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What is Scrum?

2:53 with Matt Anthes-Washburn

The Scrum methodology is an agile model consisting of a well-defined framework for carrying out software development in teams. This course, teaches the “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” and “why” of Scrum.

Terms

Stakeholder is someone outside the Scrum team who has a say in what the product should be, such as a manager, client, or customer
Product Owner is the “voice of the customer” and is responsible for developing, maintaining, and prioritizing the items in the product backlog.
Scrum Master is responsible for making sure the work of the team goes smoothly by facilitating Scrum and removing impediments.
Development Team Members are the members of the team who write and test code.

Further Reading

The Scrum Guide: The Definitive Guide to Scrum See: The Definition of Scrum , by Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland

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    [MUSIC] 0:00
    In the previous stage, we learned about Agile software development, 0:05
    which encourages team communication and self-organization, measures success by 0:08
    delivering value with working software, integrates the voice of the customer 0:13
    into the process of development, and response to changing requirements. 0:17
    The Scrum Methodology is an agile model consisting of a well defined framework for 0:22
    carrying out software development in teams. 0:26
    In this course, we'll learn the who, what, when, where and why of Scrum. 0:29
    The term Scrum was coined based on an analogy from the game of rugby football. 0:35
    In rugby, members of a team pass the ball back and 0:40
    forth to one another while trying to advance their position on the field. 0:43
    This is likened to the Scrum methodology because the team has a body of work they 0:47
    agreed to they pass pieces back and forth with the goal of completing it. 0:51
    Okay now, we've covered just about everything I know about rugby, 0:56
    let's get back to Scrum as an agile method of software development. 0:59
    Scrum is a framework for working as a team in a series of iterations. 1:02
    We'll learn about Scrum in three different stages. 1:06
    First, we'll learn about the who of Scrum or the roles of each member of the team. 1:08
    Second we'll learn about the what and 1:13
    the when as we learn about the sprint, yes, another analogy from sports. 1:15
    Finally, we'll learn the why and how of Scrum, or 1:20
    the tools a Scrum team uses to prioritize and communicate its work. 1:23
    With that brief introduction, let's take a closer look at the roles of Scrum. 1:28
    The Scrum team consists of three roles. 1:32
    A product owner, a Scrum master, and the role of the development team member. 1:34
    There is a healthy tension between these roles and 1:40
    the balance of these roles characterizes an effective team. 1:42
    I'll introduce each role briefly here. 1:46
    Then we'll use the rest of the stage to go into more detail. 1:48
    The product owner serves as the voice of the customer and 1:52
    maintains the product backlog. 1:55
    The product owner is responsible for 1:56
    figuring out what the team should work on and what order. 1:59
    And spends a lot of his or 2:02
    her time talking to the other people in the organization and to customers. 2:04
    We use the term stakeholder to refer to someone outside the Scrum team 2:08
    who has a say in what the product should be. 2:11
    This can be someone inside the organization like a manager or 2:13
    a leader, or someone outside the organization like a client or customer. 2:16
    The product holder must consult stakeholders to understand the product and 2:21
    it's priorities. 2:25
    The Scrum master is responsible for making sure the work of the team goes smoothly 2:26
    by facilitating Scrum and removing impediments to the team's progress, 2:31
    anything that gets in the way of the team members doing their work on the sprint 2:35
    should attract the attention of the Scrum master. 2:39
    Development team members are the members of the team who write and test code. 2:42
    They are responsible for self-assigning tasks and 2:46
    checking their work on each item against the item's conditions of acceptance. 2:49

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