tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17700232098321020032024-02-18T23:12:24.093-08:00Arun Manglick - Project ManagementArun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-34155365784041654662018-02-17T10:04:00.003-08:002018-02-17T10:26:11.218-08:00Scrum/Kanban - Adding User Story Between Sprint<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #990000;">Add a new Story in current Sprint.</span>. lot of buzzz around on multiple pages/blogs.<br />
This is a good discussion. My thoughts to this buzz topic are few folds here:<br />
<ol style="text-align: left;">
<li>Adding User Stories between Sprint is one way of Iteration Planning called as 'Commitment Driven Planning' (Source Mike Cohn book Chapter 14).</li>
<li>Adding User Stories between Sprint comes when there is a High Priority Items come in picture due business priority changes (possible scenario in real world).</li>
<li>Adding User Stories between Sprint should be an exception and not a habit.</li>
<li>Well in such cases, it is certainly legitimate to:</li>
<ul>
<li>Happy Scenario - Remove less priority stories from current Sprint Backlog ('To do' List) and pull a new story of size of similar size. E.g</li>
<ul>
<li>Here if need is to add E as high priority item to the board, team will remain open and take it as “Feel free to add E to the 'Todo' column and remove either C or D in that case and pull 'E' in the top item from To Do”.</li>
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<li>Ok Scenario - Remove less priority stories from current Sprint Backlog ('In-Progress' List) and pull a new story of size which can fit in remaining available time. Well this may have few additional work to rollback any code changes taken, but not impossible). Also this will impact final Sprint velocity, however will be understood by management and you'll gain browney points too for being agile).</li>
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<span style="color: #990000;">More reference: </span><br />
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<li>Scrum/Kanban - <a href="http://www.infoq.com/minibooks/kanbanscrum-minibook">http://www.infoq.com/minibooks/kanbanscrum-minibook</a></li>
<li>Mike Cohn - <a href="http://synchronit.com/downloads/freebooks/Agile%20Estimating%20and%20Planning.pdf">http://synchronit.com/downloads/freebooks/Agile%20Estimating%20and%20Planning.pdf</a></li>
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In nut-shell, being Agile, we need to be mature to handle real time scenarios and remain open for 'Commitment Driven' planning at times and gain maximum business satisfaction.<br />
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Please feel free to share your thoughts if any.<br />
Also I'll try to add more references to this post.<br />
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Keep Blogging...<br />
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Arun Manglick<br />
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Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-60986585104082280202018-02-17T08:57:00.004-08:002018-02-17T08:57:59.341-08:00Sprint - Days Of The Week<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>This post is about what is perfect for Sprint Start/End Tenure/Days of the week.</b><br />
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When I first started managing agile projects, my teams routinely started their iterations on a Monday and ended them on a Friday. We’d do this whether the specific team was using two-, three-, or four-week iterations.<br />
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Mondays seemed like a natural day to begin an iteration and Fridays were an obvious day to end on.<br />
Well this sometime or most of the time does not work, as any last minute issues resulting team to work on weekends and again get ready on Monday filled with meetings for next iteration .. Ufff.. Leaving no space to drinks or bowling..<br />
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I suggested to change their mind about this and began coaching team for more happy path.<br />
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To accommodate this, we decided to run two-week iterations that would<u> <span style="color: #990000;"><b>s</b></span><b><span style="color: #990000;">tart on a Friday and end on a Thursday</span></b></u>. This worked wonderfully.<br />
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<li>Fridays (Between Sprint Day) were divided in half</li>
<ul>
<li>First half - Spent doing last minute left-over, an iteration review, retrospectives and in planning the next iteration. This usually took until mid-afternoon most.</li>
<li>Second half - Here team would either get started on the work of the new iteration or they would occasionally head out for drinks or bowling.</li>
</ul>
</ul>
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The iteration would start in earnest the following Monday. This was great because there was no dread of a Monday filled with meetings, as there <u>was </u>when Monday was review and planning day.<br />
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The team also benefitted by occasionally using Friday morning to wrap up any last minute work they’d been unable to finish on Thursday.They didn’t make a habit of this and it only happened a few times; however, spending a few hours on a Friday morning wrapping things up was preferable to coming in over the weekend (as they would have done with a Monday iteration start).<br />
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This approach made team having Thu-Evening/Fri-Morning most logical time to deploy/release. If something went wrong, they could fix it Thu-Evening/Fri-Morning rather weekend and keeping a good work-life balance.<br />
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Source- Mike-Cohn (Iteration Planning)<br />
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Keep Blogging..<br />
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Arun Manglick</div>
Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-71724535888596172462017-07-12T19:40:00.001-07:002018-04-05T09:28:04.716-07:00How Agile Manager Start/Manage Projects<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Project managers need a broad range of skills. Here is the complete DNA/guide to know<br />
- How to Start a Project,<br />
- How to Execute Project and<br />
- How to Monitor and Control Project &<br />
- How to Close the Project<br />
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Here we'll try to cover how we manage project in Agile/MS Environment.<br />
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<b><u><span style="color: #990000;">1). Initiation Phase:</span></u></b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Business/Client</li>
<ul>
<li>Collect Ideas/Initiatives Meeting Strategic Goals</li>
<li>Create Vision & Scope Document </li>
<li>Identify BPO/PM/Stakeholders</li>
<li>Raise HLE Request</li>
<li>Request Project Proposal/Charter from Consulting Team</li>
</ul>
<li>Consulting Team - Onsite</li>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Review Scope Document</span></li>
<li>Create High Level Business Requirement</li>
<li>Create Conceptual Design Document</li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Identify High Level Risk/Issues/Dependencies</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Generate High Level Estimates</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Review/Assess if additional capacity is required for fulfillment</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Submit Project Proposal / Project Charter (containing all above details)</span></li>
</ul>
<li>Business/Client</li>
<ul>
<li>Review & Validate Project Proposal/Charter</li>
<li>Get Finance/PPM Approval</li>
<li>Determine Project Mode Hybrid/Agile</li>
<li>Submit Project Work-Order to consulting team</li>
<li>Initiate Project Kick-Off</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<b><u><span style="color: #990000;">2). Planning Phase:</span></u></b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Business/Client</li>
<ul>
<li>Conduct Sprint Zero (Including Consulting Team and Other Stakeholders/Teams involved)</li>
</ul>
<li>Consulting Team</li>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Conduct Sprint Zero</span></li>
<ul>
<li>Elicit/Understand <span style="color: #990000;">Business Requirement,</span> Define Scope, Collect Prioritization, Define <span style="color: #990000;">MMF</span></li>
<li>Writing <span style="color: #990000;">Features/User Stories</span>, Writing Acceptance Test Cases, Conduct Three Amigo Sessions, </li>
<li><span style="color: #990000;">Estimate </span>User Stories (ROM Estimates)</li>
<li>Create <span style="color: #990000;">High Level Design</span> Document, Review Designs With Review Board</li>
<li>Create <span style="color: #990000;">Ux/Wireframes</span></li>
<li>Highlight High Level <span style="color: #990000;">Risk, Assumptions, Constraints, Dependencies, Impediment</span>s etc.</li>
<li>Generate <span style="background-color: yellow;"><span style="color: #990000;">Project Roadmap</span></span>/Schedule based on Demand-Capacity & Project Prioritization & Client Commitment Dates, UAT Dates etc.</li>
<li>Make Capacity Reservations & Gain Approval from Offshore DM</li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Send/Gain Approval on Sprint Zero Output (including above) from Business</span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<ul>
</ul>
</ul>
<b><u><span style="color: #990000;">3). Execution Phase:</span></u></b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Business/Client</li>
<ul>
<li>Attend Sprint Planning Meeting</li>
<li>Attend Daily Stand-up Meeting</li>
<li>Attend Sprint Review Meeting</li>
<li>Resolve Impediments</li>
<li>Approve Defect Deferral</li>
<li>Attend Sprint Retrospectives</li>
</ul>
<li>Consulting Team - Offshore</li>
<ul>
<li>Conduct Sprint-Pre-Planning Meetings, Understand Requirements, Estimate User-Stories (LOE)</li>
<li>Sprint Execution</li>
<ul>
<li>Create Detailed Design Documents</li>
<li>Branching, Develop Code, Unit Testing & Code Review</li>
<li>Create SQA Test Cases</li>
<li>QA Deployment</li>
</ul>
<li>UAT Deployment</li>
<li>CIRT Fixes, Code Merging etc</li>
<ul>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>Consulting Team - Onsite</li>
<ul>
<li>New Project</li>
<ul>
<li>Conduct Sprint Zero</li>
</ul>
<li>Existing Project</li>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Conduct Sprint Planning with Business</span></li>
<li>Generate Next Sprint Requirements</li>
<li>Generate User Stories, Conduct Three-Amigo, Estimate User Stories (ROM), Update/Create Acceptance Test Cases</li>
<li>Update High Level Design Document (if any)</li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Conduct Design Review Meetings (if any)</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Update Project Roadmap (if required) </span>based on LOE Estimations, Requirement </li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Review/Gain Approval - Project Roadmap</span> & Revised Capacity (If changed)</li>
<li>Create Release Readiness Process</li>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Raise RFC</span></li>
<li>Identify Impacted Components</li>
<li>Identify Risk/Dependencies</li>
<li>Create Test Plan</li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Create Deployment Plan</span>/Rollback Plan</li>
</ul>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Conduct Sprint Review with Business</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Highlight/Remove Impediments</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Conduct Sprint Retrospectives</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Any MMF/Reprioritization</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Reports</span></li>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Executive Summary</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Weekly Status Reports</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Weekly Capacity Reports</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Create/Update Risk/Issues/Constraints/Assumptions/Dependencies</span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
</ul>
</ul>
<b><u><span style="color: #990000;">4). Deploy & Stabilize:</span></u></b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Business/Client</li>
<ul>
<li>Provide Production Cut-Over Dates</li>
<li>Business IT Validator Names</li>
</ul>
<li>Consulting Team - Offshore</li>
<ul>
<li>Update Release Readiness Process</li>
<ul>
<li>Create & Upload Release Notes/Artifacts </li>
<li>Submit RFC</li>
<li>Perform IT Validation</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<li>Consulting Team - Onsite</li>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Conduct Deployment Walkthru</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Support Deployment In UAT/Staging</span></li>
<li>Perform IT Validation</li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Facilitate UAT Testing</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Facilitate Defect Deferral</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Gain UAT Approval</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Get Business Sign-Off</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Facilitate Production Cut-over</span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
<b><u><span style="color: #990000;">5). Closure & Warranty Support:</span></u></b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Business/Client</li>
<ul>
<li>Collect End-User Feedback</li>
<li>Provide Project Retrospection Comments/Feedback</li>
</ul>
<li>Consulting Team - Offshore</li>
<ul>
<li>Create Handover Document</li>
<li>Handover to L3 Support Team</li>
<li>Provide Warranty Support</li>
</ul>
<li>Consulting Team - Onsite</li>
<ul>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Conduct Project Retrospection</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Update Capacity Reservation</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Update/Close Project WorkOrder</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #660000;">Conduct Project Retrospection</span></li>
<li>Provide Warranty Support</li>
</ul>
</ul>
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Hope this helps!!<br />
<br />
Arun Manglick</div>
Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-44177757885161866822017-05-31T12:19:00.001-07:002017-06-30T12:10:54.285-07:00PM - My Project Management Style/Approach/Skills<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Project managers need a broad range of skills.<br />
Whether or not you hold the official title of project manager, chances are you'll be called upon to lead some sort of project at some time.<br />
This short quiz helps you determine how well you perform in the eight key areas that are important to a successful project.<br />
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Project Manager should have below PM skills.<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Project Planning/Scheduling/Execution:</li>
</ul>
<ol style="text-align: left;"><ol>
<li>When a project begins, I work with its sponsor to negotiate and agree specific deliverable.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li>At the start of a project, I formally <b>outline what, why, who, how, and when </b>with a <span style="color: #cc0000;">Project Initiation Document</span> – so everyone can understand how the elements of the project fit together.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li>I prepare a <b>specific timeline and sequence of activities</b>, and I use this schedule to manage the overall project to ensure its timely completion.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li>I <b>communicate </b>what needs to be done by what deadline, and expect the people to whom I assign the work to be responsible for breaking down the work packages into smaller and more manageable pieces.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li>I <b>outline clear expectations </b>for the project team, and I manage their individual and collective performance as part of the overall project evaluation process.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li>I give people a deadline to complete their project work, and then I expect them to coordinate with others if and when they need to.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li>When a project gets behind schedule, I work with my team to find a solution rather than assign blame.</li>
</ol>
</ol>
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Project Management/Stakeholder Management/Monitoring</li>
</ul>
<ol style="text-align: left;"><ol>
<li>I consider a variety of <b>cost alternatives </b>when developing my original project budget plan.</li>
<li>I identify as many <b>potential project risks</b> as I can, and I develop a plan to manage or minimize each one of them, large or small.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li>I routinely monitor and reevaluate significant risks as the project continues.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li>I define specifically what the <b>stakeholders need and expectation</b> from the project, and I use these expectations to define and manage the project's scope.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li>I keep all project <b>stakeholders informed and up-to-date</b> with regular meetings and distribution of all performance reports, status changes, and other project documents.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li><b>Maintain Reserves </b>- Forecasting costs is more art than science, so I include extra funds in the budget and hope that I’m under cost at the end.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
<li>I present <b>Project Status Information</b> in an easy-to-use and easy-to-access format to meet stakeholders' information needs.</li>
<li>Delivering on time and on budget are the most important things for me.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></li>
</ol>
</ol>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>General Project Management Skills </li>
<ul>
<li><b>Negotiation </b>– specifically, Integrative Negotiation – is very important for dealing with suppliers and getting the in-house resources you need, when you need them.</li>
<li><b>Conflict resolution</b> is another important general skill. From resolving conflict within your project team to managing conflict that arises during negotiation, this is a fundamental skill for project managers. </li>
<li><b>Problem-solving</b> skills are essential. They will not only improve negotiation and conflict resolution skills, but also help with risk management, time management, and quality management. </li>
</ul>
</ul>
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Here are more details - PMP 09 Knowledge Areas:<br />
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<b>Project Integration </b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Develop a solid understanding of the project's goals.</li>
<li>Start by producing a <b>Business Requirements Analysis</b>, and then develop a comprehensive <b>Project Initiation Document</b>, which covers the basic project needs and outcomes, so that everyone can understand the project's goals. </li>
<li>To prepare this critical, high-level document, you need to understand the phases and processes of project management. This overview will help you become better prepared for what's ahead.</li>
</ul>
<b>Scope Management </b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Projects have a nasty habit of expanding as they go along, making it impossible to hit deadlines. To control this <b>“scope creep</b>,” it's essential to define the scope at the very start of your project based on the Business Requirements Analysis, and then manage it closely against this signed-off definition. </li>
<li>For more on how to do this, see our article on scope control.</li>
</ul>
<b>Time/Schedule Management</b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>A project's scope can easily grow, and so can the time needed to complete it. </li>
<li>For a project to be completed successfully, despite all of the unknowns, it's important to clearly define the <b>sequence of activities</b>, <b>estimate </b>the time needed for each one, and build in sufficient contingency time to allow for the unexpected. </li>
<li>With this information, you can develop a <b>Project Schedule</b> and then begin breaking it down into very specific pieces of work using a Work Breakdown Structure. </li>
<li>A schedule often isn't enough. To keep track of the various activities, Gantt Charts and Critical Path Analysis are often helpful.</li>
</ul>
