AGILE Glossary
The Scrum Guide introduces and defines some of the terminology used in Agile and Scrum specifically, but a broader understanding of terms is needed in order to understand Scrum. In the sections below, you can find lists of terms from several organizations and an overview about the terms listed.
Scrum.org
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This general glossary provided by the Agile Alliance includes terms used across Agile methodologies and Scrum in particular. Most terms have links to additional articles and can be very useful when you work at a company that applies Agile methods or just want to expand your knowledge about Agile.
Agile Alliance is a global non-profit membership organization founded on the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. They support people and organizations who explore, apply and expand Agile values, principles, and practices.
SmartSheet
Establishing standardized definitions for common project management terms is a challenge, even for seasoned pros. To help you achieve this goal, we’re offering this authoritative reference guide, pulling together a complete list of project management terminology. This glossary contains more than 600 terms and provides simple, clear explanation.
Included on this glossary, you'll find definitions from A-Z, from activity codes and dependencies, to performance reporting and timeboxes.
Scrum.org
Scrum.org is a Scrum certification body founded by Scrum co-creator Ken Schwaber as a mission-based organization to help people and teams solve complex problems and they provide training courses, certifications and ongoing learning all based on a common competency model.
They state that this glossary is meant to represent an overview of Scrum-related terms. Some of the mentioned terms are not mandatory in Scrum, but have been added because they are commonly used in Scrum. To learn more about the Scrum framework, to identify which of these terms are required elements of Scrum and to understand how the mentioned elements are connected, we highly recommend that you reference the Scrum Guide™
Scrum Inc.
ScrumInc. was founded by Dr. Jeff Sutherland, co-creator of Scrum, and it has helped hundreds of organizations and more than ten–thousand teams achieve better results by successfully transforming the way they work.
These definitions come from primary sources including the Scrum Guide, Scrum@Scale Guide, associated essence cards, the Scrum Patterns Community, and Scrum Inc. thought leadership. This is a living document. Terms will be updated or added periodically.
