Defining Scrum Events

Scrum implements its iterative workflow via a series of Scrum Events. These events support the three foundational underpinnings of Scrum: transparency, inspection, and adaptation. In other words, events provide visibility at key points of the Scrum process, offering opportunities to inspect the progress of the work and the delivery and value of the increments. If any aspect of the project places the Sprint Goals at risk, the team can adapt their work and strategies to either fix the problems or optimize the outcomes.

As an analogy, the driver of a car cannot merely set their wheels in a set direction and expect the car to stay on the road. The driver must have clear visibility to continuously inspect the trajectory of the car against the variations in the road and terrain, and then adjust their steering and acceleration to keep the car on the track. Likewise, the Scrum Team must continuously inspect and adjust its trajectory against the Product Backlog and...