Software development teams using agile development methods rely heavily on Scrum methods to complete projects as efficiently as possible. Agile scrum describes a method in the field of software development. The product development team completes the task of the entire project in incremental and iterative phases, often referred to as "sprint." When using the agile Scrum approach, the team acts as a tightly coupled unit that strives to achieve common goals and empower each other by establishing strong communication channels among all members of the group.

In rugby matches, scrum is a method of restarting a game after a minor violation of the rules. In a game in a rugby match, the players clasped together and tried to gain possession [and eventually win the game]. Just like the agile scrum method of software development, in order to be successful or acquired, a strong rugby team…

Rugby Scrum compared to agile Scrum – four important similarities was originally published on Spring