Scrum Process Template

This document provides an overview of the contents of the Scrum process template.

A tutorial for how to use Scrum with Rational Team Concert is available on the IBM developerworks portal.

Changes Since the Team Concert 1.0 Version

Scrum Template Overview

This section provides an overview of the Scrum template contents.

Different teams work differently and Rational Team Concert supports flexible process customization. We therefore recommend that you customize the template as needed. We recommend the following approach:

Iteration Structure and Categories

In Scrum a release is subdivided into a number of fixed length Sprints. The Scrum process template defines the following initial iteration structure:
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The template creates the following initial categories to organize your work items. You will typically create and associate a category for each team area you create:
categories.png

Roles and permissions

The template defines the following roles:

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The project level permissions are assigned as shown below:
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The set of permission that can be customized at the team area level are assigned like this:
permissions2.png

Work Item Types

The template defines the following work item types:
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To learn about the attributes and work flows of these work item types use the project area editor to inspect the different configuration aspects for work items.

Queries

The Scrum template defines a set of queries to retrieve work items. Most queries use the work item state to filter the work items. The following queries are based on links defined between work items:

Plans

The template provides the following plan types:

Rules/Preconditions

Development practices are not in the scope of Scrum, but can also be enacted in a process template. The Scrum process template adds the following preconditions for everyone when delivering changes:

Reports

The Scrum template provides a set of built-in reports that are not specific to Scrum. The following reports are of particular interest when using Scrum: These reports are also available on the dashboard.

The Sprint Burndown report is shown on the Charts tab of the iteration plan editor.

Dashboards

The Scrum template defines several dashboard templates: dashboard.png