Developers — Self-Managing and Cross-Functional

🎬 Video Lesson · 9 min

In Scrum, anyone who creates the product Increment is a Developer — regardless of whether they write code, test, design, or analyze.

Developer Accountabilities

• Creating a plan for the Sprint: the Sprint Backlog
• Instilling quality by adhering to the DoD
• Adapting the daily plan toward the Sprint Goal
• Holding each other accountable as professionals

Self-Managing: Developers decide how to turn Product Backlog items into Increments. No one tells Developers how to do their work.

Optimal Size: 3–9 Developers (10 total with SM and PO)