5 Things You May Think Are Part Of Scrum But Got Removed
How the Scrum Guide moved towards describing the core framework
Scrum is a framework to create value in complex environments. It is founded upon the concept of empiricism: transparency — inspection and adaptation. Scrum as a framework is also subject to inspection and adaptation. It continued to have the same objectives, but the rules of the game of Scrum have evolved.
Even if you only take into account the last decade, ever since the publication of the first Scrum Guide, many things have changed. Many things got removed. Some things were added and later removed.
In this article, I will discuss 5 things that were removed from Scrum but have made a lasting impression on the framework.
1. Sprint Backlog items
Product Backlog Items that were selected for a Sprint used to change names. They became Sprint Backlog Items. This is very clear in the Sprint Planning section of the July 2011 Scrum Guide. In the “What will be done” section, the guide discusses Product Backlog Items. In the “how” section, these have turned into Sprint Backlog Items.
There were no clarifications on how these two differed from each other. This only added to the confusion.
