Project Management, Program Management and Agile Scrum Questions and Answers

by Suresh Basandra

Many folks become project managers by chance. Someone assigns them the management of a project because of their area of expertise while not taking into account they have never had any formal project management education or training. And without the specific knowledge, skills and techniques necessary to clarify objectives, avoid serious errors of omission, and eliminate costly mistakes, the whole enterprise can quickly become a recipe for disaster. But for those without the formal background who want to become acquainted with the discipline of Project Management, Program Management and Agile Scrum, help has indeed arrived. How This Book Is Organized? This book is based on questions that have been asked in job interviews, seminars, conferences, classes and workshops, and in general discussions on project management regarding frequent project management problems. The discussions here are not on theoretical matters, nor do they dwell on the self-evident or trivial. The focus here is on real problems encountered by project managers, program managers or scrum masters working in the trenches, trying to get their projects done in today’s stress-filled environment. These responses are based on what tends to work, at least most of the time, for those of us who lead actual projects or manage scrums. Arranged by topic, this book makes it easy for you to locate the information you need quickly. Each section starts with an overview of a given topic. Key Topics covered include in about 600 Questions and 1. Project Management Overview 2. Project Scope and Requirements Management 3. Project Estimation 4. Project Planning 5. Cost Management 6. Time Management 7. Project Control 8. Human Resources Management 9. Project Management Organization 10. Risk Management 11. Change Management 12. Quality Management 13. Communications 14. Process 15. Project Evaluation 16. Program Management 17. Managing Multiple Projects 18. Project Management Tools 19. Software Development 20. Extreme Programming 21. Dynamic Systems Development Method 22. Agile Scrum 23. Agile Project Management 24. Project Management and Agile Scrum 25. Functional Management and Agile Scrum 26. Project Management Templates 27. Project Management Screening Questions 28. Glossary 29. Acronyms Support for This Book Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this book. This is a revised and updated edition incorporating the feedback received from numerous reviews. It is planned to keep this book updated on a regular basis so that the readers are kept current with latest trends. Improvements to this book have evolved naturally from various feedbacks on the previous editions. I sincerely appreciate the invaluable feedback provided by various readers and reviewers. Please provide any feedback and corrections using Thank you in advance for your feedback. Author’s 1. C and C++ Questions and Answers 2. Computers Today 3. Database, Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Questions and Answers 4. Java Questions and Answers 5. Job Interview Questions and Answers 6. Management and Leadership Questions and Answers 7. Management Information Systems 8. Mobile Applications Architecture and Development Questions and Answers 9. Project Management, Program Management and Agile Scrum Questions and Answers 10. Software Architecture, Data Structures, Algorithms, Programming and Testing Questions and Answers 11. UNIX, Networks and Security Questions and Answers 12. Web Architecture, Web Design and Web Development Questions and Answers

126 pages, Paperback

First published September 24, 2013