In last few days I have compiled some information on SCRUM in separate articles. Here is the consolidation of all the links:
SCRUM: Scalability by SCRUM OF SCRUMS
Scrum has been successfully used for projects with 500+ team members lots of time. As SCRUM can only last for 15 minutes and some other similar rules hence in order to scale the SCRUM for bigger team we can use SCRUM OF SCRUMS. Based on the type of work the scrum team is constituted for every 7 to 10 team members having a Scrum master and the Product Owner. After the first lever team SCRUMS we have SCRUM of SCRUMS and there could also be more level of SCRUM OF SCRUMS.
Software Development Methodologies
As these days I am writing about Scrum which is one of the agile methodologies, I though it could be nice if I can also list the other popular software development methodologies.
SCRUM:Some facts and resources
Other facts about Scrum
- The scrum methodology originated in 1993 at Easel Corp by Jeff Sutherland
- Ken Schwaber presented Scrum at OOPSLA 96 with Sutherland
- Ken Schwaber and Mike Cohn Co-founded Scrum Alliance in 2002
- Used by all major companies like Microsoft, Yahoo, IBM, Siemens, John Deere, Time Warner, Turner Broadcasting, BBC and many more..
- Used for software projects, life critical system, mobile phones, websites, Satellite controlled soft wares, support projects
SCRUM: What are the different Roles?
Scrum has 3 type of roles
Product Owner
A Product Owner compiles all the changes planned for the product and prioritizes the possible functionalities. – “Scrum in five minutes” by SOFTHOUSE
- Product Owner defines the features of the product and also sets the priority
- Product Owner decides the release date and content of the product
- Product Owner is
Scrum: Characteristics and what is sprint?
Characteristics of Scrum
- Scrum is one of the
Scrum: An Introduction to this simple-powerful agile methodology
Scrum is a simple agile development methodology through which we can manage complex projects. Scrum allows rapidly and repeated inspection of actual working product (at least once a month or twice) hence provides ability for the project to adapt to rapidly changing market and other complex external factors. The focus of the scrum methodology is to deliver the highest business value of the project in the shortest possible time.
The best part of Scrum for product development is the requirement to demonstrate a real working product every two weeks or once a month helps the management and team to take a calculated decision for the project and product’s future at a regular and a shorter interval. Hence scrum gives the ability to adjust with the competitive market and also to take go-or-no-go decision well in time hence saving lots of resources.

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