Overhauling a Failed Project Using Out of the Box Scrum
Abstract
A software solutions company out-sourced a ground-up application build to a team of globally distributed independent consultants. The project eventually exceeded time and cost expectations and failed to deliver production ready tested software according to a planned market release window. The asserted reasons for this planned versus actual delta varied with time including failure of leadership, failure of project oversight, to design and implementation flaws and so on. Out of the box Scrum was implemented by a newly contracted consultant and the project delivered 153% of plan by the end of four two-week sprints. This report discusses the problem, the implemented solution, and the results while challenging what really made the difference.
Learning Objectives
How to become the new leader of an existing project and team without losing the historical team members and thought leaders
How to get the corporation to re-set goals and priorities and thereafter stimulate the company to equip teams for success by managing themselves
How to restructure the teams, responsibilities, leadership and reporting/statusing
How to deliver usable, tested software in a public forum and retrieve business/end-user validation
How to gain executive management respect and trust through transparency
Audience Level: Beginner to Intermediate
Target Audience: Developers, Project Managers, Managers, Directors, VP, CTO, CIO, CFO, Executives