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Scrum

Name comes from rugby term. First use of term "Scrum" apparently not in software development, but in article on new product development: [Takeuchi, H. and Nonaka, I.(1986). The New Product Development Game. Harvard Business Review, Jan.-Feb.:137-146]

Three phases:
(1) Pre-game

(2) Development (Game)
(3) Post-game In the Scrum Model each iteration is called a sprint. Scrum model is getting popularity for the last few years. Main strength of the Scrum model is high project management capability. The next diagram shows the emphasis on scrum meetings before, during and after the sprint.