Hands-On Software Engineering with Python

Scrum and the phases of the SDLC model

The phases of our SDLC model that are important to the development effort happening during specific parts of a Scrum process are as follows:

• Before development starts:
  • Requirement analysis and definition happens during the story creation and grooming portions of the process, often with some follow-up during Sprint planning. The goal is for each story's requirements to be known and available before the story is included in a Sprint.
  • System architecture and design items follow much the same pattern, though it's possible for a story in an iteration to have architecture and/or design tasks too.
• The development process itself:
  • Development, obviously, happens during the Sprint.
  • Quality assurance activities ...