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The Most Important Element of Scrum

Often misunderstood, having a “done” increment of product at the end of every sprint drives continuous improvement.

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May 11, 2020 • 5 min read
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Summary

Tristan Libersat delves into Scrum to explain the most important element of the Agile framework that most people often contradict with its principles. He notes that many people don’t understand Scrum, they see 3 roles, 5 events, and 3 artifacts, but they fail to get the real purpose of the framework. He adds that every agile framework and practice has an intended purpose that can be different from others, but that always relates to at least one value or principle described in the Agile Manifesto. Thus Libersat concludes that the Sprint is the cornerstone of Scrum. Let's find out more about the purpose of Scrum and its essence in the article.

Takeaways

  • The heart of Scrum is a Sprint, a time-box of one month or less during which a “Done”, useable, and potentially releasable product Increment is created - Scrum guide
  • The highest priority of Scrum is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.

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