Scrum – from Theory to Practice in Software Development
Seppänen, Jaana (2016)
2016
Tietotekniikan koulutusohjelma
Tieto- ja sähkötekniikan tiedekunta - Faculty of Computing and Electrical Engineering
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Hyväksymispäivämäärä
2016-06-08
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201605194019
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tty-201605194019
Tiivistelmä
Scrum is the most used agile methodology and its popularity is growing. More and more companies and teams use Scrum, but there are not many scientific studies done showing what Scrum practices are actually used and how those practices have been employed.
The purpose of this thesis is to provide more information on this topic. Research questions for this thesis are: 1) What Scrum practices are used on the field and how they have been employed? 2) What engineering practices are used along with them? 3) What are the positive and negative sides of using Scrum? and 4) What are the outcomes of using Scrum?
In this thesis the background and history of agile and Scrum are introduced. The basic terms and practices of Scrum are presented. To research the problem and get data from the field articles were researched systematically to collect information form earlier studies. In addition a questionnaire was formed to get more information on the real usage of Scrum. Questionnaire was sent to several different persons working as a part of a Scrum Team.
This thesis presents the results of how Scrum is used in real life compared to textbook Scrum practices, and suggests what kind of improvements can be made based on the findings. The thesis also points out many positive sides of Scrum, highlighting the actual benefits of using it. It also presents challenges and perceived difficulties with Scrum.
The purpose of this thesis is to provide more information on this topic. Research questions for this thesis are: 1) What Scrum practices are used on the field and how they have been employed? 2) What engineering practices are used along with them? 3) What are the positive and negative sides of using Scrum? and 4) What are the outcomes of using Scrum?
In this thesis the background and history of agile and Scrum are introduced. The basic terms and practices of Scrum are presented. To research the problem and get data from the field articles were researched systematically to collect information form earlier studies. In addition a questionnaire was formed to get more information on the real usage of Scrum. Questionnaire was sent to several different persons working as a part of a Scrum Team.
This thesis presents the results of how Scrum is used in real life compared to textbook Scrum practices, and suggests what kind of improvements can be made based on the findings. The thesis also points out many positive sides of Scrum, highlighting the actual benefits of using it. It also presents challenges and perceived difficulties with Scrum.