What is an Increment in Scrum?

Potentially Shippable Product Increment

The Increment is the sum of all the Product Backlog items completed during a Sprint and the value of the increments of all previous Sprints. At the end of a Sprint, the new Increment must be “Done,” which means it must be in useable condition and meet the Scrum Team’s definition of “Done.” It must be in useable condition regardless of whether the Product Owner decides to actually release it.

Potentially shippable product increment is a statement about the quality of the software and not about the value or the marketability of the software.

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