International Journal of Managment, IT and Engineering
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 6

Maximization of return on investment (ROI) by hyper productive software development through scrum

  • Author:
  • Muhammad Inam Shahzad1a,1b, Tasleem Mustafa2, Fahad Jan3, Muhammad Ashraf4, Ahmad Adnan5
  • Total Page Count: 20
  • Page Number: 41 to 60

1aStudent of MS (CS), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

2Chairman, Department of Computer Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

3Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

4Computer Teacher, Education Department, Government of Punjab, Nankana Sahib, Pakistan

5Department of Computer Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan

1bAssistant Manager (Programming/System Analysis), FESCO Computer Center, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Online published on 10 June, 2013.

Abstract

The Research paper concentrated on the Scrum and focused on how to maximize the return on investment while developing the software especially in the IT (Information Technology) industry of Pakistan. The purpose of the study was to propose improvements in the software development methods. A case study was performed by using two different methods for the development of the project in the computer Centre of Faisalabad Electric Supply Company Faisalabad. The existing method of development in FESCO computer Centre was Lwei-Scrum having many flaws and drawbacks. In order to overcome these drawbacks a new approach of Scrum was applied in FESCO. The new approach was called as Modified Light Weight Scrum (MLwei-Scrum). The role of Scrum master and weekly scrum meeting was added in the Lwei-Scrum and then by obtaining the results in respect of the return on investment some conclusions were drawn. MLwei-Scrum gave better results than Lwei-Scrum. It is expected that the new approach will be accepted in Pakistan IT Industry as this will be helpful to maximize the return on investments.

Keywords

Scrum, Lwei-Scrum, MLwei-Scrum, ROI (Return On Investment), FESCO, Agile Manifesto