What is Scrum?

"Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams, and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems.

In a nutshell, Scrum requires a Scrum Master to foster an environment where:

-> A Product Owner orders the work for a complex problem into a Product Backlog.

-> The Scrum Team turns a selection of the work into an Increment of value during a Sprint.

-> The Scrum Team and its stakeholders inspect the results and adjust for the next Sprint.

-> Repeat" *

*Schwaber, K. and Sutherland, J. (2020) The Scrum Guide: The Definitive Guide to Scrum: The Rules of the Game

What are Scrum Theory and Values?

Scrum is based on empiricism and lean thinking.

The Empirical Scrum Pillars:

Transparency, when everyone knows what is going on;

Inspection, when everyone checks the works as they go;

Adaption, when you can change the strategy.

Successful use of Scrum depends on people becoming more skilled in living five values:

Commitment, Focus, Openness, Respect, and Courage.

What is Scrum Team?

The Scrum Team consists of one Scrum Master, one Product Owner, and Developers. In a Scrum Team, there are no sub-teams or hierarchies. The Scrum Team is small enough to remain agile and large enough to complete significant work within a Sprint, typically 10 or fewer people.

The Product Owner takes the ideas, evaluates them, and brings valuable ones to the Development Team. The Product Owner is responsible for the Product Backlog.

The Scrum Master is the person who knows the Scrum rules, theory, and practices well and is responsible for the Scrum Team's implementation of these rules as well as their effectiveness.

The Development Team is bound to build any aspect of a usable Increment for each Sprint.

What are Scrum Events?

The Sprint consists of all Scrum Events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.

Sprint Planning: The event when the Scrum team decides which stories to work on. The team discusses the following topics: Why is this Sprint valuable? What can be done this Sprint? How will the chosen work get done?

Daily Scrum: The goal of the Daily Scrum is to check progress toward the Sprint Goal and adjust the Sprint Backlog if needed. It usually takes about 15 minutes, where all developers give updates on their statuses.

Sprint Review: The goal of the Sprint Review is to review the outcome of the Sprint. During the event, the Scrum Team and stakeholders review what was accomplished in the Sprint and what has changed in their environment.

Sprint Retrospective: During this event, the Scrum team gets together to discuss what went right, what went wrong during the sprint, and how to improve themselves.

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