Scrum Process Initialization

In simple terms, I would say step 1 is deciding to do it, and step 2 is doing it.

However difficult or intimidating it may seem, the best way to make Scrum work for you is to just do it, and learn as you go.



Sometimes people fall in to the trap of trying to perfectly plan their Scrum implementation up-front, which is much less effective than just starting, seeing what does and doesn't work, and adjusting processes (through inspection and adaptation) as you go along.

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You need to know what the product is, identify a Product Owner for that product, a Development Team and Scrum Master.

Choose how long the first Sprint should be: 2 weeks is quite typical, but anything less than one month is valid.

Then begin Sprint 1.

The Development Team should define a definition of "Done" if there isn't one already.

The first Sprint Planning will probably be difficult, because it may involve working with a new Product Backlog, which contains non-refined items; but do your best and make sure to stick to the 8 hour timebox.

Even if the Sprint Planning doesn't go as well as you hope, after 8 hours, there should be a Sprint Goal and some items in the Sprint Backlog for the Development Team to focus on.

Whatever happens this Sprint the outcome should be a releasable increment of the product that meets the definition of "Done".

During the Sprint, the Product Owner and Development Team should collaborate to help refine items in the Product Backlog, which has multiple benefits, but should make the next Sprint Planning easier.

The Sprint Retrospective is a vital opportunity to inspect and adapt what has happened. After Sprint 1, expect to have learned several lessons, and the Scrum Team should embrace changes that it feels will help, safe in the knowledge that they can change things back later if it makes sense to do so.

What is the first step of scrum project ?

Find out why the initiative is being framed as a project rather than as the delivery of a product. Is there a clear Product Owner accountable to stakeholders for maximizing the value of the product, or are there project managers expecting to exercise control?