What is Scrum?

Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems. Scrum co-creators ... Skiptomaincontent X Back X Login Emailaddress Password ForgotPassword NotRegistered? Ifyoudon'talreadyhaveaScrum.orgaccount,youcansignupinjustafewseconds. RegisterHere DuetotheRussianinvasionofUkraine,wehavepausedallpurchasesandtraininginandfromRussia.  ReadStatement WhatisScrum? ABetterWayOfBuildingProducts Scrumisa frameworkwithinwhichpeoplecanaddresscomplexadaptiveproblems,whileproductivelyandcreativelydeliveringproductsofthehighestpossiblevalue. Scrumisalightweightframeworkthathelpspeople,teamsandorganizationsgeneratevaluethroughadaptivesolutionsforcomplexproblems.Scrumco-creatorsKenSchwaberandJeffSutherlandhavewrittenTheScrumGuidetoexplainScrumclearlyandsuccinctly. ThisGuidecontainsthedefinitionofScrum.ThisdefinitionconsistsofScrum’saccountabilities,events,artifacts,andtherulesthatbindthemtogether.  Inanutshell,ScrumrequiresaScrumMastertofosteranenvironmentwhere: AProductOwnerorderstheworkforacomplexproblemintoaProductBacklog. TheScrumTeamturnsaselectionoftheworkintoanIncrementofvalueduringaSprint. TheScrumTeamanditsstakeholdersinspecttheresultsandadjustforthenextSprint. Repeat ScrumGlossary TheScrumGlossaryismeanttorepresentanoverviewofScrum-relatedterms. SomeofthementionedtermsarenotmandatoryinScrum,buthavebeenaddedbecausetheyarecommonlyusedinScrum.  TolearnmoreabouttheScrumframework,toidentifywhichofthesetermsarerequiredelementsofScrumandtounderstandhowthementionedelementsareconnected,wehighlyrecommendthatyoureferenceThe ScrumGuide. TolearnmoreabouttermsspecifictosoftwaredevelopmentteamsusingScrumandagilesoftwaredevelopmenttechniques,referencethe ProfessionalScrumDeveloperglossary. TheScrumFramework Scrumissimple. Itistheoppositeofabigcollectionofinterwovenmandatorycomponents.Scrumisnota methodology.Scrumimplementsthescientific method ofempiricism.Scrumreplacesaprogrammedalgorithmicapproachwithaheuristicone,withrespectforpeopleandself-organizationtodealwithunpredictabilityandsolvingcomplexproblems. ThebelowgraphicrepresentsScruminActionasdescribedbyKenSchwaberandJeffSutherlandintheirbookSoftwarein30Daystakingusfromplanningthroughsoftwaredelivery.   AnIntroductiontotheScrumFramework ThisshortvideoprovidesasimpleoverviewofScrum,allowingviewerstolearnabouttheroles,artifactsandeventsandhowtheycometogethertodeliveraproducttomarket. LearnaboutthelatestversionoftheScrumGuidereleaseinNovember2020 ThisseriesofarticlesandvideosdiscusstheScrumGuide,changesmadesincethepreviousreleaseandprovidesgreatinsightintoScrumasawhole. TheScrumValues AlthoughalwaysconsideredtobeapartofScrumandoftenwrittenabout,inJuly2016,theScrumValueswereaddedtoTheScrumGuide. ThesevaluesincludeCourage,Focus,Commitment,Respect,and Openness. Readthe ScrumGuide tolearnmoreaboutthesevalues,howtheyapplytoScrumanddownloadthisposter.  TheScrumTeam ThefundamentalunitofScrumisasmallteamofpeople,aScrumTeam.TheScrumTeamconsistsofoneScrumMaster,oneProductOwner,andDevelopers.WithinaScrumTeam,therearenosub-teamsorhierarchies.Itisacohesiveunitofprofessionalsfocusedononeobjectiveatatime,theProductGoal. WhereDoesYourCurrentRoleFit? Watch thiswebinaronTheTruthAboutJobTitlesinScrumtolearnmoreabouthowroleshaveevolvedandwhereyoumayfit. Scrumdefinesthreeaccountabilities,theProductOwner,ScrumMasterandDeveloper.Butwhathappensifyouhaveadifferentjobtitle?Itdoesn’tmeanthatyouareoutofluckoroutofajob,inmostcasesitmeanstheexactoppositewithyourjobexpandingtodelivermorevalueintheScrumTeam.So,wheredoyoufitinScrum? Inthiswebinar,DaveWest,CEOandProductOwnerofScrum.orgtalksabouttherolesofScrumandhowthethreerolesrelatetoyourexistingjobtitles.Hedescribesthefutureofworkinthecontextofanagiledeliverymodelandwhattheimplicationsaretojobdescriptionsandcareerprogression. TheScrumEvents PrescribedeventsareusedinScrumtocreateregularityandtominimizetheneedformeetingsnotdefinedinScrum.Alleventsaretime-boxed.OnceaSprintbegins,itsdurationisfixedandcannotbeshortenedorlengthened.Theremainingeventsmayendwheneverthepurposeoftheeventisachieved,ensuringanappropriateamountoftimeisspentwithoutallowingwasteintheprocess. TheScrumEventsare: Sprint SprintPlanning DailyScrum SprintReview SprintRetrospective ScrumArtifacts Scrum’sartifactsrepresentworkorvaluetoprovidetransparencyandopportunitiesforinspectionandadaptation.ArtifactsdefinedbyScrumarespecificallydesignedtomaximizetransparencyofkeyinformationsothateverybodyhasthesameunderstandingoftheartifact.TheScrumArtifactsare: ProductBacklog SprintBacklog Increment ProfessionalScrum TheScrumframeworkisfairlysimplebeingmadeupofateamwiththreeaccountabilities,whotakepartinfiveeventsandproducethreeartifacts.WithScrum,importantdecisionsarebasedontheperceivedstateofthethreeartifactsmakingtheirtransparencycritical.Artifactsthathavelowtransparencycanleadtodecisionsthatdiminishvalueandincreaserisk.Transparencyenablesinspectionandleadstogreatertrustamongtheteamandotherswithintheorganization.LearnmoreaboutProfessionalScrum. LearnfromtheCommunity Thereareover100booksaboutScrumonthemarkettoday,tensofthousandsofpapers,articlesandpresentations,butitallstartswithTheScrumGuide. TheScrumGuidewaswrittenandismaintainedbythecreatorsofScrum,KenSchwaberandJeffSutherlandandisconsideredastheBodyofKnowledgeforScrum. Withover500,000membersofourScrumcommunity,youcanaskaquestiontotheForumandexpectresponsesthatwillimmediatelyhelpyou. OurcommunityofProfessionalScrumTrainers(PSTs)areexpertsintheirfieldandarealwayswritingBlogs whichprovideinsightsfromtheirexperiencesworkingdirectlyonScrumTeams. Articles,whitepapers,videos,webinarsandothermaterialsareoftenpublishedbythecommunityandavailableintheResourcessectionofthewebsiteandreadotherwaystolearnaboutScrum. FindMoreResources TakeAClass ByusingthissiteyouareagreeingtothePrivacyPolicyandTermsofService.X