Scrum
The next lightweight model we will touch upon in this book is called Scrum, which, as of 2018, has been widely adopted outside the IT realm. It is not a method such as DSDM and can be better described as a framework. It uses the paradigm of a sports team (rugby, to be exact), where a group of people work together to achieve a goal. In the rugby game, a scrum drives the ball into the game. The scrum group consists of five to eight players who operate as a unit. In the IT world, it is a group of people who create business value through close cooperation and coordination.
In Rugby, each player has a unique position; they play both roles in attack and defense, and they work as a team to get the ball to the other side. It can be compared ...
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