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Scrum overview

Scrum overview

- So far, you've heard me use terms such as the product owner, sprints, Scrum master, and the product backlog. These are common terms that you'll hear with most Agile teams, but these terms are not part of the Agile manifesto. These terms are actually from Scrum, which is the most popular Agile framework. The developers of Scrum were a key part of the group that helped write the Agile Manifesto, but the manifesto doesn't prescribe Scrum. In fact, it goes out of its way to generalize Agile methods into a larger mindset. So Agile is a mindset while Scrum is a way to help you embrace that mindset. Think of it this way. A lot of people like to be physically fit, so they jog or swim or take long bike rides. These are all different ways that you can achieve better fitness. You can even improve your fitness by mixing and matching some of these methods and doing something completely different. Agile, like fitness is a mindset. While jogging and biking are methods you can try to help you…

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