SCRUM VS PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2

Question 1

What does Traditional Project Management consist of?

Answer 1

• Conduct detailed upfront planning for the project
• Emphasis on fixing scope, cost & schedule
• Manages parameters
• Sometimes paln succeeds, but customer is unsatisfied

Question 2

What does Scrum consist of (in contrast to PM)?

Answer 2

• Encourages data-based, iterative decisions over detailed upfront planning
• Focus on satisfying customer requirements
• Supports collaboration of all parties involved
• Customer, business team, tech team

Question 3

How is Scrum contrasted with other linear project methods?

Answer 3

• Low upfront planning
• Schedule of activities
• Followed by execution

Question 4

What beliefs is the Scrum Framework founded on?

Answer 4

Knowledge workers can offer more than just technical expertise

Question 5

What does Scrum encourage?

Answer 5

Data-based, iterative decision making

Question 6

What does Scrum focus on?

Answer 6

Delivering products that satisfy customer requirements in small iterative shippable increments

Question 7

What does Scrum promote?

Answer 7

Prioritization & Time-boxing over fixing scope, cost & schedule of a project

Question 8

What does Self-organization entail?

Answer 8

Allows people doing the work to estimate & take ownership of tasks