The product backlog is ordered based on priority, with the highest priority items at the top of the list. The Product Owner is responsible for determining the priority of each item in the backlog based on the value it delivers to the business or stakeholders.

By ordering the product backlog based on priority, the developers know which items to work on first, and can ensure that they are delivering the most value to the business or stakeholders. The highest priority items are typically those that have the greatest impact on the success of the project or product, and which deliver the most value in the shortest amount of time.

The product backlog is a living document, and the priority of items can change based on new information, feedback from stakeholders, or changes in the business environment. As such, the Product Owner continually reviews and adjusts the priority of items in the backlog to ensure that the developers are working on the most valuable work at any given time.

Overall, ordering the product backlog based on priority is a key practice in Scrum, as it ensures that the developers are focused on delivering value to the business or stakeholders, and that the project is on track to meet its goals and objectives.

The Daily Scrum is held at the same time and place each day to reduce complexity.

What is a Daily Scrum?

Daily Scrum is a daily 15-minute time-boxed meeting in the Scrum framework where Developers briefly share their progress and plans for the day. The goal of Daily Scrum is to ensure that everyone is aligned on the goals of the Sprint, identify and address any obstacles, and improve communication and collaboration among the Developers.

Note: The Daily Scrum is an internal meeting to the Developers. Therefore, the Product Owner and the Scrum Master may ATTEND the Daily Scrum as silent observers but they cannot actively PARTICIPATE in the Daily Scrum.

No changes are made that would endanger the Sprint Goal

A Sprint Review is held at the end of the Sprint to inspect the Increment and adapt the Product Backlog if needed.

Developers are the people in the Scrum Team that are committed to creating any aspect of a usable Increment each Sprint.

The specific skills needed by the Developers are often broad and will vary with the domain of work.

However, the Developers are always accountable for:

● Creating a plan for the Sprint, the Sprint Backlog;

● Instilling quality by adhering to a Definition of Done;

● Adapting their plan each day toward the Sprint Goal; and,

● Holding each other accountable as professionals.

The Product Owner is one person, not a committee. The Product Owner may represent the desires of a committee in the Product Backlog, but those wanting to change a Product Backlog item’s priority must address the Product Owner.

Remember : One product = one Product Owner = one Product Backlog.

The disadvantage of using a waterfall approach is that it is inflexible and does not allow for changes or revisions once a stage is completed. The rigid guidelines can make it difficult to adapt to new requirements or feedback, leading to potential delays and increased costs.

"For Product Owners to succeed, the entire organization must respect their decisions. These decisions are visible in the content and ordering of the Product Backlog, and through the inspectable Increment at the Sprint Review."

- The Scrum Guide (TM) of 2020.

The Product Backlog is dynamic; it constantly changes to identify what the product needs to be appropriate, competitive, and useful. If a product exists, its Product Backlog also exists.

The Product Backlog is a living artifact which is continually kept up to date with the most recent insights.

The essence of Scrum is a small team of people. The individual team is highly flexible and adaptive. These strengths continue operating in single, several, many, and networks of teams that develop, release, operate and sustain the work and work products of thousands of people. They collaborate and interoperate through sophisticated development architectures and target release environments.