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Project Management: Agile & Scrum

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Core project management concepts, from the Iron Triangle to Scrum.

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  1. 1Project management
    The process of supervising work of a team to achieve project goals within constraints (scope, time, budget)
  2. 2Three primary constraints in project management
    Scope, time, and budget (the Iron Triangle or Triple Constraint)
  3. 3Project
    A temporary and unique endeavor with defined beginning and end, designed to produce a product, service, or result
  4. 4CPM
    Critical Path Method - an algorithm for determining the schedule for project activities based on dependencies
  5. 5PERT
    Program Evaluation and Review Technique - a scheduling method for projects with uncertain/stochastic activity times
  6. 6Critical path
    The sequence of project activities with no extra time available (zero float), determining minimum project duration
  7. 7PMI
    Project Management Institute - founded in 1969, publishes the PMBOK Guide
  8. 8PMBOK
    A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge - describes practices common to most projects
  9. 9Five traditional project management process groups
    Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling, Closing
  10. 10Project scope
    The work required to deliver a product, service, or result with specified features and functions
  11. 11WBS
    Work Breakdown Structure - a hierarchical decomposition of project work into smaller, manageable tasks
  12. 12Stakeholder
    Any individual, group, or organization that may affect, be affected by, or perceive itself affected by a project
  13. 13Project charter
    A document authorizing the project, including costs, tasks, deliverables, schedules, and project manager authority
  14. 14Scope creep
    Uncontrolled expansion of project scope without adjustments to time, cost, and resources
  15. 15Milestone
    A significant point or event in the project timeline, typically marking completion of a major deliverable
  16. 16Deliverable
    A tangible or intangible product, service, or result that must be produced to complete a project phase or project
  17. 17Agile
    An iterative and incremental approach to project management emphasizing flexibility, collaboration, and rapid delivery
  18. 18Agile Manifesto
    A declaration of four values and twelve principles for agile software development, created in 2001
  19. 19Four values of the Agile Manifesto
    Individuals over processes, working software over documentation, customer collaboration over contracts, responding to change over plans
  20. 20Scrum
    An agile framework for managing work with emphasis on iterative progress through sprints and team collaboration
  21. 21Sprint in Scrum
    A time-boxed iteration (usually 1-4 weeks) during which a working product increment is created
  22. 22Three roles in Scrum
    Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Development Team
  23. 23A Product Owner
    Maximizes product value by managing the product backlog, prioritizing features, and representing stakeholder interests
  24. 24A Scrum Master
    Facilitates the Scrum process, removes impediments, coaches the team, and ensures Scrum practices are followed
  25. 25Development Team in Scrum
    A self-organizing, cross-functional team (typically 3-9 people) that delivers potentially shippable increments each sprint
  26. 26Product Backlog
    An ordered list of all desired features, functions, requirements, and fixes for the product, managed by the Product Owner
  27. 27Sprint Backlog
    The subset of product backlog items selected for a sprint, plus a plan for delivering them
  28. 28User story
    A short, simple description of a feature from the user's perspective, typically in format: 'As a [user], I want [goal] so that [benefit]'
  29. 29Sprint Planning
    A meeting at the start of each sprint where the team decides what work to accomplish and how to do it
  30. 30Daily Scrum (Daily Standup)
    A 15-minute daily meeting where team members synchronize activities and plan the next 24 hours

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