Exploring Scrum
The Scrum methodology was launched by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland in a paper published in 1995. The authors were also involved in the creation of the Agile Manifesto a bit later, so some of those ideas are directly linked.
Scrum differs slightly from Lean software development because, more than principles and high-level advice, it focuses directly on roles, project cadence (via the so-called events), and rules. The authors stress the fact that while you can customize the technique a bit, Scrum is intended to be all or nothing, meaning that you should accept and practice all the key components before embarking on a Scrum project.
Scrum refers to a phase of rugby and is regarded as an analogy for a cohesive, cross-functional team, pushing together to pursue a common objective.
In this section, we will see the fundamental elements of Scrum: the team composition (roles and responsibilities), the events (meetings and other key appointments of a Scrum project...
