MGMT-6061 Lecture : M10 - The Agile Release Train

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silverrabbit845

1 Jun 2022

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Fanshawe College

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Management (MGMT)

Course

MGMT-6061

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This paper describes the agile release train and its importance to an organization. Agile release train is part of the scrum team structure. Scrum teams are a very important part of a scrum organization, and its structure can greatly affect the success of an organization. The agile release train is basically the process where different agile teams working synchronously/asynchronously towards a common goal. The idea is to produce the bigger product in the fastest time. The term train is used metaphorically since all the teams need to put their cargo on the train on time, or else, the train departs either way. However, if a team miss the train they can use the next one because all trains come at allotted times. Agile release train can be defined as frequent, periodic planning and release where different teams with common goals have common iteration lengths. It is a concept which has multiple levels of details and includes portfolio and release levels.

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Assessment Overview
Individual Activity (800-1000 words)
“A project manager (PM) is a highly skilled knowledge worker who has received rigorous training
and knowledge in the process of achieving a globally recognized certification. At the same time, in
the lean and agile world, the project manager does not have an official role. The project manager's
role is distributed between the agile team members.”
Cornelius, D. A. (2014).
As the above quote alludes, the role of the Project Manager is evolving in light of the more contemporary approaches to project management itself.

Key Components and Task:
Provide a brief background to Agile Project Management and compare to traditional waterfall approaches, and contrast the roles of the traditional project manager against that within Agile Projects.

Recommended Readings
• Cornelius, D. A. (2014). The PM role in a lean and agile world. Paper presented at PMI® Global
Congress 2014—North America, Phoenix, AZ. Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute.
Available online at https://www.pmi.org/learning/library/pm-role-lean-agile-world-9350
• Association for Project Management (2017) Agile Project Management: a panacea or placebo for
project delivery? APM Knowledge Discussion Paper. APM, UK. Available to download from
https://www.apm.org.uk/resources/find-a-resource/agile-summit-report/
• Centre for Student Success