilled over a decade of experience in large-scale LeSS adoptions towards a simpler organization that delivers more flexibility with less complexity, more value with less waste, and more purpose with less prescription. Targeted to anyone involved in large-scale development, Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS, offers straight-to-the-point guides for how to be agile at scale, with LeSS. It will clearly guide you to Adopt LeSS Structure a large development organization for customer value Clarify the role of management and Scrum Master Define what your product is, and why Be a great Product Owner Work with multiple whole-product focused feature teams in one Sprint that produces a shippable product Coordinate and integrate between teams Work with multi-site teams

Contemporary Challenges for Agile Project Management

Contemporary Challenges for Agile Project Management
Author: Naidoo, Vannie
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2021-11-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1799878740

Given the pace at which projects must be completed in an era of global hypercompetition and turbulence, examining the project management profession within the contexts of international trade and globalization is essential to encourage the highest level of efficiency and agility. Agile project management provides a flexible approach to managing projects as it allows a team to break large projects down into more manageable tasks that can be tackled in short iterations or sprints, thus enabling a team to adapt to change quickly and deliver work fast. Contemporary Challenges for Agile Project Management highlights the modern struggles that face businesses and leaders as they work to implement agile project management within their processes and try to gain a competitive edge through cross-functional team collaboration. Covering many underrepresented topics related to areas such as critical success factors, data science, and project leadership, this book is an essential resource for project leaders, managers, supervisors, business leaders, consultants, researchers, academicians, and students and educators of higher education.

The Great ScrumMaster

The Great ScrumMaster
Author: Zuzana Sochova
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2016-12-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0134657659

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. The Fast, Focused, Practical Guide to Excellence with Scrum The Great ScrumMaster: #ScrumMasterWay is your complete guide to becoming an exceptionally effective ScrumMaster and using Scrum to dramatically improve team and organizational performance. Easy to digest and highly visual, you can read it in a weekend...and use it for an entire career. Drawing on 15 years of pioneering experience implementing Agile and Scrum and helping others do so, Zuzana Šochová guides you step by step through all key facets of success as a ScrumMaster in any context. Šochová reviews the ScrumMaster’s responsibilities, introduces her powerful State of Mind model and #ScrumMasterWay approach, and teaches crucial metaskills that every ScrumMaster needs. Learn how to build more effective teams, manage change in Agile environments, and take fulladvantage of the immensely powerful ScrumMaster toolbox. Throughout, Šochová illuminates each concept with practical, proven examples that show how to move from idea to successful execution. Understand the ScrumMaster’s key role in creating high-performance self-organizing teams Master all components of the ScrumMaster State of Mind: teaching/mentoring, removing impediments, facilitation, and coaching Operate effectively as a ScrumMaster at all levels: team, relationships, and the entire system Sharpen key ScrumMaster cognitive strategies and core competencies Build great teams, and improve teams that are currently dysfunctional Drive deeper change in a safer environment with better support for those affected Make the most of Shu Ha Ri, System Rule, Root Cause Analysis, Impact Mapping, and other ScrumMaster tools Whether you’re a long-time Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or participating in your first Scrum project, this guide will help you leverage world-class insight in all you do and get the outstanding results you’re looking for. Register your product at informit.com/register for convenient access to downloads, updates, and corrections as they become available

Preparing Faculty for Technology Dependency in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Preparing Faculty for Technology Dependency in the Post-COVID-19 Era
Author: Bawa, Papia
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2022-02-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1799892379

To cope with the pandemic, many educational institutions in the United States have resorted to emergency remote teaching (ERT). Distance/online learning is a complex process in terms of the design, analysis, and time taken to develop and implement courses and programs. Having been around for decades, it has evolved and morphed into a multidimensional procedure that needs meticulous planning, evolution, and evaluation. It provides meaningful learning experiences to students who may not otherwise have the option to attend college. Students of distance/online courses and programs usually choose to join voluntarily, and designers of such programs purposefully plan for them to be online from the start. In contrast, ERT is an emergency/crisis-based need to move teaching and learning to alternative environments until the crisis is averted or ended. Preparing Faculty for Technology Dependency in the Post-COVID-19 Era is a comprehensive guide that focuses on preparing pre-service teachers, in-service teachers, and higher education faculty to harness technology dependence in an emergency remote teaching era by discussing current and post-pandemic preparedness. Covering a wide range of topics such as digital reality, teacher preparedness, and technology dependency, this book is crucial for educators, administrators, pre-service teachers, researchers, academicians, and students.

