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Regular Conference Session
QA Integration as Part of Agile Adoption
Sivakumar Thekkenaduvath
Session Abstract:
SCRUM has been the buzzword in the project management space for a few years now; however organizations are still struggling to mature their IT delivery model with the changes accompanied by the enterprise wide SCRUM adoption. Objective of this paper is to explain in a concise manner about the change aspect of SCRUM implementation, the QA integration in particular. The paper also explains the common challenges that almost every organizations face during or after the SCRUM implementation and some of the best practices that could help alleviate the problems associated with the change. Some of the best working models and the frameworks are also explained in the paper. The practical challenges, such as team’s career development etc., that come along with SCRUM adoption, for a sustainable, highly spirited, highly motivated team are also discussed in detail. Attrition management has been given special attention as this is being considered as one of the biggest challenges, especially in a distributed SCRUM environment. The proposed frameworks explained in the paper address most of the challenges and team concerns. The paper also talks about the best practices that have been captured from multiple distributed SCRUM projects.
Keywords:
SCRUM in Action, QA Integration, SCRUM Program Management, Agile Adoption, Distributed team challenges, Delivery model, design and implementation.
Speaker Bio:
Sivakumar Thekkenaduvath
Siva is an Information Technology delivery expert, having over 11 years of experience in IT, primarily on Program Management and Delivery Management. Siva holds a masters degree in Electrical Engineering and has been delivering project/program management services to fortune 100 clients. Siva has published many papers on delivery excellence on topics such as SOX, RFID, GQM and Agile models. Siva has been working in UST Global Inc. as Account Manager and assuming the roles for delivery and account growth. Siva has lead and executed successful SCRUM implementations in multiple organizations.
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