What Are The Scrum Artifacts?
Scrum is an Agile framework for managing and completing complex projects. It is based on practices, roles, events, and artifacts that work together to help teams deliver value to their customers incrementally and iteratively. The following are the primary artifacts defined in Scrum:
Product Backlog: This is a prioritized list of items representing the work that must be done to deliver value to the customer. It contains user stories, features, and requirements that the team needs to implement. The Product Owner is responsible for maintaining the Product Backlog and ensuring it is always up-to-date.
Sprint Backlog: This is a list of items from the Product Backlog that the team commits to completing during the next Sprint. The team selects the items from the Product Backlog they will work on during the Sprint planning meeting.
Increment: This is the result of the work that the team completes during a Sprint. It is a working version of the product that the customer can use. It is the sum of all previous Sprints’ increments plus the work completed in the current Sprint.
Sprint Goal: This is a short statement describing the current Sprint goal. It aligns the team’s efforts and ensures they work towards a common objective.
Sprint Burndown Chart: This visual representation of the work remaining in the Sprint Backlog. It tracks the team’s progress and identifies any issues affecting their ability to complete the job.
Examples:
- Product backlog: A list of features for a new website, including a user login system, a search feature, and a shopping cart.
- Sprint backlog: A list of user stories for the next Sprint, including the implementation of the user login system, the development of a search bar, and the integration of the shopping cart.
- Increment: A working website version with a user login system, a search bar, and a shopping cart that customers can use.
- Sprint goal: To implement the user login system, the search bar, and the shopping cart on the website.
- Sprint burndown chart: A chart that shows how much work remains to be done in the sprint backlog over time and whether the team is on track to complete the work by the end of the Sprint.