In this article, we will have a look at the most frequently used Agile terms that we come across while working in an agile environment.

Scrum

Scrum is a framework for agile software development. It is an iterative and incremental  framework. Projects progress via series of iterations called sprints which are usually  2-4 weeks long.

Sprint

A Sprint is a basic time-boxed unit in Scrum. Scrum team has between 5-10 people but scrum projects  can easily scale into hundreds.

Product Backlog

A prioritized and estimated list of all outstanding Product/Project

• Requirements
• Features
• Defects
• Epics
• User stories
• Tasks
• Other work items.

Spikes are generally created and used for activities like investigation, exploring, research etc. Also, it is used to remove risk and uncertainty in a user story. Therefore, in most cases spikes are created and worked upon to mitigate risk, understanding requirements, determine the best direction for implementing a feature, gaining more knowledge etc.