SCRUM course for beginners by Networkz Systems

Scrum Methodology
Product and project failures are not new to the business world. About 80% of new products in many consumer market segments do not do well in the market. A significant number of projects in almost all sectors usually exceed time estimates and overrun budgets.

One of the major reasons for project and product failures is the methodologies organizations follow to capture requirements and plan their operations. It is widely documented that the traditional waterfall model – based on sequential processes - does not hold.

Scrum (a term borrowed from Rugby game) is a new method of accomplishing more results in less time. The two distinguishing characters of Rugby are: it is organized around small teams (usually about 7 members) and is based on what is known as sprint, “a short, sustainable burst of activity with plenty of time for review and reflection built in”.

The key highlights of Scrum are team collaboration; focus on delivering potentially shippable product or product features; daily review/standup meetings to check the progress regularly; and stakeholder interaction that ensures that developers and customers are on the same page when every product feature gets added or project milestone/goal gets achieved.