What Is Scrum? (An Agile Cartoon)

What is Scrum? This brief video will introduce you to the general concepts of Scrum and how Agile teams use Scrum to deliver software efficiently. For a free book, continue below....

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[farhadhabibullah]

Didn't understand a thing in my 3 hours class, but you just made everything crystal in few minutes. you are a legend! thank you so much for the great work you r doing

[andreaknight-financial]

This was so great. I spent hours sitting through boring lectures without cartoons and this made it so much easier to compartmentalize and digest. Thanks!

[din]

I appreciated just how brief and thorough you were. In particular using the example of comparing scrum with rugby as well as explaining why the terms sprint and iteration are interchangeable. Thank you,

[ahmedsaid-zpuj]

You are such an amazing simplifier and teacher, Mark🌹

[koenhouse]

I read my book, no clue. Googled scrum at various sites, still no clue. Watching your clip = a light bulb goes off in my head. Thank you, Mark!

[amythai]

I plan on using your videos as discussion starters in our IT learning series. Love how your videos always provide different analogies such as the music and sports, it makes it easier to relate to the topic at hand. I love dynamic content that actually keeps the learner in mind. Less is more by making it simple, short, and entertaining. You're a great educator!

[omgha]

Mark, appreciate your time and work on explaining what SCRUM is. It was very insightful and explained in simple terms. I also enjoyed your AGILE video and learned about the values and principles of software development based on the agreed manifesto. Keep up the good work.

[harshal]

Mark, Amazing Videos!! The topics are presented so well in just right words, music and animation. Small duration videos keep me focussed and still so informative. Great job and can't thank you enough! Also, thanks very much for the free book - much appreciate it!

[delilahfowlkes]

Thank you so much ! I have been looking for a clear and simple video as I am barking upon my new role as a Scrum Master, and your videos are the best. Thank you!

[mradorableboi]

The scrum loops visual is really cool. Sums it up in a few minutes!

[hassanafzal]

Best demonstration Mark. Now I am fully clear. First I saw your agile video and now Scrum video. Both are well discussed. My huge confusion is gone and now I can easily differentiate them. Thank you.

[saracosta]

The best video I watched explaining scrum so far.

[traceydonnelly]

Love this, so easy to use and very understandable for those not familiar with SCRUM. I like the fact that it is still visually office based even though we are mostly working for home, makes me feel nostalgic ;-)

[rachelchristina]

Mark, You made my the Complex to understand it in a Simpler form.

[queenor]

This is the best video ever...Thank you Dear Mark

[ourloveislovely]

Your videos make learning so easy and natural- love them!

[zukysrt]

I can see the value of Agile but scrum is interesting. With some scrum masters, the team spend a lot of time following the rituals rather than doing the actual work. Some stake holders get really annoyed with the meetings upon meetings but they have to attend to be seen as embracing the agile way!

We have a joke: Confucius says "Talking doesn't get the rice cooked!"

There is a point with which the amount of time spent on figuring out ways to improve things in the past far outweighs the benefits of the returned improvements. Sort of like a dog chasing its tail. I am only sharing this because of some scrum masters who are so rigids in their rituals that the process becomes bogged down in the mechanics of getting things done, which contradicts what being agile is all about!

Great video, by the way, and thank you very much!

[rebeccagrundhoefer]

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this video and several others I watched of yours. Thank you!

[incialemdaroglu]

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[JohnM]

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