đ¤What is Scrum?
Scrum is one of the most common Agile methods in the world. Learn about the basics below.
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Scrum is one of the most common Agile methods in the world. Learn about the basics below.
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Agile philosophies are the mindsets you build to approach work in an Agile way. Agile Methods are the processes that teams use to carry out the work in Agile ways.
You have to build an Agile mindset before you learn how to operate an Agile method. Once you are ready to build strong teamwork foundations on Agile teams, and ready to mature your team to from Forming to Performing, you are ready to operate in Agile methods.
Scrum is one of the most common methods for Agile work on teams.
In this method, work is always done in a fixed timeframe called a "Sprint". We "Scrum-ites" (followers of Scrum method) call this a "time box" of work.
Each team agrees to whatever their fixed timebox of work will be. They agree to one week, two week, three week, or four week sprints.
This could change over time. A team who agrees to one-week sprints may want to change to two-week or three-week sprints. They have the right to do so as a self-organized, psychologically safe team of service leaders.
Scrum teams deliver usable functionality every "sprint".
The persona of Scrum is someone who's consistently operating and planning their next moves, just like a Scrum team. Check out a personified version of Scrum method:
Consistency in work intervals.
Forecast the dates of releases.
Increase team work capacity.
Report progress to those outside the team.
Pick a consistent work interval called a âSprintâ (one week, two weeks, three weeks).
Produce and deliver usable work every Sprint.
Plan 1 to 2 Sprints ahead consistently.
Once the sprint starts, work should not be added or removed, but often is decided by the team whether it is.
Consistent planning of work items.
Teams are able to get into a rhythm while working together.
Rigid in flexibility (you should not change your sprint plan once it begins).
Lots of work must happen before sprint teams can deliver work, it takes a lot of orchestration.