Agile & Scrum delivery · Core

Developers

Also called: development team

ELI5

The people who build the usable product increment.

Used in conversation

“Developers decide how to achieve the Sprint Goal.”

Definition

In Scrum, the people committed to creating any aspect of a usable Increment each Sprint.

Here “Developers” means: In Scrum, the people committed to creating any aspect of a usable Increment each Sprint.

Pitch context

You will see “Developers” in product strategy decks, roadmaps, experiments and architecture reviews when the discussion reaches agile & scrum delivery.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret agile & scrum delivery without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

Sources & evidence · 2

Direct term-level sources and supporting source families.

Scrum Guides — The Scrum Guide — official current versionDirect source · primary · checked 2026-08-16
National Institute of Standards and Technology — Computer Security Resource Center GlossarySupporting source family · primary · checked 2026-08-16