Vision | Glossary

Definition

Every Scrum Project needs a vision. One that is clear and well-defined. It’s important for people to understand the exact nature of the release, and not just vaguely understand and process it to a less than optimal capacity. The vision acts as the project’s true ‘guiding light’, and becomes a benchmark towards which the team works towards.

It is the overlooking goal that everyone in the team must share. The Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development Team, Stakeholders and the eventual customers are all part of the overall vision. The Product Owner is overall responsible for the ‘vision’ of the project and guiding it towards success, with close collaboration with the members of the team.

Further Reading

  •  “Scrum : the art of doing twice the work in half the time” (book), by Jeff Sutherland.

Schedule Based Planning | Glossary

Definition

Schedule Based Planning describes the list of tasks and steps required to plan and schedule the various activities that the Project Manager and the Project Team are required to perform to achieve a successful completion of a Project. A Project Plan overall is a management document that summarizes the essentials of a Project.

A Project Plan overall evolves through successive stages of a Project in terms of its objectives, justifications and the methods in which the objectives are set to be achieved. All activities under a plan are supposed to be completed in order for the plan to be put in action. It also evolves through successive stages of a Project’s life cycle.

Further Reading

  •  “Schedule for Sale: Workface Planning for Construction Projects ” (book), by Glenn Ballard and James Choo.