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Agile Principles

Agile
An iterative, incremental approach that delivers value early and often and responds to change through feedback and collaboration.
Agile Manifesto
Four values and twelve principles that prioritize individuals, working software, collaboration, and responding to change.
Empiricism
Making decisions from observation and evidence via transparency, inspection, and adaptation.
Iterative & Incremental
Delivering value in short cycles that each add working functionality and gather feedback.

Scrum Framework

Scrum
A lightweight framework where cross-functional teams deliver value in fixed-length sprints, defined by roles, events, and artifacts.
Scrum Pillars
Transparency, inspection, and adaptation — the empirical pillars that Scrum is built upon.
Scrum Values
Commitment, courage, focus, openness, and respect — behaviors that make Scrum effective.

Roles

Product Owner
Accountable for maximizing value by owning and ordering the product backlog and representing stakeholders.
Scrum Master
A servant leader who facilitates Scrum, coaches the team, and removes impediments.
Developers
The cross-functional team members who do the work of delivering a done increment each sprint.

Events

Sprint
A fixed timebox (1–4 weeks) that contains all the work and events needed to produce a done increment.
Sprint Planning
The event where the team defines a sprint goal and selects and plans the work to achieve it.
Daily Scrum
A short daily synchronization to coordinate toward the sprint goal and surface impediments.
Sprint Review
A working session where the team demonstrates the increment and gathers feedback.
Sprint Retrospective
A reflection where the team identifies improvements to its process for the next sprint.

Artifacts

Product Backlog
The single, ordered list of everything that might be needed, owned by the Product Owner.
Sprint Backlog
The sprint goal, selected items, and plan the developers own for the sprint.
Increment
The sum of completed backlog items meeting the Definition of Done, potentially releasable.
Definition of Done
A shared checklist of quality criteria work must meet to be considered complete.

Practices

User Stories
User-focused descriptions of functionality with acceptance criteria that guide delivery.
Relative Estimation
Sizing work by comparison using story points rather than absolute time, often via planning poker.
Velocity
The average points a team completes per sprint, used to forecast capacity.
Backlog Refinement
Ongoing detailing, estimating, and ordering so the top of the backlog is ready.
Built-In Quality
Practices like test-first and continuous integration that keep quality high throughout the sprint.
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