Scrum is a framework for developing products using an iterative approach with sprints. The key roles are the product owner, who manages the product backlog and maximizes ROI; the scrum master, who facilitates the scrum process and removes impediments; and the self-organizing development team of 4-9 people. The product backlog is an ordered list of features that is prioritized and estimated. Sprints are time boxed iterations, usually 2 weeks, where the team selects backlog items for the sprint and defines how they will be completed. Daily stand-up meetings allow the team to synchronize. At the end of each sprint there is a sprint review and retrospective to demonstrate work and improve the process.

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3. Responsible for the product backlog
and maximizing the product ROI.
• Represents the users
• Clearly expresses backlog items
• Orders them by value
• Ensures visibility

4. Responsible for delivering a potentially shippable
increment of working software.
• Self-organized
• Cross functional
• Developer as title
• Defines practices
• 4 to 9 persons

5. Responsible for the scrum process
• Removes impediments
• Facilitates scrum events
• Facilitates communication

6. Single source of requirements for any changes to be
made to the product.
• Living list that is never complete
• Ordered: value, risk, priority & necessity
• Estimated by the team

7. Used to assess when work is complete on the
product increment.
• Defined by the product owner
• Unique for the whole team
• Must allow immediate release
• Quality increases with maturity

8. Two part time boxed meeting: 8h/1m sprint.
1. Defines what will be delivered in the increment
• Team selects items from the product backlog
and defines a sprint goal
2. Defines how the increment will be achieved
• Items are converted into tasks & estimated

9. 15 minute time-boxed event for the Team
to synchronize activities.
• What has been accomplished since last meeting?
• What will be done before the next meeting?
• What obstacles are in the way?

10. 4 hour time-boxed meeting
• Product owner identifies what has been done
• Team discusses what went well, what problems it
ran into & those that were solved
• Team demonstrates what it has done in a demo
• Product owner discusses the backlog as it stands
• Entire group collaborates on what to do next

11. Improves the process.
• Inspect how the last Sprint went
• Identify and order the major items that went well
and potential improvements; and,
• Create a plan for implementing improvements

12. The Official Scrum Guide
http://www.scrum.org/
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