Decision making
Hello
I have been attending a course about scrum and it was said, that of the 100% of the tasks only 20% are done. Because the other 80% do not guarantee the return of investment, so to say.
Is there a checklist or a tool which helps to identify which tasks are worth being developped as scrum has also a focus on that.
Thank you
Heinrichxx
Hello Heinrich,
I have very positive experience with SCRUM, if done properly you get a high return of investment and 100% of the tasks are done. This will only happen if you do it properly and if it fits your business. I assume you are experienced in the area you are working in. I recommend that you have a look at the agile manifesto, then you will get an idea about what agile development can help you in your business.
SCRUM is only one approach to work agile, so if you are not sure about it get more background. Check how Toyota used KANBAN, browse this forum etc.
Cheers
Joerg
Hi Heinrich,
It sounds like the trainer was talking about Pareto's Principle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle), where 80% of your effects will come from 20% of the causes. This can be applied to many things. In this case it sounds like you are being advised that 20% of your backlog items will possess 80% of the value. This is not to say that 80% should not be done, but that you should prioritize your backlog to ensure that you are focusing on those most valuable items.
In terms of a checklist, I am sure such a thing exists, but I am not sure it would be a good idea to use it if it does. Your Product Owner should constantly be refining the backlog and considering what would have the most influence on the market. These assumptions should be tested by frequent release to obtain feedback. This will vary from situation to situation.
Hope that helps!
Hi Joerg
Hi Jade
Thank you very much for your answers. Great.
I agree that tools are not allways an answer but they can give a hint how to find out how to find out the important 20%.
How do you integrate operations and application services in scrum. Operations and Application Services have allways been centralized. So do you have any experience on that.
Regards and thanks for the answers
Juan
> How do you integrate operations and application services in scrum.
> Operations and Application Services have allways been centralized.
Why do you think that an organization's existing arrangements should be "integrated" into Scrum?
Scrum is about delivering value, in the form of release-quality product increments, at intervals of no longer than one month. So rather than trying to make Scrum fit with existing organizational norms, shouldn't the framework be used to shape the organizational change that will be needed?
Posted By Joerg Karlinger on 22 Mar 2016 06:25 AM
Hello Heinrich,
I have very positive experience with SCRUM, if done properly you get a high return of investment and 100% of the tasks are done. This will only happen if you do it properly and if it fits your business. I assume you are experienced in the area you are working in. I recommend that you have a look at the agile manifesto, then you will get an idea about what agile development can help you in your business.
SCRUM is only one approach to work agile, so if you are not sure about it get more background. Check how Toyota used KANBAN, browse this forum etc.
Cheers
Joerg
My view is that scrum has this in place already with regards to how the product backlog is prioritized and what work is taken into the sprint... This ensures high priority items are developed as part of the increment and with the sprint review the opportunity to inspect and adapt thus ensuring the direction of the project is aligned for subsequent sprints...