Scrum is focused on managing iterative development rather than specific agile practices. There are three phases:
- initial phase (sprint 0): outline planning; establish objectives
- series of sprints: each sprint develops an increment of the system
- project closure: wraps up project; docs are finished
Scrum terminology:
- development team: self-organising team of no more than 7 people
- sprint: development iteration; usually 2-4 weeks long
- potentially shippable product increment: software increment delivered from a sprint; should be in a finished state with no further work
- product backlog: list of times dev team must tackle
- product owner: individual whose job it is to identify, prioritise and review product features or requirements
- scrum: daily meeting of development team at scrum board
- scrum master: responsible for ensuring the process is followed; guides the team for effective use of scrum
- velocity: number of tasks / cards that can be handled in a sprint