How different is Scrum practice from Agile Practice? [duplicate]

Answer 1

As mentioned Agile is a set of principles about how a methodology should be implemented to achieve the benefits of embracing change, close co-operation etc. These principles address some of the project management issues found in studies such as the Chaos Report by the Standish group.

Agile methodologies are created by the development and supporting teams to meet the principles. The methodology is made to fit the business and changed as appropriate.

SCRUM is a fixed set of processes to implement an incremental development methodology. Since the processes are fixed and not catered to the teams it cannot really be considered agile in the original sense of focus on individuals rather than processes.

Answer 2

Agile is a platform and scrum is a methodology to follow. Scrum recommends certain practices to be followed. Some of the basic scrum practices are following.

• Fixed length Scrum/Releases.
• Suggested meeting Structures (Release planning meeting, Sprint planning meeting, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective meetings)

• Scrum also recommends roles. Following are the roles recommended by Scrum.

   - Scrum Master
   - Developer Team
   - Product Owner
  

The Scrum, just like other Agile methodologies follow iterative approach.

Following are some other Agile methodologies.

• Extreme Programming.
• Agile unified process
• Dynamic System Development Method (DSDM)
• Feature Driven Development (FDD)
• Lean Software Development
• Kanban
• Scrum-ban

There are many scrum tool in the market. Yodiz is one of them that we use.

Answer 3

As is mentioned, Agile is a methodology, and there are various ways to define what agile is. To a large extent, if it involves constant unit testing and the ability to quickly adapt when the business needs change then it is probably agile. The opposite is the waterfall method.

There are various implementations that are codified by consultants, such as Xtremem Programming, Scrum and RUP (Rational Unified Process).

So, if you are using Scrum then you can switch between agile and scrum depending on if you are talking about the methodology or your implementation. You will want to see if the terms are being used correctly, by the context.

For example, if I am talking about the 15 min standup as part of my agile process, that is not necessarily needed to be agile, but scrum almost requires it, so when you interchange the terms, it is important to differentiate between the two concepts.

Answer 4

Scrum falls under the umbrella of Agile. Agile isn't Scrum but Scrum is Agile. At least that's the way PMI sees it. They are coming out with their own certification. See Agile Exam Questions

Answer 5

Comparision of Agile to Scrum is similar to comparision of organism to one organ.

Scrum suggests the way of management while it doesn't prescribe everything what is necessary to do to be able to react fast on changes. Only by adding other agile techniques like continuous integration, extreme programming, test driven development your teams will be able to deliver products not just fast, but also product that customer wants with great quality.

Answer 6

Agile and SCRUM are related but distinct. Agile describes a set of guiding principles for building software through iterative development. Agile principles are best described in the Agile Manifesto. SCRUM is a specific set of rules to follow when practicing agile software development.