<b>Cost Management </b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>To determine what a project will cost, you must be systematic with your <b>estimating</b>, <b>budgeting</b>, and controlling. </li>
<li>Also, be aware that many project decisions will have an impact on cost. </li>
</ul>
<b>Quality Management </b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>To achieve quality, ensure that you actively manage project benefits. By continuously referring to the benefits that the project will provide, you keep client quality at the forefront – and you won't waste precious time and resources trying to achieve an inappropriate level of quality. </li>
<li>An effective project manager knows the importance of checking that project outcomes are consistent with needs. The Deming Cycle (Plan-Do-Check-Act) and Business Testing are important tools for this, as they both force you to consider the needs of the end users. </li>
</ul>
<b>HR/People Management </b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Right mix of interpersonal and political skills is just as important as the right technical skills. </li>
<li>To help your new team start working together effectively as soon as possible, develop a <b>Team Charter</b> and outline performance expectations. </li>
<li>Use well-informed task allocation and appropriate team management skills to keep the project team on track and working productively. </li>
<li>And be prepared to help people through the Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing stages that so many teams go through.</li>
</ul>
<b>Communication</b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>As with most situations, effective project communication means communicating with the right people at the right time and in the right way. </li>
<li>To do this, <b>Stakeholder Management </b>is essential. When you analyze your stakeholders, you identify who must be kept informed in full, and who needs less intensive communication. This can save you a lot of time, and helps you maintain good relationships with people involved in the project.</li>
<li><b>Project Dashboards</b> are great for presenting project updates in a way that people can quickly understand. For longer projects that require periodic status reports, Milestone Reporting is effective for capturing the essentials of a project's status.</li>
</ul>
<b>Risk Management </b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Project managers must understand which of the risks to their plans are significant. An Impact/Probability Chart will help with this. </li>
<li>From there, develop a plan for monitoring and controlling the major risks involved in your project. </li>
<li>Using your <b>Risk Analysis</b>, develop options to reduce risks, prepare<b> Contingency Plans,</b> and decide who is responsible for which parts of risk response.</li>
</ul>
<b>Project Procurement </b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>Unless your project is in-house, external suppliers will generally have a large impact on your costs. Suppliers will also affect whether the project delivers on time and to specification. </li>
<li>Take the time to define your needs in a Request for Proposal document, and then use an appropriate Procurement Management approach to select the best supplier.</li>
</ul>
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Reference: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_60.htm<br />
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Regards,<br />
Arun Manglick<br />
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Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-29528192699497578072017-05-25T14:30:00.005-07:002017-05-25T14:30:58.245-07:00Mike Cohn - Agile Concepts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Is By Activity Rather Than Feature<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Features
Are Not Developed By Priority<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Estimates
Become Commitments<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Multitasking
Causes Further Delays<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">We
ignore uncertainty<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">An
Agile Approach To Projects<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Work
as one team<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Work
in short iterations<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Deliver
something each iteration<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Focus
on business priorities<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Inspect
and adapt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">An
Agile Approach to Planning - Multiple Levels Of Planning – Onion Planning<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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In Ideal Days:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ideal
time and elapsed time are different. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
ideal time of a game of American is 60 mins. However, elapsed time (with all
interruptions) could be 3-4 hrs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Estimating
in Ideal Days is easy than estimating in Elapsed days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Estimating
in elapsed days requires to consider all of the interruptions that might occur
while working on the story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">In
this way, ideal days are an estimate of size, although less strictly so than
story points.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">When
estimating in ideal days it is best to associate a single estimate with each
user story. Rather than estimating that a user story will take four programmer
days, two tester days, and three product owner days, it is better to sum those
and say the story as a whole will take nine ideal days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
Estimation Scale<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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estimation scales I’ve had good success with are:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">1,
2, 3, 5, and 8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2, 4, and 8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">There’s
a logic behind each of these sequences. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
first is the Fibonacci sequence. I’ve found this to be a very useful estimation
sequence because the gaps in the sequence become appropriately larger as the
numbers increase. A one point gap from 1 to 2 and from 2 to 3 seems appropriate
just as the gaps from 3 to 5 and from 5 to 8 do. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
second sequence is spaced such that each number is twice the number that
precedes it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>non-linear sequences</u> work well because they reflect the greater
uncertainty associated with estimates for larger units of work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Deriving
an Estimate<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
three most common techniques for estimating are:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Expert
opinion<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Analogy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">When
estimating this way you do not compare all stories against a single baseline or
universal reference. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Instead,
you want to estimate each new story against an assortment of those that have
already been estimated. This is referred to as <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Triangulation</span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Choosing
Between Story Points and Ideal Days<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Why
Story Points:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Story
points help drive cross-functional behavior<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Story
point estimates do not decay or has longer shelf life<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Story points are a
pure measure of size, Ideal Days are Not<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Estimating
in story points is typically faster<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">My ideal days are
not your ideal days<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Why
Ideal Days:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ideal
days are easier to explain outside the team<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Ideal
days are easier to estimate at first<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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days make velocity predictions easier<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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User Stories<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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Across Data Boundaries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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US – Support Local & International phone numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Splitting
US - Payoff my loan & Refund if paid more<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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On Operational Boundaries (CRUD)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cross-Cutting Concerns<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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US – One with and Other without support for the cross-cutting concern
(security, logging, error handling, and so on)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Meet Performance Constraints<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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US – Functional & Non-Functional Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Stories of Different Priority<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">If
the user enters a valid user name and password, she is granted access.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">If
the user enters an invalid password three times in a row, she is denied access.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">If
the user is denied access, she is sent an email stating that an attempt was
made to use her account.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Split A Story Into Tasks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Planning: </span></u><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Release planning
(3-6 months) is the process of creating a very high-level plan that covers a
period longer than an iteration.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Release Planning:<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Helps
the product owner and the whole team decide how much must be developed and how
long that will take before they have a releasable product<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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conveys expectations about what is likely to be developed and in what
time-frame for strategic planning activities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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plan serves as a guidepost toward which the project team can progress. Without
the concept of a release, teams move endlessly from one iteration to the next.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Conditions Of Satisfaction / Success Criteria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The User Stories – May be a Feature Level<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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an Iteration Length – Two or Four Weeks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Velocity <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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User Stories<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Define
Release Plan (Based on Velocity, Launch Date & US Priorities)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Feature
Driven</span></b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">-
If the project is feature-driven, we can sum the estimates of all needed
features and <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">divide</span>
by the expected velocity. This will give us the number of iterations necessary
to complete the desired functionality.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Driven</span></b><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">-
If the project is date-driven, we can determine the number of iterations by
looking at a calendar. <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">Multiplying</span>
the number of iterations by the expected velocity will tell us how many story
points or ideal days will fit in the release.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Planning<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(Preferable)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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an Iteration Length<o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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in Selecting an Iteration Length:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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long priorities can remain unchanged<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Willingness
to go without feedback<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
overhead of iterating<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
length of the release being worked on<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI",sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">A
feeling of urgency is maintained<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-91445558689461047102016-11-07T08:49:00.001-08:002017-07-01T18:48:47.169-07:00How To Manage Project Delays<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Project delays are integral part of day to day deliveries, however not affordable.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Parkinson's Law, speaking to effort, tells us that "work expands to fill the space allotted".</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Murphy's Law, speaking to uncertainty, tells us that "whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and most likely at the worst possible time".</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Such realities are faced by all project managers. No matter how much time you have for a project, it will likely be consumed, and no matter how well you plan, eventually you will always be faced with the "unexpected".</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So, if work always expands to fill the space (time) allotted, and whatever can go wrong will go wrong, the only thing you can do is to Be Prepared. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This post will try to highlight few techniques to Prevent Delays (Before Delay Occurs) and Fix Delays(Post Delay Occurs).</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: inherit;"><b>Preventive</b>: Technique to Prevent Delays:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Catch It Early & Track Vigilantly</b></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unless you have some magic, ideal way to handle project delays is to predict them happening and countering whatever may be the cause, avoiding any interruption altogether.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Keeping yourself constantly aware (Have Daily Team Meetings) of the project schedule and keeping in close contact with your team will enable you to notice a delay as soon as it happens.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Keep a close eye on upcoming deadlines and priority assignments. If you notice that some deadlines are falling behind or a specific task is not as close to completion as it could be, ascertain what is causing the holdup and resolve it quickly to avoid any further setbacks.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Keeping quick attention and prompt action will get the project back on track as close the original deadline as possible.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>Prioritize</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Review tasks & priorities assigned to team members. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Project Risk are always high during the start.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thus always prioritize project assignments, moving any that are especially time sensitive to the top of the list. </span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>Record Changes or Scope Creep</b></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Obtain final requirements & get a sign-off on the functional specification before starting construction</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Never accept changes unless you have done a complete impact analysis on each of the baselines – Time/Cost/Quality</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">The best way to do so is by creating a change control plan that outlines the proposed changes, review, approval and implementation.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Any change impact causing project delays should advance project delivery timelines or reduce in scope.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>Predictable Delays</b> - Document Project Delays Risk & Have Mitigation Plan Ready:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Predictable delays (those deemed likely by circumstance and experience) can be factored into the project via a documented risk management plan. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Risk plan is prepared, risks can be identified and evaluated to determine probable delays, and potential mitigating action.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">If risk is realized, the risk management plan will provide a pre-planned course of action.</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Un-Predictable Delays</b> - Document Project Delays Risk & Have Contingency & Management Reserves Ready:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unexpected delays are those that were generally not foreseeable, and plan them in risk management plan to reserve Contingency & Management Reserves</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Corrective</u></b>: Technique to Fix Delays & Bring Back on Schedule:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Plan Additional Work / Resources</b></span></span><br />
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<li>Once you realize that there is a delay, organize a team meeting.</li>
<li>Inform everyone working on the project about the delay, including details such as factors contributing to the holdup and how far it has set the project back.</li>
<li>Ask for input and ideas on how to get back on schedule, and plan a course of action moving forward.</li>
<li>Decide whether you need additional work from team members or supplementary resources are required.</li>
<li>Also asking for volunteers who are willing to take on extra tasks as needed is advisable, as well.</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>Cut Any Fat (Lean Thinking)</b></span><br />
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<li>Determine whether there are any assignments that can be trimmed down or done away with completely.</li>
<li>Scaling back on unnecessary tasks will not only get you closer to your schedule but also ensure that your team has the time needed to produce quality work.</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>Notify Stakeholders</b></span><br />
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<li>Keeping project stakeholders informed and up-to-date when there is a delay is a good practice.</li>
<li>If there is a holdup, it is better for them to hear it from you than to get wind of it through the rumor mill.</li>
<li>Your transparency will re-assure them that you are well aware of the causes of any project delays and that you have everything under control.</li>
<li>At times, updating stakeholders on end date changes allows them to plan accordingly, as well.</li>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Notify External Dev/Testing Teams</b></span></span><br />
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<li>Get in touch with external teams is also important.</li>
<li>On the other hand, you might need to ask a contractor if they can have their part of the project completed even earlier in order to put other tasks on hold.</li>
