A Reference Library for Teams Running Scrum.
Scrum Inc.’s reference library provides clear, practical guidance on Scrum and Agile fundamentals for leaders and practitioners. Whether you’re new or refreshing the basics, it’s a straightforward reference for improving execution and delivery.
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Foundations
Roles
Events
Artifacts
Patterns & Practices
Foundations
The 3-5-3 of Scrum
Understand the three roles, five events, and three artifacts that make up the complete Scrum framework.
Foundations
Definition of Done
What the Definition of Done is, why it is the team's quality bar, and how it keeps work from piling up.
Foundations
Sprint Goal
What the Sprint Goal is, why it creates focus, and how to write one that guides real decisions.
Foundations
Product Goal
What the Product Goal is, why it anchors the Product Backlog, and how it connects Sprint work to direction.
Foundations
The Scrum Team
Learn why small, cross-functional, self-managing teams deliver faster, and how Scrum Team structure drives outcomes.
Roles
Product Owner
The accountabilities of the Product Owner role, what makes one effective, and the most common pitfalls to avoid.
Roles
Scrum Master
What the Scrum Master is accountable for, how the role helps the team deliver, and the most common ways it gets misused.
Roles
Developers
Who Developers are on a Scrum Team, what they own, and why "Developer" in Scrum is not the same as "software engineer."
Events
The Sprint
Why the Sprint is the heartbeat of Scrum, how it works, and the patterns that keep Sprints producing value.
Events
Sprint Planning
How Sprint Planning kicks off a Sprint, what it produces, and how to keep it focused.
Events
Daily Scrum
What the Daily Scrum is for, why it stays short, and how to keep it from becoming a status meeting.
Events
Sprint Review
How to run a Sprint Review that produces real stakeholder feedback and informs what the team builds next.
Events
Sprint Retrospective
Why the Sprint Retrospective drives team improvement, how it works, and what makes a useful retro.
Artifacts
Product Backlog
How the Product Backlog works as the single ordered source of work, and how to refine it to drive product value.
Artifacts
Sprint Backlog
How Developers use the Sprint Backlog and Sprint Goal to plan, execute, and adapt the work of a single Sprint.
Artifacts
Increment
What the Increment is, why it must meet the Definition of Done, and how Increments show real progress.
Patterns & Practices
Yesterday's Weather
A Scrum pattern for forecasting Sprint capacity using historical velocity instead of guesswork or wishful planning.
Patterns & Practices
Interrupt Buffer
A Scrum pattern for absorbing unplanned work into the Sprint without compromising the Sprint Goal or team velocity.
Patterns & Practices
Removing Impediments
A structured approach for surfacing and resolving blockers across Scrum and Scrum@Scale, including the Five Whats template.