All About Agile Agile Project Management (AgilePM®) for Scrum Framework

AgilePM for Scrum presents a strong customization of AgilePM (for agile project management) designed to integrate seamlessly with Scrum (for agile product development) in a single framework.

Agile Project Management (AgilePM®) for Scrum is intended to bring together the powerful simplicity and potent agility of Scrum for product development, exactly as described in the Scrum Guide 2020, with key elements of AgilePM that bring agility to the much broader project context. It differs from, and adds value to, the Scrum approach by offering a truly agile project context for product development focused on realizing value rather than just delivering latent value in products.

Background

• Agile project management is increasingly how business gets done. Ever-increasing numbers of organizations are embracing Agile approaches to react faster to the ever-changing world around them and delivery change more effectively.
• Two of the world’s leading Agile frameworks are AgilePM (for project management) and Scrum (for product development).
• Scrum covers product development very well but that is only part of the story in a broader business context. Many organizations, particularly larger corporates and public sector bodies, organize their work as projects.
• Agile product delivery can achieve only a fraction of its full potential when constrained by traditional project thinking. Trying to use Scrum in an environment optimized for a traditional approach is highly unlikely to work well unless there is significant effort put into changing the roles, responsibilities, customs, practices and, more important still, the mindset associated with the defined approach.

Product Development Vs Project Management

We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:

• Where product development primarily focuses on the what and the how of the way the product evolves to achieve its purpose, project management focuses on the coordination and governance associated with the environment in which product development happens.
• Project Management deals with matters such as:
  • Who is involved in all aspects of the project, their recruitment, education and ongoing engagement in the process of realizing value in the outcome. A project construct is particularly valuable where individuals are organized into multiple interdependent teams or have a part-time, specialist role to play.
  • Whythe work should be undertaken, the purpose and value of the endeavor and the justification and/or business case for it, both at the outset and throughout the lifetime of the project. The focus on a business case (formal or otherwise) and realizing value, rather than just enabling it, is a key focus of AgilePM.
  • When the work should occur, considering time-based drivers for key events, deliveries and stakeholder engagement, and dealing with priorities and dependencies of elements of the work, both internal and external to the project.
  • Where – including all matters related to the working environment from geography to infrastructure, from buildings, desks and chairs to the tools needed to collaborate and get the job done.

AgilePM Overview

• The world’s leading guidance and certification for agile project management.
• Achieves an ideal balance between the standards, rigour and visibility required for good project management, and the fast-pace, change and empowerment provided by agile.
• Based on the Agile Business Consortium's Agile Project Framework (established for over 20 years).
• Offers a structured and scalable corporate Agile framework based on proven practice.
• Brings together all elements (Principles, People, Process, Products, Practices) of a project in an Agile context.
• Adopted by a wide range of organizations representing various sectors & industries.
• Over 189,000 AgilePM examinations globally since 2011.
• Training and certification available at Foundation and Practitioner levels.

Scrum Overview

• The world’s most popular framework for developing, delivering and sustaining complex products through effective team collaboration. Used in the development of countless thousands of software products.
• Created by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland; originally launched in 1995.
• Scrum is not a process, technique or definitive method. Rather, it is a framework within which various processes and techniques can be employed.
• Framework consists of Scrum Teams and associated roles, events, Artefacts and rules.
• The rules of Scrum bind together the roles, events and artefacts, governing the relationships and interaction between them.
• The rules are described in The Scrum Guide (available in over 30 languages).
• The essence of Scrum is a small team of people. The individual team is highly flexible and adaptive.
• At the heart of Scrum is the concept of Empirical Process Control – a way of working that leverages the principles of transparency, inspection, and adaption.
• Often described as LIGHTWEIGHT, SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND, DIFFICULT TO MASTER

What is AgilePM for Scrum?

1. Agile Project Management (AgilePM®) for Scrum presents a strong customization of AgilePM (for agile project management) designed to integrate seamlessly with Scrum (for agile product development) in a single framework.
2. Intended to bring together the powerful simplicity and potent agility of Scrum for product development, exactly as described in the Scrum Guide 2020, with key elements of AgilePM that bring agility to the much broader project context.
3. Introduces a framework that deals with the coordination of multiple development teams in the context of a single outcome or product.
4. Differs from, and adds value to, the Scrum approach by offering a truly agile project context for product development focused on realizing value rather than just delivering latent value in products.
5. That project context provides a focus for the entire business solution rather than just the product.
6. Provides a flexible, full lifecycle framework for organizations to deliver value from any discipline, industry, or function challenged by volatility, uncertainty complexity and ambiguity in their working environment.
7. Offers a lightweight, scalable project approach that builds on the foundation of Scrum.
8. Provides options to blend in additional roles, relationships and practices that reflect the principles of good project management and involve a wider set of business stakeholders.
9. Equally applicable to IT/software- and non-IT/software-centric projects and environments.

Why AgilePM for Scrum?

• The guidance is designed to address the following challenges:
  • Agile product development in an Agile project environment
  • Scrum covers product development very well but that is only part of the story in a broader business context.
  • Many organizations, particularly larger corporates and public sector bodies, organize their work as projects.
  • Agile product delivery can achieve only a fraction of its full potential when constrained by traditional project thinking.
  • Trying to use Scrum in an environment optimized for a traditional approach is highly unlikely to work well unless there is significant effort put into changing the roles, responsibilities, customs, practices and, more important still, the mindset associated with the defined approach.

Why AgilePM for Scrum?

• In combination with Scrum, AgilePM provides an agile project framework to support Scrum product development including:
  • A project lifecycle process with appropriate governance (e.g. financial, regulatory etc.).
  • Provides the Product Owner with a business and corporate frame of reference within which to direct product development and ensure an ongoing focus on the over-arching business need.
  • Provides the Scrum Master with a forum to influence business and project management ‘authorities’ to help optimize Scrum performance at the Scrum Team level.
  • Provides the organization with a frame of reference for development that they understand and through which they can influence the evolution of the product.
  • Provides a forum for identifying and directing all non-product-related work such as business change activities.

AgilePM for Scrum Training and Certification

AgilePM for Scrum certification trainings are provided by APMG International's Accredited Training Organizations (ATOs) across the globe. Tecknologia is one of the first APMG Accredited Training Organization (ATO) offering AgilePM for Scrum certification trainings across the globe and in various formats.

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