Scrum Guide

What is Scrum? Scrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products. This Guide contains the definition of Scrum. This definition consists of Scrum’s roles, events, artifacts, and the rules that bind them together. Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland developed Scrum; the Scr ...

Three Things That Cause Scrum Backlash (and How to Fix Them).

Most people hear the word “Scrum” and think of something that’s stuck to the bottom of their shoe. Au contraire. Scrum is an agile software development methodology designed to foster iterative and incremental development. Scrum projects are broken down into 24-hour development cycles ...

Agile project management with Scrum.

Scrum is one of the agile methodologies designed to guide teams in the iterative and incremental delivery of a product. Often referred to as "an agile project management framework," its focus is on the use of an empirical process that allows teams to respond rapidly, efficiently, and effec ...

Scrum Project Management.

Originally created for agile software development, scrum provides project managers with the flexibility needed to meet ever-changing consumer demands. Presenting a modified version of the agile software development framework, Scrum Project Management introduces Scrum basics and explains ho ...

Scrum improves transparency and maneuverability.

Scrum is an agile process framework built around practices that create excellent visibility into product development’s true progress. A product developed with Scrum might be, for instance, a consumer-oriented software package or a business-to-business web service. Arm ...

Scrum Important Artifacts.

Scrum Artifacts provide key information that the Scrum Team and the stakeholders need to be aware of for understanding the product under development, the activities done, and the activities being planned in the project. The following artifacts are defined in Scrum Process Framework - ...

Scrum Events.

A Sprint (or iteration) is the basic unit of development in Scrum. The Sprint is a timeboxed effort; that is, it is restricted to a specific duration. The duration is fixed in advance for each Sprint and is normally between one week and one month, with two weeks being the most common. E ...

The Scrum Team Structure.

The Scrum Team consists of a Product Owner, the Development Team, and a Scrum Master. Scrum Teams are self-organizing and cross-functional. Self-organizing teams choose how best to accomplish their work, rather than being directed by others outside the team. Cross-functional teams have ...