Is the Project Manager and Endangered Species? Roman Pichler

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1 Is the Project Manager and Endangered Species? Roman Pichler

2 About me Roman Pichler Consultant and Author Lean and Scrum Tel.: +44 (0) Pichler Consulting Ltd 2

3 Scrum Flow Daily Scrum Product Backlog Sprint Backlog Shippable Product Increment Prio Theme Item COS Effort Max. 30 Days 1 Calendar Als Basisanwender möchte ich eine Besprechung anlegen 2 Calendar Als Basisanwender möchte ich eine Besprechung stornieren 3 Calendar Als Basisanwender möchte ich eine Besprechung ändern Teste das Eingeben ungültiger Werte, z.b. Endzeit liegt vor Startzeit. Teste, dass dieselbe Besprechu ng nicht zweimal gelöscht werden kann. Teste, dass die Änderungen persistiert wurden Create documentation for remote service components Create design for remote service components Execute tests for remote service components Sprint 2007 Pichler Consulting Ltd 3

4 Roles Overview Product Owner Team ScrumMaster Pichler Consulting Ltd 4

5 The Product Owner Understands the customer needs, creates the product vision and describes requirements Voice of the customer Creates and maintains product vision and product backlog Manages stakeholders Is responsible for project success incl. return on investment Decides on release goal, date, functionality, budget Responsible for release plan and release burn-down Collaborates with the team on an ongoing basis Sprint planning meeting, sprint review Requirements and estimation workshops 2007 Pichler Consulting Ltd 5

6 ScrumMaster Change agent Teaches the process and walks the talk; challenges habits and encourages new thinking and behaviour Removes impediments and helps the organisation to cope with the change involved in embracing Scrum Coach Looks after the team health; helps the team to gel and become a performing team; shields the team from external interference Helps the team to increase its effectiveness and productivity 2007 Pichler Consulting Ltd 6

7 The Team Characteristics Empowered and self-organising Autonomous Cross-functional Seven plus/minus two Full-time team members Collocated Responsibilities Selects the requirements to be transformed into a shippable product increment and commits to the sprint goal Is collectively responsible for delivering the commitment at the end of the sprint Pichler Consulting Ltd 7

8 Where is the Project Manager? Pichler Consulting Ltd 8

9 PMI Knowledge Area Scope management Time management Cost management Quality management Human resources management Communications management Risk management Procurement management Scrum Roles Product Owner for the release Team for the sprint Product Owner for the release Team for the sprint Product Owner Product Owner for accepting product increments Team for quality assurance and control activities within the sprints ScrumMaster for process compliance Product Owner and ScrumMaster for staffing the project ScrumMaster and team for productivity and continuous improvement Product Owner for release reporting Team for sprint reporting Product Owner with input from the team Product Owner and team 2007 Pichler Consulting Ltd 9

10 Summary The role of the project manager becomes redundant once Scrum has been established This does not imply, however, that the are no longer required the opposite is true! Re-orientating the career paths of the project managers becomes part of the transition to agile Closely involve the individuals affected to encourage ownership and to create buy-in If there is a PMO, ask the PMO to actively participate in the Scrum transition 2007 Pichler Consulting Ltd 10

11 References Project Management Institute. A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide): 2000 Edition. Project Management Institute Roman Pichler. Scrum Agiles Projektmanagment erfolgreich einsetzen. dpunkt.verlag. 200 Ken Schwaber. Agile Project Management with Scrum. Microsoft Press Ken Schwaber. The Enterprise and Scrum. Microsoft Press Pichler Consulting Ltd 11