SCRUMvm: A Practical Framework for Budget, Scope, and Time: A Hybrid Guide to Agile and EVM for Real

Most Agile teams claim they're on track-until someone asks what that actually means. SCRUMvm is a blunt, practical system for measuring real progress in software and tech projects without falling into the traps of bloated reporting or hollow velocity metrics. It's built for teams who need to answer three questions clearly and honestly: How far along are we? How much have we spent? And will we finish in time?

Traditional Earned Value Management works-until your scope shifts. Agile works-until the CFO wants numbers. SCRUMvm merges both worlds with none of the overhead. No dashboards. No certifications. Just a simple, three-baseline model that tracks percent scope completed, percent time used, and percent budget spent. From there, two ratios tell you everything: how well you're tracking against time, and how efficiently you're spending.

This book walks through the failures of legacy systems, the seductive pitfalls of Agile theater, and the blunt truth about managing work at scale. You'll get real-world guidance on setting baselines, updating your numbers, and actually using them to make decisions-without having to pretend your team is a factory or a spreadsheet.

Perfect for product leads, engineering managers, program directors, and anyone tired of vague status updates and end-of-quarter surprises. SCRUMvm doesn't tell you what to build. It just shows you-clearly and consistently-how it's really going.