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Lessons in this course (13)
2. Agile, Scrum and Kanban essentials
Basic★ Must knowLesson 2 of 13
Agile Manifesto values: individuals and interactions over processes and tools; working software over comprehensive documentation; customer collaboration over contract negotiation; responding to change over following a plan.
| Scrum | Kanban | |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence | Fixed sprints | Continuous flow |
| Roles | PO, Scrum Master, Developers | No prescribed roles |
| Commitment | Sprint backlog / goal | WIP limits per column |
| Change | Usually between sprints | Any time |
| Metrics | Velocity, burndown | Cycle time, lead time, throughput, CFD |
| Best for | Product development with planning cycles | Support/maintenance, ops, unpredictable work |
Terms: user story ("As a … I want … so that …") with acceptance criteria (Given/When/Then), story points (relative effort/complexity, Fibonacci), velocity, Definition of Ready / Done, epic → feature → story → task, spike (time-boxed research), MVP, INVEST (Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable).