Scrum is an agile framework that, if applied properly, can boost the efficiency of teamwork. It is known to be versatile enough, so it could be applied in basically any sort of productive teamwork, even beyond IT (e.g. bakeries, government organizations, etc.)
However, I’ve never ever seen it being used anywhere else other than in software development, therefore I’ve always been curious if Scrum is actually being used outside of IT somewhere.
Because a project management framework does not work for operations jobs.
How does Susan and Emma in accounts express their work as a sprint? How does Steve or Sarah running a bakery express their work as a sprint?
Project management does not only apply to IT tho. Some example:
I wouldn’t want to live in a house that has been designed using agile methods.
Neither would we want to use software built in such a way, but here we are…