<li>You may need to let some of them know that you will not be needing their services until a later date (and save project cost), if their role in the project has been moved back due to the delays.</li>
<li>Either way, keeping the lines of communication open can eliminate potential problems that would only cause more delays.</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Finally, step away from the project briefly. Give yourself time to catch a breath and process all of the readjustments.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then you can head back to the tasks at hand with renewed perspective and focus on what is yet to be completed.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Doing so ensures that you are able to give the project your full attention without risking the quality on which you have built your reputation.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hope this helps!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Liked reference: https://www.ittoolkit.com/how-to-it/projects/manage-project-delays.html</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Arun Manglick</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(AWS-ASA, SAFe Agilist, PMP®, PMI-ACP®, PRINCE2® Practitioner, CSM®, MS-Project, CSSGB, ITIL V3, MCPD, MCTS)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">- How to Close the Project</span></div>
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<b>1). Project Initiation - <a href="http://arun-pmpcsm.blogspot.com/2013/01/project-inititation-document.html" target="_blank">Link</a></b></div>
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<li style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Understand Business Case</li>
<li style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Create Project Charter/ PID</li>
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<li style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Formally Outline What/Why/Who, How & When</li>
<li style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Prepare Project Purpose/Objective/Business Case</li>
<li style="font-size: medium;">Prepare High Level Requirements</li>
<li style="font-size: medium;">Prepare High Level Estimates</li>
<li style="font-size: medium;">Prepare Conceptual Level Design</li>
<li style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Prepare High Level Initial Risk/Assumptions/Constraints/Dependencies</li>
<li style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Prepare Inclusion/Exclusion from Scope</li>
<li style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;">Project Manager Selection</li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Identify Stakeholders</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Specifically define what stakeholders need and expect from the project</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Formally present the Project Charter Details and Gain Acceptance with Business for further Planning & Execution.</span></span></li>
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<b>2). Project Planning</b><br />
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<li>Collect Project Requirements/Scope:</li>
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<li>Detailed Requirement Gathering – Functional Specifications & Use Cases</li>
<li>Define Scope & Scope Breakdown(WBS)</li>
<li>Define Activities & Micro Estimation </li>
<li>Estimate Activity Durations</li>
<li>Estimate Resources – Same </li>
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<li>Determine Project Cost/Budget – </li>
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<li>Define Project Cost & Budget – DRCP</li>
<li>Consider a variety of cost alternatives when developing my original project budget plan.</li>
<li>Consider & include extra funds in the budget and hope that project run under cost at the end</li>
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<li>Create Project Plan & Project Schedule</li>
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<li>Formally create a Project Plan having all the details - Project Background, Objectives, Scope, Constraints, Assumptions, Dependencies & Impacts, Issues & Risks, Methodologies & Strategy, Controls - Scope/Time/Cost/Quality, Resources, Communications, Schedule of delivery, Team Charter, Performance Measurement Metrics, Benefits Realization.</li>
<li>Prepare
a specific timeline and sequence of activities, and use this schedule to manage
the overall project to ensure its timely completion</li>
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<li>Plan Quality</li>
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<li>Identifying Quality Requirements and Quality Standards for the project and product, and documenting how the project will demonstrate compliance – i.e. What work will be done to meet the standards. </li>
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<li>Identify Risk</li>
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<li>Identify as many potential project risks, their Probability/Impact, Response Strategies, Mitigation Plan, Contingency Plan/Reserve, Management Reserve, Residual Risk, Secondary Risk etc.</li>
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<li>Plan Approval</li>
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<li>Formally discuss Project Plan, Estimates, Schedules, Delivery Timelines, Project Status Reports Formats, Project Plan with Business before moving to Execution Phase.</li>
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<b>3). Project Execution</b><br />
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<li>Execute Project According to Project Plan & Project Schedule</li>
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<li>Communicate what needs to be done by what deadline, and expect the people to whom I assign the work to be responsible for breaking down the work packages into smaller and more manageable pieces</li>
<li>Outline clear expectations for the project team, and I manage their individual and collective performance as part of the overall project evaluation process</li>
<li>Give people a deadline to complete their project work, and then I expect them to coordinate with others if and when they need to.</li>
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<li>Conduct Daily Team Meetings to tract work and Impediments</li>
<li>Plan Interim Demos and Release and Gain Early Acceptance with Business</li>
<li>Handle Change Request, if any</li>
<li>Take Preventive/Corrective Measures to Avoid/Fix Project Delays - <a href="http://arun-pmpcsm.blogspot.com/2016/11/how-to-manage-project-delays.html" target="_blank">Link</a></li>
<li>Routinely monitor and
reevaluate significant risks as the project continues</li>
<li>Keep all project stakeholders informed and up-to-date with regular meetings and distribution of all performance reports, status changes, and other project documents.</li>
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<b>4). Project Monitoring</b><br />
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<li>Monitor & Control Project Delays & Schedule</li>
<li>Monitor & Control Project Scope, Cost & Budget</li>
<li>Monitor & Control Project Risks</li>
<li>Monitor & Control Third Party Vendors, if any</li>
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<b>4). Project Closure</b></div>
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<li>Gain formal acceptance of the project/product</li>
<li>Create Lessons Learned</li>
<li>Handover, if any</li>
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<b>Project Integration </b></div>
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<li>Develop a solid understanding of the project's goals.</li>
<li>Start by producing a <b>Business Requirements Analysis</b>, and then develop a comprehensive <b>Project Initiation Document</b>, which covers the basic project needs and outcomes, so that everyone can understand the project's goals. </li>
<li>To prepare this critical, high-level document, you need to understand the phases and processes of project management. This overview will help you become better prepared for what's ahead.</li>
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<b>Scope Management </b></div>
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<li>Projects have a nasty habit of expanding as they go along, making it impossible to hit deadlines. To control this <b>“scope creep</b>,” it's essential to define the scope at the very start of your project based on the Business Requirements Analysis, and then manage it closely against this signed-off definition. </li>
<li>For more on how to do this, see our article on scope control.</li>
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<b>Time/Schedule Management</b></div>
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<li>A project's scope can easily grow, and so can the time needed to complete it. </li>
<li>For a project to be completed successfully, despite all of the unknowns, it's important to clearly define the <b>sequence of activities</b>, <b>estimate </b>the time needed for each one, and build in sufficient contingency time to allow for the unexpected. </li>
<li>With this information, you can develop a <b>Project Schedule</b> and then begin breaking it down into very specific pieces of work using a Work Breakdown Structure. </li>
<li>A schedule often isn't enough. To keep track of the various activities, Gantt Charts and Critical Path Analysis are often helpful.</li>
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<b>Cost Management </b></div>
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<li>To determine what a project will cost, you must be systematic with your <b>estimating</b>, <b>budgeting</b>, and controlling. </li>
<li>Also, be aware that many project decisions will have an impact on cost. </li>
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<b>Quality Management </b></div>
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<li>To achieve quality, ensure that you actively manage project benefits. By continuously referring to the benefits that the project will provide, you keep client quality at the forefront – and you won't waste precious time and resources trying to achieve an inappropriate level of quality. </li>
<li>An effective project manager knows the importance of checking that project outcomes are consistent with needs. The Deming Cycle (Plan-Do-Check-Act) and Business Testing are important tools for this, as they both force you to consider the needs of the end users. </li>
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<b>HR/People Management </b></div>
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<li>Right mix of interpersonal and political skills is just as important as the right technical skills. </li>
<li>To help your new team start working together effectively as soon as possible, develop a <b>Team Charter</b> and outline performance expectations. </li>
<li>Use well-informed task allocation and appropriate team management skills to keep the project team on track and working productively. </li>
<li>And be prepared to help people through the Forming, Storming, Norming and Performing stages that so many teams go through.</li>
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<b>Communication</b></div>
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<li>As with most situations, effective project communication means communicating with the right people at the right time and in the right way. </li>
<li>To do this, <b>Stakeholder Management </b>is essential. When you analyze your stakeholders, you identify who must be kept informed in full, and who needs less intensive communication. This can save you a lot of time, and helps you maintain good relationships with people involved in the project.</li>
<li><b>Project Dashboards</b> are great for presenting project updates in a way that people can quickly understand. For longer projects that require periodic status reports, Milestone Reporting is effective for capturing the essentials of a project's status.</li>
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<b>Risk Management </b></div>
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<li>Project managers must understand which of the risks to their plans are significant. An Impact/Probability Chart will help with this. </li>
<li>From there, develop a plan for monitoring and controlling the major risks involved in your project. </li>
<li>Using your <b>Risk Analysis</b>, develop options to reduce risks, prepare<b> Contingency Plans,</b> and decide who is responsible for which parts of risk response.</li>
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<b>Project Procurement </b></div>
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<li>Unless your project is in-house, external suppliers will generally have a large impact on your costs. Suppliers will also affect whether the project delivers on time and to specification. </li>
<li>Take the time to define your needs in a Request for Proposal document, and then use an appropriate Procurement Management approach to select the best supplier. </li>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">The Project Plan is one of the most important and useful documents in your toolkit, and should be referred to and updated throughout the project lifecycle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Its initial purpose is to kick-start the project by convincing the decision makers that the project is viable and will meet their needs and timeframes / budgets / expectations. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">If the Project Plan is poorly written or contains insufficient detail, the project may not even get past this first decision gate and may never actually get off the ground. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br /><b><u><span style="color: #c00000;">Don't confuse a Project Plan with a Project Schedule</span></u></b>. A schedule is merely a component of a Project Plan, and usually takes the form of a timeline / GANTT chart depicting tasks vs. timeline. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">A project schedule is a vital tool and should complement the project plan. Larger Project Plans contain several schedules, normally as appendices, that are referred to throughout the document. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Such schedules would include an overall timeline, a test schedule, an implementation schedule, the critical path analysis, a resource allocation schedule....etc<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br /><br /><u>What should be in a Project Plan?<o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />The Project Plan serves as a roadmap for the entire project team providing guidance on the priority of <u>activities</u>, the <u>scope</u> of work, the <u>methodologies</u> and <u>governance</u> to be used, who the <u>stakeholders</u> are, the broad strategy to take, how <u>costs</u> and <u>people</u> will be managed, the <u>quality</u> standards in the project, how the project will <u>communicate</u> with stakeholders, how performance and benefits will be <u>measured</u>...etc<br /><br />The main areas you need to cover in your plan include:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Overview</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Project Background</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Objectives & Scope</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Constraints & Assumptions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Dependencies & Impact</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Issues & Risks</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Methodologies & Strategy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Controls - Scope, Time, Cost, Quality, Resources</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Communications</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Impacted Business Areas </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Definitions and Acronyms </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Project Related:</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Project Lifecyle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Traceability Approach</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Change and Issue Management Approach </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Schedule of delivery</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Milestones</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Budget</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">CAR Approach</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">DAR Approach</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Project Team</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Project Organization</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Project Team Structure</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Roles and Responsibilities </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Staffing & Training </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Project Control</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Process Deviations </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Project Data Management </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Project Metrics </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Performance Measurement</span></li>
<li>Project Monitoring and Control</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Quality Objectives and Metrics </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Project Communication</span></li>
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<li>Stakeholder and User Involvement</li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Project Governance</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Project Status Reports & Frequency</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Project Environment</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Hardware and Software Environment </span> </li>
<li>Testing & Training </li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">End User Training </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Deployment Strategy and Approach </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Training Approach </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />As you can see there are many elements to a Project Plan, and some of the larger plans can stretch well over a hundred pages. This makes structuring your document all the more important. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">A consistent format with a <u>logical order</u> (as below) and clear headings will allow your readers to quickly navigate through the document and get to the details that are important to them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">This post outlines the key points in favor of estimating user stories in story points. These include:</span></div>
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<li>Story points help drive cross-functional behavior</li>
