Scrum Methodology in Agile Software Development

Today market is affected by uncertainly and sudden changes, in these conditions most of the models used in the 20th century to develop software are not still appropriate. Waterfall model , probably the most famous between them, is characterized by a stiff structure which can’t cope with the turbulent needs of actual market.

In recent years many innovations are been enhanced in software engineering with a particular focus on the flexibility of these methods in order to cope with the customer’s and market’s needs; surely Agile Software Development is between them; ASD embraces the principles of lean production by applying them in software development to avoid waste and increase responsiveness to change. It represents the solution to the unpredictability of the market where the capacity to welcome change even late in development to satisfy customers is required.

This article deals with Agile Software Development with a particular focus on one of its most used technique : Scrum Methodology.