🛠️ Agile Scrum - The Easy Guide to Self-Learning
This guide has been prepared to support junior and mid-level developers in gaining a clear understanding of the Agile Scrum process, particularly in the context of collaborative team environments.
📋 What is Scrum?
Scrum is an Agile framework used to manage and complete complex projects. It emphasizes iterative progress, collaboration, and adaptability. The goal is to deliver a potentially shippable product increment at the end of each sprint (a short, time-boxed period).
🔄 Scrum Workflow
The Scrum workflow typically follows these steps, which are repeated in cycles (sprints) lasting 1-2 weeks:
Product Backlog
A prioritized list of features, enhancements, and bug fixes maintained by the Product Owner.
If you don't know what to do, just create backlog own your self and than ask your manager.Sprint Planning
The team selects items from the Product Backlog to work on during the sprint. These items are added to the Sprint Backlog.Sprint Backlog
A list of tasks the team commits to completing during the sprint.Sprint Execution
The team works on the tasks in the Sprint Backlog. Daily Scrum meetings are held to ensure progress and address blockers.Potential Product Increment
At the end of the sprint, the team delivers a potentially shippable product increment.Sprint Review
The team demonstrates the completed work to stakeholders and gathers feedback.
👥 Roles in Scrum
we have 3 types role but if you're team is not big, you just only member and ask your manager when you ProductOwner and Scrum Master
Product Owner
Responsible for defining the vision of the product, managing the Product Backlog, and ensuring the team delivers value to the business.Scrum Master
Facilitates the Scrum process, removes obstacles, and ensures the team follows Scrum principles.Team Members
Developers, designers, and other contributors who work collaboratively to complete the tasks in the Sprint Backlog.
📂 Artifacts in Scrum
we have 3 types Artifacts.
if you not doing agile you just create backlog somewhare suchlike your notion, google document, jira
and than you just ask to check your manager
and than if you start to work, you can move your backlog some underplace that gonna be sprint back log
Product Backlog
A dynamic list of all desired work on the product, prioritized by the Product Owner.Sprint Backlog
A subset of the Product Backlog selected for the sprint, along with a plan for delivering it.Burndown Chart
A visual representation of the work remaining in the sprint, helping the team track progress.
🔔 Scrum Ceremonies
If you made or got backlog you have to know what is the first to do and what should we do
so we do plan
and than you can daily scrum because if you have some problem we have to know for product
if it end we share what is the problem and what is good. we grow up
Sprint Planning
A meeting where the team decides what work will be done in the upcoming sprint.Daily Scrum
A short, time-boxed meeting (15 minutes) where team members discuss progress, plans, and blockers.Sprint Review
A meeting at the end of the sprint to showcase the completed work and gather feedback.
🆚 Scrum vs. Traditional Waterfall
waterfall is not bad but its too hard change the plan
if you wanna agile move your project we can use scrum working process
- Waterfall
- Projects are planned in sequential phases (e.g., requirements, design, development, testing).
- Each phase can take 3-6 months or more.
- Changes are difficult to accommodate once a phase is completed.
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Scrum
- Work is divided into short sprints (1-4 weeks).
- Continuous feedback and adaptability are key.
- Changes can be incorporated at the start of each sprint.
🧪 Solo Scrum – Practical Workflow Example
If you're working alone or with a small team but still want to practice Scrum principles:
- Define a clear goal Set a tangible and achievable sprint objective (e.g., "Build MVP login system").
- Create a backlog Break the goal down into actionable tasks and list them in your product backlog.
- Estimate story points Assign story points to each backlog item based on complexity or effort.
- Run the sprint & log your retrospective Execute the sprint, track progress daily, and write a brief sprint retrospective at the end.
- Repeat the cycle Reflect, adjust, and start the next sprint with improvements in mind.
By following the Scrum process, teams can deliver high-quality products faster, adapt to changing requirements, and maintain better collaboration between stakeholders and developers.
Top comments (4)
Awesome! 🔥
I really like how you broke down how to adapt Scrum for solo devs or tiny teams - makes it way less intimidating. Do you have a favorite tool for keeping your backlog and tracking sprints?
Lately, I’ve been mostly using Notion :-)
I am a Director of the Board for Project Management Institute Western Idaho Chapter. It's good to see Agile concepts being talked about. Good article outlining Agile.