I utilize the successful Agile/Scrum methodology software/product development including the underlying system architecture.

 

An Agile approach to software development covers an array of SDLC styles, but the overarching theme is the same, this category is more adaptable and gives developers time to work while requirements are changing. It’s a set of principles for software development under which requirements and solutions evolve through the collaborative effort of self-organizing cross-functional teams. It advocates adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery, and continuous improvement, and it encourages rapid and flexible response to change. In Agile each iteration involves a team working through a full software development cycle, including planning, requirements analysis, design, coding, unit testing, and acceptance testing when a working product is demonstrated to stakeholders.  

Scrum is just one of the many iterative and incremental agile software development method. Scrum is a specific flavor of Agile, specifically it is referred to as an agile project management framework. In the SCRUM methodology a sprint is the basic unit of development. Each sprint starts with a planning meeting, where the tasks for the sprint are identified and an estimated commitment for the sprint goal is made. A Sprint ends with a review or retrospective meeting where the progress is reviewed and lessons for the next sprint are identified. During each sprint, the team creates finished portions of a product.

 

Advantages of Agile SCRUM

• Agile scrum helps the company in saving time and money.

• Scrum methodology enables project’s where the business requirements documentation is hard to quantify to be successfully developed.

• Fast moving, cutting edge developments can be quickly coded and tested using this method, as a mistake can be easily rectified.

• It is a lightly controlled method which insists on frequent updating of the progress in work through regular meetings. Thus there is clear visibility of the project development.

• Like any other agile methodology, this is also iterative in nature. It requires continuous feedback from the user.

• Due to short sprints and constant feedback, it becomes easier to cope with the changes.

• Daily meetings make it possible to measure individual productivity. This leads to the improvement in the productivity of each of the team members.

• Issues are identified well in advance through the daily meetings and hence can be resolved in speedily

• It is easier to deliver a quality product in a scheduled time.

• Agile Scrum can work with any technology/ programming language but is particularly useful for fast moving web 2.0 or new media projects.

• The overhead cost in terms of process and management is minimal thus leading to a quicker, cheaper result.In a nutshell this means that you can get development started fast, but with the caveat that the project scope statement is "flexible" and not fully defined. Hence this can be one of the major causes of “scope creep” if not managed properly.

 

I can also implement Agile/Scrum project and issue tracking software solutions such as Jira or Rally designed to improve code quality and speed development for software development teams.

 

Contact me today and find out how I can help you achieve your product development goals.