Making work visible in the form of a Scrum Board is one of the most empowering features of Scrum.
We often call visible workspaces information radiators because they radiate information to anyone within sight of them, as shown in the following figure:
Scrum Boards enable several things to happen:
- A visible workspace allows a team to debug its process like never before. A team can stand back and take in a complete picture of a Sprint's progress. If you're new to Agile, this gives you information that you've never had before. The visible nature of the work in progress enables you to make better decisions. ...
