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# IT:AD:Scrum #



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Scrums are a type of Agile development.

A Scrum *"Sprint"* corresponds to an Agile *"iteration"*.


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## Notes ##



* Team Size:
    * Less than a dozen.
* Processes:
    * Short Daily *Standups*, to report progress, and specify needs
    * Sprints:
        * Includes starting with planning the Sprint
        * Full development cycle:
            * Important: Software should be compilable and usable after after deployment.
        * Short sprints, give flexibility and ability to respond quickly to new customer demands (max 4 weeks).
    * Meetings:
       * Daily Scrum / Standup
       * Backlog grooming: storyline
       * Scrum of Scrums
       * Sprint Planning meeting
       * Sprint review meeting
       *Sprint retrospective
* Roles:
    * Product Owner: represents the stakeholders, who knows what they want
        * Writes user stories that describe a task.
    * Scrum Master:
        *  the team coach, removing obstacles, facilitating meetings, etc. for them to perform at peak.
            * Does not have authority to order the team, only propose, in order that they hit their goals.
                * See: http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/agile/scrum/scrummaster
        *  the process owner, balancing the product owner
        * commonly a former project manager or a technical team leader.
        * organizes the backlog getting it ready for the next sprint:
            *  Stories are prioritized and added to the BackLog
            * Stories are chosen from the backlog for a Sprint
    * Scrum Team: the devs





## Resources ##

* https://www.cprime.com/resources/what-is-agile-what-is-scrum/
* http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/08/how-microsoft-dragged-its-development-practices-into-the-21st-century/3/