Scrum - Simple Intro Explanation

ScrumAn agile project management framework

By James Peckham

CSM, CSP, CSPO

The Framework

Roles

• ScrumMaster• Facilitates the Process

• Product Owner• Governs the Product Backlog

• Team• Turns Product Backlog into Functional Product

Ceremonies

• Sprint Planning• Pull from the Sprint Backlog into the Team’s Sprint Backlog

• Daily Scrum• Plan Tasks for the day and Elevate Roadblocks

• Sprint Review• Demonstrate the Product Increment

• Sprint Retrospective• Plan how to improve as a team

Artifacts

• Product Backlog• List of things the Customer wants

• Sprint Backlog• List of things the Team will do to implement the Product Increment

• Burndown Chart• A simple chart showing the rate in which team is completing work

• Product Increment• The resulting slice of the product that was finished within the Sprint