Scrum is an Agile process that can be used to manage and control complex software and product development using iterative, incremental practices. Ken Schwaber
Being invented in 1993 by Jeff Sutherland, John Scumniotales and Jeff McKenna, Scrum is increasingly gaining popularity. It significantly increases productivity and reduces time to benefits while facilitating adaptive, empirical systems development.
If you want to recieve quick understanding of what Scrum is, whatch this video:
We use Scrum and Lean permanently, as these frameworks are really helpful when managing distributed software development teams. Dealing with different companies from different countries, we have an opportunity to assess the influence of Scrum, Lean on the our clients’ remote teams.
Here you can read the following articles:
Scrum, Lean Tools:
6 Tips of Tracking Time Spent by the Employee on an Agile Project
A Software Tool or a Whiteboard to Manage Distributed IT Teams?
What is the Best Agile Tool for Managing Distributed Teams? (The Poll’s Results)
POLL: the Best Agile Tool for Distributed Team
VersionOne At A Glance: Introduction
KanbanTool: Worth Or Not Your Attention?
Scrum:
7 Ways How To Use Spare Time In The Sprint
Scrum and IT Outsourcing = New Business model
