Understanding 3355 in Scrum Framework: Roles, Artifacts, Events & Values

Scrum is a combination of 3-3-5-5. The core concepts of the Scrum framework can be simply remembered as 3.3.5.5, as shown below:

3 Roles

• Product Owner
• Development Team
• Scrum Master

3 Artifacts

• Product Backlog
• Sprint Backlog – Sprint To-Do List
• Product Increment – Potentially Shippable Product Increment

5 Events

• Sprint
• Sprint Planning
• Daily Scrum Meeting
• Sprint Review
• Sprint Retrospective

5 Values

• Openness
• Respect
• Courage
• Focused
• Commitment

The 3355 framework is grounded in the three pillars of Scrum:

• Transparency
• Inspection
• Adaptation

The Definition of Done (DoD) is achieved through the 5 events of the Scrum team, aligning with the 3 pillars.

3355 Scrum Framework