<li>Story point estimates do not decay</li>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Story points help drive cross-functional behavior<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Agile teams include members from all disciplines necessary to build the product, including programmers, testers, product managers, usability designers, analysts, database engineers, and so on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Estimate in story point presents a single number that represents all of the work for the whole team</span>. Thus Estimating in story points can help teams learn to work cross-functionally. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">On the other hand Estimating ideal days, often involves specialty groups estimating how long "their part" of a story will take and then summing these sub-estimates. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">For example, the programmers may conclude that they need three ideal days, the database engineer needs one, and the tester needs two. An estimate of six ideal days is then assigned to the story. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">This small difference in how the discussions about a story take place (to provide a single story point) have an ongoing impact on how the story is developed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">An estimate expressed in story points has a longer shelf life than an estimate in ideal days. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">An estimate in ideal days can change based on the team's experience with the technology, the domain, and themselves, among other factors. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">To see why, suppose a programmer is learning a new language and is asked how long it will take to program a small application. His answer may be five days. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Now, jump forward a few months and ask the same programmer how long it will take to develop an application that is of exactly the same size and complexity. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">His answer may be one day because he has become more skilled in the language. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">We have a problem now because at two different times, even the applications are exactly the same size, yet they have been estimated differently. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">We would like to think that measuring velocity over time would correct or account for this problem. It won't. Instead, we'll see a consistent velocity even though more work is being done. Suppose this programmer is the only person<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">on the team and that he is working in one week iterations. The first time he develops the application, he has estimated it will take five ideal days. Let's suppose he's in an environment where a calendar day equals an ideal day. He then starts this application on the first day of the iteration and finishes it on the fifth. He has a velocity of five for that iteration. Then, a few months later, because he estimates a similarly-sized application as one ideal day, he will complete five of them in an iteration. <span style="color: #cc0000;">His velocity is again five, even though he did five times as much as work as before.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">For some projects, especially those adopting new technologies or on which the team is new to the domain, this can be a consideration. Note that both story point and ideal day estimates will need to be updated if the size of an effort changes based on the development of a framework, for example. However, only ideal day estimates need to change when the team the team becomes better at something.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Story points are a pure measure of size. Ideal days are not. Ideal days may be used as a measure of size, but with some deficiencies. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">As noted in the preceding section, <span style="color: #cc0000;">an estimate in ideal days will change as a developer's proficiency changes. This does not happen with story points—the size is what it is and doesn't change.</span> That is a desirable attribute of any measure of size.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Estimating in Story Points Is Typically Faster<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Teams that estimate in story points seem to do so more quickly than teams that estimate in ideal days. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">In order to <span style="color: #cc0000;">estimate many stories it is necessary to have a very high-level design discussion about the story:</span> Would we implement this in the database? Can we re-use the user interface? How will this impact the middle tier? are all questions that come up at one time or another. My experience is that teams estimating in ideal days have a tendency to take these discussions a little deeper than do teams estimating in story points. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">The difference is presumably because when estimating in ideal days it is easier to think about the individual tasks necessary to develop a story, rather than thinking in terms of the size of the story relative to other stories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">They can compare it to another trail they've each run and agree that it is about half the length of that other trail. Their discussions of trail size (really distance in this case) are meaningful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">Suppose instead of discussing the length of the trails these two runners discussed the time it took to run the trails. The fast runner might say, "This is a six minute trail," to which the slow runner would respond, "No, it's at least a ten minute trail." Each would be right, of course, but they would have no way of settling their differences other than agreeing to always discuss trails in terms of how long one of them (or some other runner) would take to run the trail.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">This same problem exists with ideal days. You may think you can completely develop a particular user story in three ideal days. I think I can do it in five days. We're both probably right. How can we come to an agreement? We might choose to put your estimate on it because we think you'll be the one to do the work. But that might be a mistake because <span style="color: #cc0000;">by the time we actually do the work you may be too busy and someone else maybe doing it. </span>And I'll be late because it's estimated at three days for you but will take me five. <o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.5pt;">What most teams do is ignore the issue. This is acceptable if all developers are of approximately the same skill or if programmers always work in pairs, which helps balance out extreme differences in productivity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.deltamatrix.com/agile-estimation">http://www.deltamatrix.com/agile-estimation</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">In many of my classes, participants ask how Scrum and Agile address risk management. Some are concerned that Agile or Scrum completely <u>ignore</u> risk management.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Here is the rationale. First, a great deal of explicit risk management becomes unnecessary when a project uses an agile approach. The short iterations, single-minded focus on working software, heavy emphasis on automated tests, and frequent customer deliveries help teams avoid the biggest risk most projects face—that of eventually delivering <u>nothing</u>. So, it is not surprising that many agile projects forgo any form of explicit risk management<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">This has led many to believe that risk management is <u>irrelevant</u> in an iterative model, rather manage risk & issues through the natural sprint progression. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Because of this, managing risks may <u>not</u> seem to fit naturally into the Agile context.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li>Description of risk: A one- or two-line overview of the risk. It should be simple and easy to comprehend.</li>
<li>Date identified: Date when the risk was identified.</li>
<li>Likelihood: Estimated probability of occurrence of the risk.</li>
<li>Severity: The severity of the risk is assessed based on impact of the undesired outcome.</li>
<li>Priority (optional): This could be either given an independent value or set as a product of likelihood and severity (above). A high-severity risk with a high likelihood should receive more importance than a high-severity risk with a low likelihood.</li>
<li>Owner: The person who manages, controls, and takes action in response to the risk.</li>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">This way risk management becomes an integral part of Agile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">In essence, the burn-down chart represents the status of the risk across the iterations. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Above are two of the bare-minimum approaches that are effective in Agile. They're simple to manage and align with the iterative process. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; letter-spacing: 0.1pt;">Adopting one of these is critical to having a proactive risk management approach.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First time, putting this link directly. as this post does not require references from multiple sources .. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">http://www.deltamatrix.com/agile-estimation</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Regards,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Arun Manglick</span></div>
Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-71510348347172487792015-09-30T19:17:00.001-07:002017-07-01T20:53:28.155-07:00Sprint Retrospective Meeting - Facts & Rules<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Occurs after Sprint Review & Before Next Sprint Planning
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What went well during the last Sprint?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Also team members can think on four Short Subjects:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do More<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #002060; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">In this step, aim at creating an atmosphere where people feel
comfortable speaking about things that may not have gone well on the project.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Few techniques:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Check-In</span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> – Ask
everyone to summarize in one-two words what they hope to get from
retrospectives.</span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Working Agreements<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Gather Data<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #002060; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Create a shared picture of what happened during the iteration.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Few techniques</span></u></b><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Timeline<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Triple Nickels</span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> – Top
Five Ideas, Elaborated By Five Groups, Five Times</span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Like to Like<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Generate Insights<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #002060; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">This step involves driving meaning insights from the gathered
data in previous step and make sense out of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #002060; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Activities done in this step help team interpret and understand
implications of the issues before then move on to solving them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Few techniques:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Identify Themes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">In this step, team will
decide what they will change and how they will behave differently.</span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Few techniques:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Short Subjects </span><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">–</span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">What Went Well, </span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Do differently Next time</span><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Keep, Drop, Add<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Start Doing, Stop Doing, Do More, Do Less<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What</span><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"> the
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">What we are thankful for<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Where we can use our time going forward<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: #002060; font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;">Express Appreciation to each other<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>Backlog refinement (also called grooming), advises
teams to dedicate <b>10-15 %</b> of every sprint to this activity.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i><u><span style="color: #c00000;">Key Players:<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></div>
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<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Product Owner</i></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Team</i></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Scrum Master</i></li>
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<i><u><span style="color: #c00000;">Process:<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></div>
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<i>During the meeting, everyone helps prepare the</i> <i><a href="http://scrumreferencecard.com/scrum-reference-card/#Scrum-Artifacts"><span style="color: windowtext; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Product Backlog</span></a></i> <i>for the</i> <i><a href="http://scrumreferencecard.com/scrum-reference-card/#Scrum-Meetings"><span style="color: windowtext; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">sprint planning meeting</span></a>. This usually includes:<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Adding new stories and epics,</i></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Removing user stories that no longer appear
relevant</i></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Extracting stories from existing epics, and</i></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Creating new user stories in response to
newly discovered needs</i></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Splitting user stories which are high
priority but too coarse grained to fit in an upcoming iteration</i></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Re-assessing the <b>relative <u>priority</u></b>
of stories</i></li>
<li><b style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><i><u>Estimating</u></i></b><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> effort for
existing stories (T-shirt sizing) (Optional here, to be taken in Sprint
Planning)</i></li>
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<i><u><span style="color: #c00000;">Benefits/Why is this
helpful? <o:p></o:p></span></u></i></div>
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<i>The intent of a "grooming" meeting is:<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>To ensure that the backlog remains <b><u>populated</u></b>
with items that are relevant, <b><u>detailed</u></b> and <b><u>estimated</u></b>
to a degree appropriate with their priority.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>Groomed backlog will help streamline sprint
planning meetings; otherwise, they can stretch on for hours. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>When product backlog items contain <b><u>clearly
defined</u></b></i><b><u> <i><a href="http://scrummethodology.com/scrum-acceptance-criteria/" target="_self"><span style="color: windowtext; font-style: normal;">acceptance criteria</span></a></i></u></b> <i>and
are estimated by the team members, the planning process does not have to be
tense or overly long. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>By dedicating a time to backlog maintenance,
the team ensures that this <b><u>preliminary planning</u></b> occurs prior to
the sprint planning meeting.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i><u><span style="color: #c00000;">How this is different than
Sprint Planning Meeting:<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></div>
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<i>At this meeting, the Product Owner and the team negotiate
which stories a team will tackle that sprint. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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is a conversation between the Product Owner and the team. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>During the sprint planning meeting, the product
owner describes the highest priority features to the team. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>The team asks enough questions that they can
turn a high-level user story of the product backlog into the more detailed
tasks of the sprint backlog. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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criteria, or renegotiate. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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based on complexity and effort required. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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tasks are estimated</u></b> jointly in hours. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>References:</i><br />
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<i>http://scrummethodology.com/scrum-backlog-grooming/</i><br />
<i>http://guide.agilealliance.org/guide/backlog-grooming.html</i><br />
<i>http://www.capriconsulting.co.uk/difference-between-productbacklog-grooming-sprint-planning-and-elaboration/</i><br />
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Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-19887654385931630582015-09-06T18:11:00.001-07:002015-09-06T18:17:50.563-07:00Three Amigos In Agile<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Three Amigo is a process to get the various roles in a
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<i>The aim is to create a <b>common understanding</b> and
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<i><u>Key Players Involved:<o:p></o:p></u></i></div>
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<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Business Analyst (Could Represent Product
Owner/stakeholders)</i></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Developers</i></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">QA Members</i></li>
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<i>Essentially, this is a meeting during which the business
analyst (BA) presents the requirements and tests for a new feature. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>The Three Amigos (BA, developer, and QA) discuss the new
feature and review the specification. Intent is to make these constituencies to
be heavily collaborative (have conversations) around the Acceptance Tests or
Acceptance Criteria for each user story.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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across the Scrum team</i></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Shared understanding of the tests across the
Scrum team</i></li>
<li><i style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Consensus about whether a feature was
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<i><u>Here is the process in detail:<o:p></o:p></u></i></div>
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the feature</b> to the Amigos. Why is the feature needed? Is it like anything
they've done before? Is there a visual design? <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>The BA should also <b>present the
requirements</b> (prepared prior to the Three Amigos meeting). These will be
reviewed by the Amigos, who will provide feedback, identify missing
requirements/edge cases. <span style="color: #c00000;">The requirements should be
updated in the session until the requirements are deemed ready for development</span>.
<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>The BA should then <b>present the test
scenarios</b> (prepared before the meeting). These are also reviewed by the
Amigos. Feedback is incorporated until there is agreement that the test
scenarios cover the feature's expected behavior. This ensures good test
coverage. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>The developer is asked to <b>identify Dev
tasks</b> that need to be done before development. For example, do they need
access to an endpoint? Do they need to see variants of the visual design? These
tasks are assigned and put on the current sprint board. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>The QA is asked to <b>identify QA tasks</b>
that need to be done before feature testing. For example, do they require
access to a system? Do they need mock data? These tasks are assigned and put on
the current sprint board. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>Regarding estimating, the Amigos should have
a common understanding of the requirements and tests. This is a good
opportunity for the developer and QA to <b>provide estimates</b>. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>The feature/specification should now be
designated as <b><u>ready for development</u></b>. It has been accepted by the
developer and QA and is ready to be assigned to a future development sprint.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>Timebox the Three Amigos meeting (30 minutes
