Communicate the benefits of an agile pm plan

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MIS608 Agile Project Management - Agile Case Study Report

Learning Outcome 1: Discuss and demonstrate core concepts of agile methodology within a context of a business case study.
Learning Outcome 2: Communicate the benefits of an agile PM plan in the context of a business case to demonstrate a response to a complex business need while aligning strategies to business priorities defined by changing business requirements.
Learning Outcome 3: Develop and communicate a collaborative strategy which embodies the principles of agile methodology to stakeholders of an organisation.

Task Summary
In this group assignment, you are required to produce a 2500 words report for the organisation presented in the case scenario.

Context
Agile teams and agile ways of working are becoming more prevalent in workplaces and it is likely that you will be a part of an agile team in your career. However, agile is very different from the more traditional ‘waterfall' project management practice. This assessment will ensure that you are well-versed in the philosophies and practice associated with Agile so that you have sufficient knowledge to join and agile team or implement agile practices in your future career.

Task Instructions

1. Team Formation and Registration
• Form teams of 3-4 members.
• The deadline for team registration is 11:45pm AEST Friday end of Module 1.2 (Week 2).
• To register your team, you are required to send your Learning Facilitator an email with "[MIS608] Team Registration" in the subject line. In the body of that email, please list the names and student ID numbers of all the members of your team.
• You are required to send the registration email to your facilitator before the registration deadline.

• After the registration deadline, those students who are not in a team will be allocated to a team by the Learning Facilitator.

2. Team Contract
Please read the attached MIS608_Assessment 3_Team Contract.
• Each team is required to complete their team contract as part of the Learning Activity for Module 2.1 (Week 3).

3. Case Study
Please read the attached MIS608_Assessment 3_Case Study.

4. Kanban Boards
• Each group is required to complete Kanban boards as part of learning activities from Module
2.1 (Week 3) up to and including Module 5.2 (Week 10).
• This will need to be included in the appendices of the assessment as evidence of practice.

5. Final Group Report
Write a 2500 words group report following the structure outlined below:

Title page
Should include the subject code and subject name, assignment title, all student's names and student numbers in the group and the lecturer's name.

Executive summary: While this report is brief - it will require an Executive Summary, which does not form part of the overall word count.

Introduction (300-350 words): will also serve as your statement of purpose for the report. This means that you will tell the reader what you are going to cover in your report. You will need to inform the reader of:
a. Your area of research and its context
b. The key concepts you will be addressing,
c. What the reader can expect to find in the body of the report

Body of the report (1800 - 2000 words): will need to respond to the specific requirements of the case study. The areas you will be required to cover are:
a. Agile ceremonies
b. Agile requirements
c. Lean Startup tools used in Agile
d. Agile estimating and planning
e. Agile velocity
f. Scaling Agile after initial success
g. Release planning and cadence

The conclusion (300-350 words): will summarise any findings or recommendations that the report puts forward regarding the concepts covered in the report.

Attachment:- Agile Project Management.rar

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