In our previous , we wrote about Agile, a philosophy for managing projects and teams. In that text, we mentioned Agile methods, one of them being Scrum. blog post It found its way into developer's hear and we can't get enough of it! Here's why we use it so much. Scrum is, undoubtedly, one of the greatest Agile methods. What is Scrum? Ah, Scrum, Agile's child. Usually, project management tools and methods determine what needs to be done, when, by whom etc. With Scrum, it is also the case, but in an organized way. As you know by now, Scrum is a subset of Agile. Precisely, Scrum is a . This means that . This Scrum feature directly affects team's productivity. flexible and simple Agile process framework it consists of small processes that need to be followed What does Scrum mean? It is actually funny - , aka the American football. At the beginning of every rugby game, teams stand across each other and when the ball is thrown in the middle, they have to fight for it and this is called Scrum. That means that all team members work together on getting the ball and achieving the goal. the name was taken from rugby Why is Scrum so special? Because it makes a difference with these 3 things: there are 3 main roles, the project is divided into sprints, Scrum cares for team's stakeholders. When it comes to roles, the three main roles are the product owner, Scrum Master and team members. stands for the client or the one that orders a product from the team. Product owner is the person that manages the team, their communication, productivity, and the most important - takes care that everyone understands the goal of the project and tasks (Scrum Master is not your typical Project Manager). Scrum Master are, most commonly, development teams that work on creating a product. The team usually consists of: Teams developers, architects, analysts, QA analysts and testers, UX/UI designers. are iterations, that last about 1-3 weeks. After each iteration, the team sends a product to the product owner. Sprints Caring for stakeholders is one of the most important things in Scrum. , most likely clients, inform the team about the possibility of making improvements in features. Stakeholders Scrum in steps Since Agile is so popular in IT, Scrum found its way, as well. In order to conduct Scrum activities in the right way, wrote directions. There are several steps of Scrum: Scrum guide 1. Creating a product backlog 2. Sprint planning 3. Scrum daily and Scrum Master doing his job 4. Delivering a product 5. Sprint review 6. Repeat again Creating a product backlog , or the client, that team agreed to work with, Basically, this is a list of features a product should have. This list should describe the product in details. Product owner has to create a product backlog. Sprint planning After receiving the backlog, the team - sprints. In this period, the team should set the timeline in which project should be done. starts planning working iterations Scrum daily Now, that sprint has started, . Sprints usually last up to 2-3 weeks. Going through the backlog, features that are on the top of the list have the greatest priority. sprints are conducted daily The importance of Scrum Master We made this a separate number on the list because of its importance. Scrum Master should daily and make sure that everyone is familiar with the project goals and that iteration's goal. manage the team Delivering a product After those two or three weeks, the iteration is done. This means that team should . It is probably not completely done just after one sprint, but the first top things that client required are implemented. deliver the (unfinished) product to the client Sprint review After every sprint, team needs to make an . Simply going through the iteration as a form of retrospective meeting. What has been done, have there been any mistakes and what are the lessons. evaluation of that process Replay The team should conduct sprints until the project is completed aka until the product doesn't need more improvements. Replay, . all over again Scrum benefits Scrum benefits are actually Agile benefits. So many benefits and here are 4, the most important ones: increasing the productivity level, better coping with the change, more control, better estimates. Productivity raises so much! Everyone knows what their task is, when is the due date and what is the priority. Coping with the change is so important. Since Scrum is so flexible, if a client makes a few changes, it doesn't represent a problem. Scrum = success There is no secret that Scrum makes team members cooperate better while being focused on the goal. The best thing - - the client and the team. it brings good for both sides
