Overview

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. It organizes work into fixed-length iterations (usually 2-4 weeks) and emphasizes empirical process control through transparency, inspection, and adaptation.

Key Roles

  • Product Owner: Represents the stakeholders and manages the Product Backlog.
  • Scrum Master: Facilitates the Scrum process and removes impediments.
  • Development Team: The professionals who do the work of delivering a potentially releasable Increment.

Ceremonies

  • Sprint Planning: Defining what will be done in the next Sprint.
  • Daily Scrum: A 15-minute daily meeting to synchronize activities.
  • Sprint Review: Inspecting the Increment and adapting the Product Backlog.
  • Sprint Retrospective: Inspecting the team's performance and planning improvements.

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