Scrum vs Traditional Project Management Flashcards
1
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What is the Emphasis of Scrum vs Traditional PM?
A
- Scrum: People
- Trad: Process
2
Q
Factors of Emphasis
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- Move projects from idea to reality
- Emphasis on people & their actions
- Cross-functional teams with potentially shippable deliverables at the end of each Sprint
3
Q
What is Size? Scrum vs Trad PM
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- Scrum: Small to Large
- Trad: Large
4
Q
Size Factors
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- Working software over comprehensive documentation
- Includes incremental production of products other than software
5
Q
Documentation Scrum vs Trad
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- Scrum: Minimal
- Trad: Comprehensive
6
Q
Process Style: Scrum vs Trad PM
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- Scrum: Iterative
- Trad: Linear
7
Q
Process Style Factors
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- Helps Scrum improve over time
- Maximizes feedback
8
Q
Upfront planning: Scrum vs Trad PM
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- Scrum: Low
- Trad: High
9
Q
Upfront planning factors
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- Emphasis on satisfying customer requirements
- Collaboration: customers, business team, project team & minize risk, acheive satifaction
- “What will be done” from “What needs to be done”
10
Q
Domain: Scrum vs Trad PM
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- Scrum: Unpredictable & Exploratory
- Trad: Predictable
11
Q
Perspective to change: Scrum vs Trad
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- Scrum: Adaptability
- Trad: Sustainability
12
Q
Perspective to change Factors
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- Risk management:
- Continuous
- Product owner, Scrum team & Scrum
Master determine Best approach - Traditional methods decide approach
upfront - Deliverables goes to Q&A as if developed
with customer value in mind
13
Q
Leadership: Scrum vs Trad PM
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- Scrum: Collaborative
- Trad: Command & Control
14
Q
Management Style: Scrum vs Trad
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- Scrum: Decentralized
- Trad: Autocratic
15
Q
Management Style Factors
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- Product Development:
- A shared value-creation process
- All Stakeholders working together
- Opposed to traditional command &
control
16
Q
Performance Management: Scrum vs Trad PM
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- Scrum: Business Value (Sprint)
- Trad: Plan Conformity
17
Q
Return on Investment: Scrum vs Trad PM
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- Scrum: Early & Thoughtout project life
- Trad: End of project
18
Q
Return on Investment Factors
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- Value of customer:
- Scrum is designed for customer
involvement - In traditional methods involvement is
limited & can vary depending on project
- Scrum is designed for customer
19
Q
Scrum Overall
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- An innovative framework for managing any type of project
- Ready to replace techniques from a bygone era
