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Scrum in less than 10 mins

Here is an introductory video of Scrum. Video is hosted on Youtube and is 8 min long. Related posts: Scrum Vocabulary   Scrum in Five Minutes - Executive Summary

Scrum Vocabulary

A Product Owner compiles all the changes planned for the product and prioritizes the possible functionalities. Sprint is A 1-6 week period in which the delivery team produces (mutually agreed)acceptable product features. Also called Iteration in the Agile methodology. The result of the Product Owner’s work is a Product Backlog . It is a to-do list that is constantly reprioritized. Before each Sprint, the highest prioritized goals are transferred to a Sprint Backlog . Together with a user, the project members form a Scrum Team . During discussions with the Product Owner, the goal of the Sprint is determined and the prioritized functionality is broken down into detailed tasks.The team is self-organized and the members have a joint responsibility for the results. The Scrum Master coaches the development team, removes any possible impediments and constantly works to ensure that the team has the best possible circumstances for realizing the goals fixed for the Sprint.

Scrum in Five Minutes - Executive Summary

In his blog entry , Jeff Sutherland introduces an exceptionally concise introduction to the Scrum development process, titled " Scrum in Five Minutes " . This document is created by Swedish consulting firm Softhouse, and gives a brief outline of the pieces and players of Scrum in whole 16 pages. For those to Scrum, such summaries can serve as a useful introduction. Summaries like this can facilitate comparisons between the various flavors of agile development. Some others available are visual roadmap of Extreme Programming and What does Lean Software Development Really Boil Down To? http://www.softhouse.se/Uploades/Scrum_eng_webb.pdf