Agile Scrum Applied in Agricultural Processes

Abstract

This paper presents a case study of interdisciplinary subjects, more precisely the AGILE SCRUM specific to software development applied in agricultural processes to increase the productivity, maximize the profit and to emphasize the benefits of AGILE methodology which is suitable in every field of industry. Starting with theoretical aspects about Agile project management approach and philosophy, including values and principles, continuing with SCRUM framework, is emphasized the applicability of the method in various fields of industry, including agriculture.

Agile Project Management in Food Industry

“…The Agile SCRUM team is composed of the following members, all of them being specialists with the best skills [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]:…”

“…• product owner -the person which comes with the idea of the product • scrum master -the responsible for the good work of the project • development team -specialists with the best skills in delivering fully functional projects in agreement with the specifications defined by Product Owner Applying AGILE SCRUM methodology in food processing industry, the workplan will have its best structure, it will be emphasized the clarity of all assignments and transparency will define the assignments progress. In this way, each employee or team member is responsible with his own work, and he has transparency in task workflow [1][2][3][4].…”

“…The following figure represents the Agile Team (Figure 1) [1][2][3][4]: All AGILE SCRUM artefacts are widely described in literature. The main goals of AGILE Methodology are adaptation, transparency and communication on one side, and, on the other side, delivering value to customers in a fast time [1][2][3][4].…”

“…In this way, each employee or team member is responsible with his own work, and he has transparency in task workflow []. The AGILE SCRUM methodology will be applied to the amaranth cookies production process, which includes all the production, each step having its own acceptance criteria [1][2][3][4]16].…”

“…During this meeting, the tickets from Backlog are transferred to Sprint Backlog. All AGILE SCRUM ceremonies are widely described in literature [1][2][3][4].…”