Do I use Agile Development or SDLC(scrum)?

[richelle_pivec]

I'm reading the Agile Development wiki article (Istanbul version), and I notice that it keeps flipping back and forth between doing something in the Agile Development application or doing something in the SDLC(scrum) application. I believe that Scrum is the process and can be used as the tool, and Agile Development is a tool that uses the process.

Here is my scenario:

My director wants us to use the Scrum process for one of our upcoming ServiceNow projects (converting our CMS portal to Service Portal).

So, I am playing in our Dev instance trying to figure out the hierarchy levels and how they all work together. I found both of the applications there, and, for a while I thought I should be using the Agile Development application because it appears to have Scrum + more. But, now I am about a third of the way through the wiki article where it has a sample procedure for creating a theme. And, the first instruction is "Navigate to SDLC(Scrum Process)>Planning>Themes."

The sample procedure right after that (Creating an Epic) has that step saying, "Navigate to Agile Development>Planning>Open Epics..."

So, now I'm confused.

So, which do you use? Which should I use if this is something we might go forward with for other IT projects after this "pilot."

Thanks for any insights on this.

Richelle

[Michael Fry1]

Here's a thread that explains it pretty well: Release Management: SDLC - SCRUM vs. Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Just because I use Agile doesn't mean it's right for you.

[richelle_pivec]

I had read that thread, but it didn't really make sense to me. I have that as a separate application too. So, I actually have all three of them: SDLC, SDLC(scrum), and Agile Development. I figured from the other thread that it narrowed it down to two...and given what was displaying in the Applications and the Wiki article, I narrowed it down to Agile Development or SDLC(scrum).

I'm leaning towards Agile Development, but don't want to make a mistake as this will determine the direction we go with scrum.

thanks,

Richelle

[Michael Fry1 · Accepted solution]

If you're just going to use it for one project, use SDLC(scrum. That will give you basic functionality including Sprints & Stories. If you are going to use this for multiple release, multiple projects going at same time, switch to Agile.

[richelle_pivec]

Agile it is then. While this is just one project, I imagine my director is planning to use it for other projects going forward.

Thanks,

Richelle