Scrum is an agile framework for managing projects. What does that mean?
It is agile:
The process is lightweight and flexible.
It is a framework:
Scrum gives a clear structure to agile practices; that makes it ideal to get started with agile development.
It is iterative:
The work to be done is chopped up in pieces and done in equal periods of time, reducing complexity and giving a clear view on progress.
Scrum was inspired by the lean manufacturing practices in use by Toyota. Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber presented the Scrum methodology in 1995.
Scrum is really simple. The driving principle is that you should do product development feature by feature in small, equal-sized iterations, called sprints in Scrum. That allows ...
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