Scrum uses three artifacts to track progress and ensure transparency. Each artifact has a specific commitment to ensure quality and focus.
1The Emergent Backlog
The Product Backlog is never complete. As long as a product exists, its backlog exists. It changes as the product, and the environment in which it will be used, changes.
2The Actionable Plan
The Sprint Backlog isn't static. It is updated throughout the Sprint as more is learned. It must have enough detail that the Developers can inspect their progress in the Daily Scrum.
3The Step Forward
An Increment is produced the moment a Product Backlog item meets the Definition of Done. Multiple Increments may be created within a Sprint, and they are all presented at the Sprint Review.