Data-Driven Business Intelligence Systems for Socio-Technical Organizations

Data-Driven Business Intelligence Systems for Socio-Technical Organizations
Author: Keikhosrokiani, Pantea
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2024-04-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The convergence of modern technology and social dynamics have shaped the very fabric of today’s organizations, making the role of Business Intelligence (BI) profoundly significant. Data-Driven Business Intelligence Systems for Socio-Technical Organizations delves into the heart of this transformative realm, offering an academic exploration of the tools, strategies, and methodologies that propel enterprises toward data-driven decision-making excellence. Socio-technical organizations, with their intricate interplay between human and technological components, require a unique approach to BI. This book embarks on a comprehensive journey, revealing how BI tools empower these entities to decipher the complexities of their data landscape. From user behavior to social interactions, technological systems to environmental factors, this work sheds light on the multifaceted sources of information that inform organizational strategies. Decision-makers within socio-technical organizations leverage BI insights to discern patterns, spot trends, and uncover correlations that influence operations and the intricate social dynamics within their entities. Research covering real-time monitoring and predictive analytics equips these organizations to respond swiftly to demands and anticipate future trends, harnessing the full potential of data. The book delves into their design, development, and architectural nuances, illuminating these concepts through case studies. This book is ideal for business executives, entrepreneurs, data analysts, marketers, government officials, educators, and researchers.

Technology Management and Its Social Impact on Education

Technology Management and Its Social Impact on Education
Author: Lai, P.C.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2023-08-18
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1668491044

Technology Management and Its Social Impact on Education, edited by PC Lai from the University of Malaya, Malaysia, is an essential resource for anyone interested in understanding the transformative role of technology in education and its impact on society. The book covers a broad range of education concepts, strategies, and sectors, including innovation in education, green education, technology management in education, leadership, management & and HR practices, services, and more. It also examines the challenges and opportunities of education value creation, knowledge management, technology transfer, internationalization of education, innovative supply chain, social and economic impact, and social business in the education world. This book provides a forum for the exchange of research ideas and practices and is a reference convergence point for academicians, professionals, managers, and researchers in the entrepreneurship field, including development practitioners. It offers invaluable insights into the transformative role of technology in education and is a must-read for anyone interested in staying at the forefront of education and technology. Whether you are an academician, a practitioner, a researcher, a student, a writer, a blockchain or NFT community member, a corporate manager, a policy maker, or a government official, this book will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the complex relationship between technology, education, and society.

Teaching Innovation in University Education: Case Studies and Main Practices

Teaching Innovation in University Education: Case Studies and Main Practices
Author: Saura, Jose Ramon
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2022-06-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1668444429

In the last decade, the development of new technologies has made innovation a fundamental pillar of education. Teaching innovation includes the evolution of both teaching and learning models to drive improvements in educational methodologies. Teaching innovation is a pioneer in the understanding and comprehension of the different teaching methodologies and models developed in the academic area. Teaching innovation is a process that seeks validation in the academic and teaching communities at universities in order to promote the improvement and its practices and uses in the future characterized by digital development and data-based methods. Teaching Innovation in University Education: Case Studies and Main Practices features the major practices and case studies of teaching innovation developed in recent years at universities. It is a source on study cases focused on teaching innovation methodologies as well as on the identification of new technologies that will help the development of initiatives and practices focused on teaching innovation at higher education institutions. Covering topics such as didactic strategics, service learning, and technology-based gamification, this premier reference source is an indispensable resource for pre-service teachers, lecturers, students, faculty, administrators, libraries, entrepreneurs, researchers, and academicians.