to 1 hour, max). Schedule it to occur one to two sprints before a feature is
expected to go into development. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>To embrace the iterative approach of Scrum,
there may <span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;">need to have
several Three Amigo sessions</span> in order to perfect a specification.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>The developer and QA involved in the Three
Amigos meeting should be the <b>individuals who will develop and test</b> the
feature. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><i>When specifying a feature in the Three
Amigos, rather than using technical language (e.g., the JSON endpoint) or plain
English (e.g., the financial instrument), prefer to use domain language.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b><i>Finally aim is – Accept only those features in
development that have been Three Amigo'd, so that features are pulled rather
than pushed into a sprint. <o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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<i>References: <a href="https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/articles/2013/2013-april/introducing-the-three-amigos">https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/articles/2013/2013-april/introducing-the-three-amigos</a><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Regards,<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-30089968505728663982014-12-04T02:18:00.000-08:002014-12-04T02:19:32.397-08:00Great Manager<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>I have always believed that managers are born, not made. There are certain innate qualities that a manager should possess. However, not every person who becomes a manager has all the great qualities that you would expect to see. So, in my opinion, these are the traits that transform a manager into a great manager:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:30.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Be Approachable</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'> – Whether you have a solution to your team member's problem or not, your team member should feel free to come up to you and discuss their issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:30.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Be Receptive</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'> – You need to be open to how your team members perceive you and your actions – you need to be open to negative feedback and also discuss about corrective actions, if any.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:30.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Be An Example</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'> – You cannot expect your team members to follow certain rules if you do not follow them yourselves – you have to set the example and lead the path – that is the true mark of a leader.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:30.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Be Assertive</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'> – When a team member is going down the wrong path, you need to immediately take corrective action and guide them back – if you are reactive and just point out mistakes without any guidance on how things could be handled differently, your team member will not know how to improve.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:30.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Be Well Judged</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'> – Not every team member needs to be monitored or managed the same way. Some people need focused mentoring, some people are independent contributors who require some guidance from time to time, some are go-getters and don't need much support – so don't use the same yardstick for all team members.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:30.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Be Appreciative</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'> – Whenever your team member does well, be prompt in appreciating – if we forget, they don't forget… J Shower your team with accolades when they deserve it! It costs you nothing!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:30.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Be Humble</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'> – Modesty as a manager is a very important quality to have. When your team sees you as another human being, who is just their bridge to upper management and who protects them in adverse situations, the usual barriers start to dissolve.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:30.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Be Objective</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'> – As a manager, you always have to play fair and be objective. You may personally like some of your team members more than others, but when it comes to a professional environment, nobody can be your favorite. Everyone has to be treated equally. That does not imply that you give the same professional responsibilities to everybody – that has to be decided based on your team member's capabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:30.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Be Genuine</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'> – Most people can see through artificiality. As a manager, you have to care about the growth of your team members, and not as part of some goal-setting activity. You have to be able to understand their strengths and guide them to use their strengths to their advantage.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:30.25pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Be Fun</span></b><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'> – Nothing endears a team to their manager more than somebody who can let down his or her hair at times when the occasion calls for it. Sometimes the fear of losing the team's respect prevents you, as the manager, from participating wholeheartedly in team activities, and this can affect how the team perceives you.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>I hope this article proves helpful to those who are struggling as a manager or are soon going to become one!<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFX_AvufCBg0Us8ukp1cUlsX5YIqoHa1KYCCcPYKYZNWU0QJRWr6b-pYBNxb-sOtmUYqakjXs8yx89EwCbiyOwdCgeIJhhBNYC404c4klH-bqDZgrYg_u-6Glfjm-af0DHJucWFuALGLY/s1600/image001-772399.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFX_AvufCBg0Us8ukp1cUlsX5YIqoHa1KYCCcPYKYZNWU0QJRWr6b-pYBNxb-sOtmUYqakjXs8yx89EwCbiyOwdCgeIJhhBNYC404c4klH-bqDZgrYg_u-6Glfjm-af0DHJucWFuALGLY/s320/image001-772399.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6088925197881807186" /></a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Thanks & Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Arun Manglick, (<span style='color:#002060'>PMP®, PMI-ACP®, PRINCE2® Practitioner, CSM®, MS-Project, CSSGB, ITIL V3, MCPD, MCTS, MTECH</span>)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Project Manager - Forecasting<br> Mobile: 9158041782| 9850901262| Desk Phone: +912040265348 | <a href="http://www.synechron.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext; 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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What is elapsed duration?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What is difference between Manually Scheduled Tasks and Auto Scheduled tasks?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What is 8/80 rule?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";background:yellow; mso-highlight:yellow'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Using Calendar<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.5in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>How do you set up partial working time for a resource, such as a portion of a day? (Pg 65)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.5in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>How will you set work schedule for a resource such as - 4 days 10 hours per week, 10 hours per day? (Pg 65)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.5in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How many Type of Resources exists? (Work – People & Equipment, Cost & Material)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How do you setup Cost Resource? (Pg 67)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How do you apply cost resource to a Task? (Pg 88)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What is Event Driven Scheduling? (Pg 83)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What are different levels of Tracking ? (pg 124)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How many baselines can be present? (First one is called ‘Baseline’ and rest are ‘Baseline 1 to Baseline 10’) - Total 11 Baseline.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>11.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> When should you baseline? (Before you enter actual)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>12.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What are Back-loaded tasks? (Pg 136)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>13.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What happens when you enter actual values for task in below cases: (Pg 132)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>When you enter a task’s actual start <span style='color:red'>date</span>, Project moves the scheduled start date to match the actual start date.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>When you enter a task’s actual finish date, Project moves the scheduled finish date to match the actual finish date and sets the task to 100% complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>When you enter a task’s actual <span style='color:red'>work </span>value, Project recalculates the task’s remaining work value, if any.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>d.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>When you enter a task’s actual <span style='color:red'>duration</span>, if it is less than the scheduled duration, Project subtracts the actual duration from the scheduled duration to determine the remaining duration.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>e.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>When you enter a task’s actual duration, if it is equal to the scheduled duration, Project sets the task to 100% complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>f.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>When you enter a task’s actual duration, if it is longer than the scheduled duration, Project adjusts the scheduled duration to match the actual duration and sets the task to 100% complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>14.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What are different Tasks Relationships? (Pg 142) - Finish-To-Finish, Finish-To-Start, Start-To-Start, Start-To-Finish<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>15.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What are techniques to fine tune tasks relationships? Pg – 147 – Two ways – First is , keeping start to start and second is entering lead times wherever appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>16.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What are different types of Tasks Constraints? (Flexible [<span style='color:#002060'>ASAP, ALAP</span>], Semi-Flexible(<span style='color:#002060'>SNET,SNLT,FNET,FNLT</span>] and Inflexible[<span style='color:#002060'>MSO, MFO</span>])<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>17.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Can you set constraints on Manually scheduled tasks? (Pg 152)(Cannot)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>18.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How can you force to honor the relationships over task constraint? (Pg 152)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>19.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How do you split a task? (Pg-153)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>20.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Can a task be split in multiple sections? (Yes)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>21.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How do create/adjust different working time for a individual tasks? (Pg 155)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>22.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Which calendar is applied for a task that have both Task Calendar and resource assignment? (Pg 155)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Two possible cases:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>A.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>If there is any common working time between two calendars, Resource Calendar takes precedence over Task Calendar and project is scheduled accordingly. E.g.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Task Calendar (3 Days) - Mon, Tue, Wed - Working<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Resource Calendar (Only One Day) - Wed - Working<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Then any task of just 5 days will take five elapsed weeks to complete this task, as one week has only one common working day I.e. Wed.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>However you can choose to ignore Resource calendar over Task Calendar.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZsN_qVtPU9EaFrblh39XsJpCsnB1yQn1_mYkunXWXmt8qOJ8LA7KTjmjkngkb3zdAX4IuWZObPNGCZmt7_0blPHOfaEwR3YBSMYR-Dhi-gg8et-jC3ox0pqzgn9t_zecd6nDMwbzLMo/s1600/image002-751146.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZsN_qVtPU9EaFrblh39XsJpCsnB1yQn1_mYkunXWXmt8qOJ8LA7KTjmjkngkb3zdAX4IuWZObPNGCZmt7_0blPHOfaEwR3YBSMYR-Dhi-gg8et-jC3ox0pqzgn9t_zecd6nDMwbzLMo/s320/image002-751146.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6085172163334658610" /></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>A.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>If there is nothing common working time between two calendars - Then Resource Calendar gets overwritten by Task Calendar, by showing below dialog.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt:.2gd;mso-para-margin-right: 0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left:.75in;mso-para-margin-bottom: .0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53UkRxn5vVV1CSZpBDL7nf7SEo47RHmEz4a3xDO6UskH2bWO8VX46SH6Xq7O_9mG-SAEPjABKIkFoacFdvimYvR1osvHU7Bd627jiLyB0tenWiq90G_1tyyBu37tusqV9_NEz0GM0Ijw/s1600/image001-753461.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53UkRxn5vVV1CSZpBDL7nf7SEo47RHmEz4a3xDO6UskH2bWO8VX46SH6Xq7O_9mG-SAEPjABKIkFoacFdvimYvR1osvHU7Bd627jiLyB0tenWiq90G_1tyyBu37tusqV9_NEz0GM0Ijw/s320/image001-753461.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6085172171691936434" /></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt:.2gd;mso-para-margin-right: 0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left:.75in;mso-para-margin-bottom: .0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Can you choose to ignore resource calendar while assigning Base Calendar to a task? (Pg 155)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt:.2gd;mso-para-margin-right: 0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left:.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom: .0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZsN_qVtPU9EaFrblh39XsJpCsnB1yQn1_mYkunXWXmt8qOJ8LA7KTjmjkngkb3zdAX4IuWZObPNGCZmt7_0blPHOfaEwR3YBSMYR-Dhi-gg8et-jC3ox0pqzgn9t_zecd6nDMwbzLMo/s1600/image002-751146.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZsN_qVtPU9EaFrblh39XsJpCsnB1yQn1_mYkunXWXmt8qOJ8LA7KTjmjkngkb3zdAX4IuWZObPNGCZmt7_0blPHOfaEwR3YBSMYR-Dhi-gg8et-jC3ox0pqzgn9t_zecd6nDMwbzLMo/s320/image002-751146.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6085172163334658610" /></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What are different Tasks Type? (Fixed Unit, Fixed Durations and Fixed Work) (Pg 158)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What is default Task Type? (Fixed Units) (Pg 158)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Note: You cannot turn-off ‘Even Driven Scheduling’ for a Fixed Work Task. (Pg 158)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What is ‘Peak Units’ compared to Assignment Units? (Pg 159) (This works with Fixed Duration Tasks. Increasing the work increase the Peak Units rather than Assignment Units)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What is fixed cost task? (Pg 165) (Thru Task Sheet -> Cost Table)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How to set up ‘Recurring Tasks’? (Pg 167) (Insert Menu -> Recurring Task)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How to configure – Tasks are critical if slack is less than or equal to 2 days, instead of zero days? (Pg 172)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What is Inactivating Task? (Pg 175)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What is the impact on successor task after Inactivating a Task?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";background:yellow; mso-highlight:yellow'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>11.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Using Resource Sheet</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";background:yellow; mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-top:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:.2gd; text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span>i.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How do you setup a resource’s availablity to apply different at different times? (E.g. First Week 100%, 2<sup>nd</sup> Week 200% and 3<sup>rd</sup> Week onwards again 100%) (Pg 179) (Ans: Using Resource Sheet)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-top:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:.2gd; text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span>ii.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How to set up multiple pay rates for a resource? (Pg 183) (Ans: Using Resource Sheet)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-top:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:.2gd; text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span>iii.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How to set up multiple pay rates for a resource at different times? (Ans: Using Resource Sheet)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-top:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:.2gd; text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-9.0pt;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span>iv.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What is ‘Cost Per Use’? (Pg 185) (Ans: Using Resource Sheet)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";background:yellow; mso-highlight:yellow'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>12.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Using Resource Usage</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";background:yellow; mso-highlight:yellow'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.5in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How to verify resource capacity per day, week & month? (Pg 201) <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.5in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>13.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What are different states of Resource Allocation? Pg 212 (Under Allocated, Fully Allocated, Over Allocated)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>14.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Does different states of Resource Allocation applies to Cost & Material resources? (No)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>15.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What is the use of ‘Next Overallocation’ button? (Pg 216)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>16.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What are different ways of Resource Leveling? (Manual - Pg 217 & Auto – Pg 220)?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>17.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How you do grouping in MS Project? (Pg 238)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>18.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>What is ‘<span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>TimePhased Actuals</span><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>’</span>? (Pg 257) – Tracking Work By Time Period – Most Detailed Level of Tracking Progress.