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Throughout the case study, we followed the Deming Cycle, which is the widely-recognized, four-step process for continual improvement, also known as PDSA or Plan-Do-Study-Act.

• Plan: With each sprint, there was a planning session on what the team wanted to accomplish. User stories were written and estimated; and acceptance criteria was written so the team and the customer knew the rules to determine if a feature was done.

• Do: This is the sprint. During the sprint, the features were developed.

• Study: At the conclusion of every sprint, the team conducted a retrospective to study what it just did and derive ways to improve the process. The team asked themselves, how can we improve, how can we become more efficient, and how can we improve our process? As a result of this study, action items were noted and assigned to be handled.

• Act: These were the action items that came from the retrospective. The team had great influence on the process. Taking the action items from the retrospective, the team acted to improve the process.

This cycle repeats for every sprint and even on a daily basis as the team evolves. The team proves it can handle greater tasks as its process evolves. The team becomes more efficient, and knowing that, they decide their own destiny.

Source of Information : Pro Agile .NET Development with SCRUM