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>19.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>What is the difference between Baseline and ‘Interim Plans’? (Pg – 262) <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>20.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>What are different ways to update actual work values for a task, which has multiple resources assigned? (Pg 263)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>21.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>How to enter Project Cost Manually/ (Pg 269)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>22.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How do you reschedule incomplete work? (Pg – 274)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>If the task does not have any actual work recorded for it prior to the rescheduled date and does not have a constraint applied, the entire task is rescheduled to begin after that date. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>If the task has some actual work recorded prior to but none after the rescheduled date, the task is split so that all remaining work starts after the rescheduled date. The actual work is not affected.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>If the task has some actual work recorded for it prior to as well as after the rescheduled date, the task is not affected.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>23.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How you can turn off Project’s ability to reschedule incomplete work on tasks for which any actual work has been recorded? (Pg 276)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>24.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>What are different ways to identify tasks that have slipped from baseline? (Pg – 281)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Tracking Gantt<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Detail Gantt<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Variance Table<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>d.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Filter for Slipping Tasks<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>e.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Reports – Slipping Tasks etc<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.25in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: 1.25in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>25.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How can you quickly display <u>Late Tasks</u> (Tasks are late in relation to whatever status date you set)? (Pg 286)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>26.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>How do you examine task cost and ‘Cost OverBudget’? (Pg – 288)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='mso-margin-top-alt:2.4pt;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.75in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-margin-top-alt: .2gd;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:0in;mso-para-margin-left: .75in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>27.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Check – Overbudget Tasks Report? 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(Pg – 290)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:.2gd'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:.2gd'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:.2gd'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:.2gd'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Arun Manglick<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:.2gd'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:2.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:.2gd'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-69019135899258557692014-11-10T05:31:00.001-08:002017-07-01T09:32:01.260-07:00How To Handle/Process Change Request?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li>Normally change request are handled by preparing an Impact analysis document and then doing Re-Estimation. Example you have an ongoing project, which has a customer table. Now customer wants to also have addresses assigned to it. So you normally raise a change request and then do an impact analysis of the same.</li>
<li>Depending on the impact you estimate and let know the client about the financial aspect of the project.</li>
<li>Once client sign off or the upper management agrees to the change request you move ahead with implementation.</li>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">In Detail: The PM should follow below steps to process the change. </span><br />
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<li>Evaluate the Impact</li>
<li>Create a Change Request</li>
<li>Look for Options</li>
<li>Get the Change Request Approved</li>
<li>Adjust the Project Management Plan, Project Documents & Baselines</li>
<li>Manage Stakeholder Expectation</li>
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<li>Check, if it’s a Scope Change, how it will affect the Project Cost, Quality, Risk, Resources, and Possibly Customer Satisfaction. I.e. Change in one Project Constraint must be evaluated for impacts on all other project constraints.</li>
<li>Check, if it’s a Scope Change, how it will affect the rest of the schedule of the project.</li>
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<li>Once evaluation is completed, create a formal change request.</li>
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<li>This is taken to reduce/minimize the effect of change. Actions include compress the schedule thru crashing/fast-tracking, adjusting quality or cutting scope.</li>
<li>However, be careful, it’s not wise to reduce the impact of every change. In doing so, PM could decrease the overall probability of success on the project.</li>
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<li>Take the change and it’s estimation/cost to the Client/CCB/Sponsor to discuss the change.</li>
<li>Get an approval/rejection from them.</li>
<li>Once approved, update project documents as a result of approved changes.</li>
<li>These approved changes are then implemented in ‘Direct & Manage Project Execution’ </li>
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<li>Approved changes needs to be incorporated into the Project Baseline.</li>
<li>Also the PMP and Project documents requires updating.</li>
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<li>Manage Stakeholder Expectation by communicating the change to stakeholders, affected by the change.</li>
<li>This could be thought of as a configuration management, a form of version control, or a way to make sure everyone is working off the same project documentation.</li>
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<li>Depending on the PM’s level of authority, he can facilitate the impact of change, rather than actually making the go or no go decision.</li>
<li>For this reason, many projects have CCB.</li>
<li>CCB is responsible for reviewing and analyzing change request.</li>
<li>It then approve or reject the change.</li>
<li>Board may include PM, Customer, Sponsor etc.</li>
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<li>Generally the PM should proactively remain cautious in preventing the root cause of changes.</li>
<li>Often Root cause are:</li>
<li>PM did not talk to all the stakeholders and uncover their requirements.</li>
<li>Get a sign-off on the functional specification before starting construction.</li>
<li>PM did not properly plan the project. </li>
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<li>Obtain final requirements asap and get them signed-off.</li>
<li>Come up with time and cost reserve.</li>
<li>Have a process in place to process changes.</li>
<li>Have ready CR templates</li>
<li>Allow only approved changes to be added to the project baseline.</li>
<li>Terminate the project having excessive changes and start a new project.</li>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;">Hope this helps.</span><br />
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Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-32707212946859228472014-11-10T05:28:00.001-08:002014-11-10T05:28:36.261-08:00Scope Control - Effective Business Requirements Analysis <div class=Section1> <h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Clearly Agreeing What You're Going to Deliver<o:p></o:p></span></h2> <h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></h2> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Many times in projects you’ll find mismatch between what has been designed and what is actually needed. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Many times client changed thier mind altogether about the deliverable, when you were halfway through a project, leading to conflicts with clients.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Many times you receive new requirements just after you thought you'd finished creating a product.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>To avoid problems like these a focused and detailed business requirements analysis can help you. It’s the process by which you clearly and precisely define the scope of the project, so that you can assess the timescales and resources needed to complete it. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Below is a five-step guide to conducting your own business requirements analysis. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></h3> <h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:red'>Step 1: Identify Key Stakeholders<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Identify the key people who will be affected by the project. Start by clarifying exactly who the project's sponsor is. This may be an internal or external client. Either way, it is essential that you know who has the final say on what will be included in the project's scope, and what won't.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Then, identify who will use the solution, product, or service. These are your end-users. Your project is intended to meet their needs, so you must consider their inputs. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></h3> <h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:red'>Step 2: Capture Stakeholder Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Ask each of these key stakeholders, or groups of stakeholders, for their requirements from the new product or service. What do they want and expect from this project?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Remember, each person considers the project from his or her individual perspective. You must understand these different perspectives and gather the different requirements to build a complete picture of what the project should achieve. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=bottomoftipbox style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class=bottomoftipbox style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>When interviewing stakeholders, be clear about what the basic scope of the project is, and keep your discussions within this. Otherwise, end-users may be tempted to describe all sorts of functionality that your project was never designed to provide. If users have articulated these desires in detail, they may be disappointed when they are not included in the final specification.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTZqzBs0M5tcuKmqlCMU-5bgKf8-7N21FNtReb4GqPYNmH_mOoTDntGzrEWyeydmfGQAoaleTDqQGrDh8VNdVAh2T73cKwU5ruWnMWd2hQ4-NFJ1MolvfC2tllpSsasAyjO9WB5tCijw/s1600/image002-716262.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbTZqzBs0M5tcuKmqlCMU-5bgKf8-7N21FNtReb4GqPYNmH_mOoTDntGzrEWyeydmfGQAoaleTDqQGrDh8VNdVAh2T73cKwU5ruWnMWd2hQ4-NFJ1MolvfC2tllpSsasAyjO9WB5tCijw/s320/image002-716262.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_6080067875581813666" /></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>You can use several methods to understand and capture these requirements. Here, we give you four techniques: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Technique 1: Using stakeholder interviews</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><br> <strong><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Talk</span></strong> with each stakeholder or end-user individually. This allows you to understand each person's specific views and needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Technique 2: Using joint interviews or focus groups</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><br> <strong><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Conduct</span></strong> group workshops. This helps you understand how information flows between different divisions or departments, and ensure that hand-overs will be managed smoothly. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Technique 3: Using "use cases"</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><br> <strong><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>This</span></strong> scenario-based technique lets you walk through the whole system or process, step by step, as a user. It helps you understand how the system or service would work. This is a very good technique for gathering functional requirements, but you may need multiple "use cases" to understand the functionality of the whole system. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Technique 4: Building Prototypes</span></strong><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'> </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><br> <strong><span style='font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Build</span></strong> a mock-up or model of the system or product to give users an idea of what the final product will look like. Using this, users can address feasibility issues, and they can help identify any inconsistencies and problems. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:red'>Step 3: Categorize Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>To make analysis easier, consider grouping the requirements into these four categories: <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Functional Requirements</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> – These define how a product/service/solution should function from the end-user's perspective. They describe the features and functions with which the end-user will interact directly. <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Operational Requirements</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> – These define operations that must be carried out in the background to keep the product or process functioning over a period of time.<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Technical Requirements</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> – These define the technical issues that must be considered to successfully implement the process or create the product.<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Transitional Requirements</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> – These are the steps needed to implement the new product or process smoothly. <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></h3> <h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:red'>Step 4: Interpret and Record Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Once you have gathered and categorized all of the requirements, determine which requirements are achievable, and how the system or product can deliver them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>To interpret the requirements, do the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Define requirements precisely</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> – Ensure that the requirements are:<o:p></o:p></span></li> <ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Not ambiguous or vague.<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Clearly worded.<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Sufficiently detailed so that everything is known. (Project over-runs and problems usually come from unknowns that were not identified, or sufficiently well-analyzed.) <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Related to the business needs.<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Listed in sufficient detail to create a working system or product design.<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Prioritize requirements</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> – Although many requirements are important, some are more important than others, and budgets are usually limited. Therefore, identify which requirements are the most critical, and which are "nice-to-haves". <o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Analyze the impact of change</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> – carry out an <a href="http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_96.htm">Impact Analysis</a> to make sure that you understand fully the consequences your project will have for existing processes, products and people.<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Resolve conflicting issues</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> – Sit down with the key stakeholders and resolve any conflicting requirements issues. You may find <a href="http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newSTR_98.htm">Scenario Analysis</a> helpful in doing this, as it will allow all those involved to explore how the proposed project would work in different possible "futures".<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo5'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Analyze feasibility</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'> – Determine how reliable and easy-to-use the new product or system will be. A detailed analysis can help identify any major problems. <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Once everything is analyzed, present your key results and a detailed report of the business needs. This should be a <b><u>written document.</u></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Circulate this document among the key stakeholders, end-users, and development teams, with a realistic deadline for feedback. This can help resolve any remaining stakeholder conflicts, and can form part of a "contract" or agreement between you and the stakeholders. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:red'><o:p> </o:p></span></h3> <h3 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:red'>Step 5: Sign Off<o:p></o:p></span></h3> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Finally, make sure you get the signed agreement of key stakeholders, or representatives of key stakeholder groups, saying that the requirements as presented precisely reflect their needs. This formal commitment will play an important part in ensuring that the project does not suffer from "<a href="http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newPPM_76.htm" target="_self">scope creep</a>" later on.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Arun Manglick<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-10122480313836363192014-11-10T05:15:00.001-08:002014-11-10T05:15:10.231-08:00Remember These Seven Items When Closing Your Project<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51; border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Just as it is important to formally kick off a project, it is also important to successfully close the project. The value of having a planned project termination is in leveraging all of the information and experience gathered throughout the project. This is true whether the project was a success or not.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51; border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>When the project schedule is created, think about the activities that need to be performed to gracefully close the project. These activities include:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51; border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'>Hold end-of-project review meeting.</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'> <span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>A meeting should be held with the project team, sponsor and appropriate stakeholders to formally conclude the project. This meeting will include a recap of the project, documenting things that went right and things that went wrong, strengths and weaknesses of the project and project management processes, and the remaining steps required to terminate the project. PM reviews all information (from the previous phase closures) to ensure that all project work is complete and that the project has met its objectives. If your organization has a way to publish or leverage these key learning’s, they should be sent to the appropriate group. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;background:white;vertical-align: baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#4D4F51;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51; border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'>Declare success or failure.</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#4D4F51'> <span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Sometimes it is obvious the project was completely successful and in other cases the project is a total failure. However, in many cases, there are mixed results. For instance, the major deliverables may have been completed, but the project was over budget. Or, the project team delivered on time and within budget, but the solution only met 80% of the business requirements. The project team should first rate itself on how successful they were, and then take the recommendation to the sponsor for validation. If the project is terminated before completion, then this process also establishes the procedures to investigate and document the reasons. Also If the project is terminated before completion, the formal documentation should indicate 'why the project was terminated' and formalize the procedure for the transfer of the finished and unfinished deliverables of the cancelled project to others. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;background:white;vertical-align: baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#4D4F51'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'>Analyzing the PM processes to determine their effectiveness. </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#4D4F51;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>A meeting should be held with the project team, sponsor and appropriate stakeholders to formally conclude the project. This meeting will include a recap of the project, documenting things that went right and things that went wrong, strengths and weaknesses of the project and project management processes.</span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;background:white;vertical-align: baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#4D4F51'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'>Transition the solution to operations</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'> <span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>(if applicable). If the solution will exist outside of the project, it should be transitioned to the appropriate operations organization. The transition includes knowledge transfer to the operations team, completion and turnover of all documentation, turnover of the list of remaining work, etc</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;background:white;vertical-align: baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#4D4F51'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'>Turn over project files </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51; border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>(if applicable). Determine which project and project management materials accumulated during the project should be turned over to the operations team. Some of the project material may be deleted or destroyed, backed-up, archived, etc. Those files and documents needed by the operations organization should be turned over to them to store in the appropriate long-term library or folders.</span><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51; border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0in'>Update </span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#4D4F51'>Historical</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51;border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in'> Information</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding: 0in'>. Historical Information and Lessons Learnt information must be transferred to appropriate knowledge base for use by other projects or phases. This can include information on risks and issues as well as techniques that worked well and can be applied to future projects.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;background:white;vertical-align: baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#4D4F51'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:30.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3; background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'>Reassign the remaining project team.</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'> <span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Any remaining team members should be reassigned when all the termination activities are completed. For some people, this may mean completely new projects. For contract people, it may mean the end of their assignments. For part-timers, it may mean a return to their other full-time role. Some team members may transition into the support organization to continue working on this same solution.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51; border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51; border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>It is the responsibility of the project manager to build project closure activities into the project schedule. These should be seen as vital parts of the project, not an afterthought as the team is getting disbanded. The project is not considered complete until the closure activities are performed.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#4D4F51'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Arun Manglick<span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-12725601740421011992014-11-06T02:30:00.003-08:002014-11-06T02:30:19.554-08:0001_Sprint - Facts & Rules<div class=Section1> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Source</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>: <b>Agile Project Management with Scrum </b>by Ken Schwaber</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Duration:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Time-boxed to 20 consecutive calendar days (04 Weeks) <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>This is the amount of time required for a Team to build something of significant interest to the Product Owner and stakeholders and bring it to a state where it is potentially shippable. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>This is also the maximum time team can work, before it requires artifacts and documentation to support its thought processes.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>This is also the maximum time that most stakeholders will wait without losing interest in the Team’s progress and without losing their belief that the Team is doing something meaningful for them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Well, selection of iteration length should be guided by the following factors:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>The length of the release being worked on<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>The amount of uncertainty<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>The ease of getting feedback<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>d.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>How long priorities can remain unchanged<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>e.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Willingness to go without feedback<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>f.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>The overhead of iterating<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>g.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>A feeling of urgency is maintained<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>PB Change During Sprint:</span></u></b><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Team commits to PB during the Sprint planning meeting. No one is allowed to change this Product Backlog during the Sprint. PB is </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>frozen until the end</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> of the Sprint.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Team can </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#C00000'>add or remove</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> items after consulting with the Product Owner, during the current Sprint.</span><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.85pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>If the Sprint proves to be not viable, due below reasons, the </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>ScrumMaster can abnormally terminate</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> the Sprint and initiate a new Sprint planning meeting to initiate the next Sprint. </span><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>If the technology proves unworkable, <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>if the business conditions change so that the Sprint will not be of value to the business, or <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>if the Team is interfered with during the Sprint by anyone outside the Team.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>The Scrum Master can make this change on </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>his/her own</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> accord or as requested by the </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>Team</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> or the </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#C00000'>PO</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Team Responsibility During Sprint:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>The Team members have below administrative responsibilities during the Sprint: </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Attend the Daily Scrum meeting, and<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Keep the Sprint Backlog up-to-date. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Keep updated day-to-day hours remaining for each task.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>d.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>New tasks must be added to the Sprint Backlog as they are conceived<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Keep Blogging...</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'><br clear=all> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Arun Manglick<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-48410480000919187322014-11-06T02:30:00.001-08:002018-02-17T08:31:10.549-08:0002_Sprint Planning Meeting - Facts & Rules<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-indent: -26.25pt;">1. Time-boxed to 8 hours and consists of two segments that are time-boxed to 4 hours each.</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -26.25pt;">2. First segment is for selecting Product Backlog.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">5. Additional parties can be invited by any of these people to provide additional business domain or technology domain information and advice, but they are dismissed after this information is provided. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-25783101662784390052014-11-06T02:29:00.001-08:002014-11-06T02:29:55.198-08:0003_Daily Scrum Meeting - Facts & Rules<div class=Section1> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Source</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>: <b>Agile Project Management with Scrum </b>by Ken Schwaber</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Duration:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Time-boxed to 15 minutes regardless of the number of Team members.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Hold the Daily Scrum in the same place at the same time every work day. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>The Daily Scrum is </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000;background:yellow'>best</span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'> held first thing in the day</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> so that the first thing Team members do on arriving at work is think of what they did the day before and what they plan to do today.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Attendees:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Attendees are the Scrum Master, the Product Owner, and the Team<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>All Team members are required to attend. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>If for some reason a Team member can’t attend in person, the absent member must either </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>attend by telephone</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> or by having another Team member report on the absent member’s status.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>All Team members are required to keep </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>Up-To-Date Day-To-Day Remaining Hours For Each Task</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.85pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; 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Any members who are late pay $1 to the Scrum Master immediately.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>The Scrum Master begins the meeting by starting with the person immediately to his or her left and proceeding counter clockwise around the room until everyone has reported.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>11.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Each Team member should respond to three questions only:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>What have you done since the last Daily Scrum regarding this project?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>What will you do between now and the next Daily Scrum meeting regarding this project?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>What impedes you from performing your work as effectively as possible?</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.85pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>12.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>The Scrum Master is responsible for moving the reporting along briskly/ quickly, from person to person.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>13.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>During the Daily Scrum, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>only one person talks at a time</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>. That person is the one who is reporting his or her status. Everyone else listens. There are </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>no side conversations</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.85pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.85pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Separate Meeting Post Stand-up: </span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>14.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Team members should </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>not</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> digress beyond answering these three questions into issues, designs, discussion of problems, or gossip. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>15.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Any discussion of interest to other Team members or needs the assistance of other Team members, separate meeting must be arranged immediately for all interested parties to get together </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>after the Daily Scrum</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> to set up a meeting.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Chickens In Stand Up</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>16.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Chickens are </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>not</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> allowed to talk, make observations, make faces, or otherwise make their presence in the Daily Scrum meeting obtrusive.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>17.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Chickens are </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>not</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> allowed to talk with Team members after the meeting for clarification or to provide advice or instructions.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>18.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>If too many chickens attend the meeting, the Scrum Master can limit attendance so that the meeting can remain orderly and focused.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Keep Blogging...</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Arun Manglick<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </div> Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-15047018595643896052014-11-06T02:28:00.001-08:002014-11-06T02:28:13.784-08:0004_Sprint Review Meeting - Facts & Rules<div class=Section1> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Source</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>: <b>Agile Project Management with Scrum </b>by Ken Schwaber</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Duration:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Time-boxed to 04 Hours (Four Hrs).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Preparation Time Should not be more than 1 hour </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Attendees:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>ScrumMaster should attempt to determine the number of people who expect to attend the Sprint review meeting and set up the meeting to accommodate them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Team members & Stake Holders (Specially PO) – Team members presenting functionality, answering Stakeholder questions.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Review Content:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-indent:2.25pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Functionality that isn’t “done” cannot be presented.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Present to the Product Owner and stakeholders functionality that is “done”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Although the meaning of “done” can vary from organization to organization, it usually means that the functionality is </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>completely engineered and could be potentially shipped or implemented</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Artifacts that aren’t functionality cannot be presented except when used in support of understanding the demonstrated functionality. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Review Procedure</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Sprint review starts with a Team member presenting the </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>Sprint goal</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>, the </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#C00000'>Product Backlog committed</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> to, and the </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>Product Backlog completed</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Majority of the Sprint review is spent with Team members presenting functionality, answering stakeholder questions regarding the presentation, and noting changes that are desired.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>11.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Stakeholders are free to voice any comments, observations, or criticisms regarding the increment of potentially shippable product functionality between presentations.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>12.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>At the end of the Sprint review, the Scrum Master announces the place and date of the next Sprint review to the Product Owner and all stakeholders.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Action Items – At The End</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>13.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>At the end of the presentations, the stakeholders are polled, one by one, to get their impressions, any desired changes, and the priority of these changes.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>14.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Stakeholders can identify functionality that wasn’t delivered or wasn’t delivered as expected and request that such </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>functionality be placed in the Product Backlog for prioritization</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>15.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Product Owner decides What is done and What is not.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>16.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Product Owner & Team discuss remaining PB, determine what to do next and do prioritization.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:44.25pt;text-indent:-26.25pt; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>17.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Different Team members can then discuss what went well and what didn’t go well in the Sprint.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Keep Blogging...</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Arun Manglick<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </div> Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-44738104843430438152014-11-06T02:27:00.001-08:002014-11-06T02:27:54.598-08:0005_Sprint Retrospective Meeting - Facts & Rules<div class=Section1> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Source</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>: <b>Agile Project Management with Scrum </b>by Ken Schwaber</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Duration:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Time-boxed to 03 Hours (Three Hrs).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Occurs after Sprint Review & Before Next Sprint Planning meeting.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Attendees:</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Team, Scrum Master, and Product Owner.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>The Product Owner is optional<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> <b><u>Retrospective Procedure</u></b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>All Team members answer two questions:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>What went well during the last Sprint?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>What could be improved in the next Sprint?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Also team members can think on four Short Subjects:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Start Doing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Stop Doing<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Do More<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>d.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Do Less<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.85pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>The Scrum Master writes down the Team’s answers in summary form.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>8.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Scrum Master does not provide answers, but facilitate the Team’s search for better ways for the Scrum process to work for it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Action Items – At The End</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>9.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>The Team prioritizes in which order it wants to talk about the potential improvements.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>10.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Actionable items that can be added to the next Sprint should be devised as high-priority non-functional Product Backlog. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>More Details On Retrospective</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>11.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Type of Retrospectives<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Iteration Retrospective<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Release Retrospective<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Project Retrospective<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>d.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Surprise Retrospective<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>12.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Retrospectives Improvements: Retrospective offers multiple improvements.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Improved Productivity<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Improved Capability<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Improved Quality<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>d.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Improved Capacity<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>13.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Steps to Conduct Retrospectives<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>a.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Set the Stage<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>In this step, aim at creating an atmosphere where people feel comfortable speaking about things that may not have gone well on the project.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Few techniques:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Check-In<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Focus On/Focus Off<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>ESVP - Explorers, Shoppers, Vacationers, Prisoners<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Working Agreements<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>b.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Gather Data<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Create a shared picture of what happened during the iteration.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Few techniques</span></u></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#002060'>:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Timeline<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Triple Nickels<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Mad, Sad, Glad<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Local Strength<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Satisfaction Histograms<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Team Radar<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Like to Like<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>c.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Generate Insights<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>This step involves driving meaning insights from the gathered data in previous step and make sense out of it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Activities done in this step help team interpret and understand implications of the issues before then move on to solving them.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><span style='font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Few techniques:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Brainstorming<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Five Whys<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Fishbone<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Prioritize with Dots<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Identify Themes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>d.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Decide What To do<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>In this step, team will decide what they will change and how they will behave differently.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Few techniques:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Short Subjects - Start Doing, Stop Doing, Do More, Do Less<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>SMART Goals<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Retrospective Planning Games<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Circle Of Questions<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>e.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Close Retrospective<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#002060'> Here team summarizes:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>What</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#002060'> the team decided to keep<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#002060'>What to change<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#002060'>What we are thankful for<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#002060'>Where we can use our time going forward<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol;color:#002060'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#002060'>Express Appreciation to each other<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.85pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:71.85pt'><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Few techniques:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Plus/Delta</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Helped, Hindered, Hypothesis</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>ROTI (Return on Time Invested)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:107.85pt;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Appreciations</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:17.85pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Keep Blogging...<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Arun Manglick<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> </div> Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1770023209832102003.post-27286947266076234612014-11-05T04:17:00.001-08:002014-11-05T04:17:50.925-08:00RE: Agile Estimation & Team Velocity<div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Here is an example of Agile Estimation & Team Velocity:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Assumption:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Resource Count: 8<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Sprint - 4 Weeks (20 Days)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Team Velocity: 2000 Points<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Per Sprint Per Resource Velocity: 250 Points<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Productive Hours (Per Day): 6.5 Hrs<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Story Sizes:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'> <tr> <td width=101 valign=top style='width:76.1pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=90 valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Story Points<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=59 valign=top style='width:44.0pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Days<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=109 valign=top style='width:82.0pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-left:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Range (In Days)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=101 valign=top style='width:76.1pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Low<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=90 valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>10<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=59 valign=top style='width:44.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>0.5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=109 valign=top style='width:82.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>0.5-1 Day<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=101 valign=top style='width:76.1pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Low-Medium<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=90 valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>20<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=59 valign=top style='width:44.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>1.5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=109 valign=top style='width:82.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>1-2 Days<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=101 valign=top style='width:76.1pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Medium<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=90 valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>30<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=59 valign=top style='width:44.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>2.5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=109 valign=top style='width:82.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>2-3 Days<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width=101 valign=top style='width:76.1pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>High<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=90 valign=top style='width:67.5pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>50<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=59 valign=top style='width:44.0pt;border-top:none;border-left:none; border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>4.5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=109 valign=top style='width:82.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid black 1.0pt;border-right:solid black 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>4-5 Days<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=447 style='width:335.0pt;margin-left:-1.15pt;border-collapse:collapse'> <tr style='height:30.0pt'> <td width=77 nowrap valign=top style='width:58.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; background:#002060;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:white'>Resource<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=107 valign=top style='width:80.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;background:#002060;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:white'>Sprint Duration<br> (4 weeks)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=111 nowrap valign=top style='width:83.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;background:#002060;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:white'>Velocity (Points)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=152 valign=top style='width:114.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left:none;background:#002060;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:white'>Per Resource (Points)<br> In 4 Weeks Sprint<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td width=77 nowrap valign=top style='width:58.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top:none;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>8<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=107 nowrap valign=top style='width:80.0pt;border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>20<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=111 nowrap valign=top style='width:83.0pt;border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>2000<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td width=152 nowrap valign=top style='width:114.0pt;border-top:none; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>250<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Below demonstrate kind of proper distribution of stories based on their point based estimate and days based estimate totaling to 2000 Points and 20 Days.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Well there is not necessarily directly proportional relation between story points and days.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>However I tried demonstrating the same to justify Point Based & Days Based Estimation equally. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='margin-left:-1.15pt;border-collapse:collapse'> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Estimate (In Days)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>4.5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>2.5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>1.5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>0.5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap rowspan=2 style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Days<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td rowspan=2 style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Points<br> (Per Resource)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td rowspan=2 style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Hours<br> (6.5)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Estimate (In Points)<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#8DB4E3; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>50<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#8DB4E3; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>30<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#8DB4E3; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>20<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#8DB4E3; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>10<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Resource 1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>2<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>20<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>250<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>127<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Resource 2<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>3<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>20<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>250<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>130<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Resource 3<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>3<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>20<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>250<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>130<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Resource 4<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>3<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>20<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>250<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>130<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Resource 5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>3<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>20<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>250<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>130<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Resource 6<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>3<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>20<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>250<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>130<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Resource 7<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>3<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>20<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>250<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>130<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>Resource 8<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>3<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>1<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#002060'>5<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>20<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>250<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>130<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Total Stories<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>23<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>9<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>9<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>40<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>81<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#FAC090; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>2000<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#8DB4E3; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>1037<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style='height:15.0pt'> <td nowrap valign=top style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"; color:black'>Total Points<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>1150<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>270<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>180<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:black'>400<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#FAC090; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif";color:#C00000'>2000<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'></td> <td nowrap valign=top style='padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:15.0pt'></td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"'>Arun Manglick<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> Arun Manglickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03915326692989759515noreply@blogger.com0