Software Development Plan: Scrum Framework

Software Development Plan
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Executive summary
Although the tech industry has grown exponentially over the past decade, the last two years have marked its epitome. This is the case due to a rapid increase in the demand for tech-based solutions following the pandemic (Machado et al., 2020). In particular, software engineering has come out as a highly relevant field because of its applicability in not only the industries and businesses but also in daily functions. This trend has made the field a lucrative business option due to the decrease in new entrepreneurs’ limitations in establishing a foothold in the market. Furthermore, the software development industry has grown both in space and dynamics (Norman & Venter, 2016). In the modern world, people have become accustomed to advanced devices and gadgets, most of which are software-based. Following this, the industry has grown into a multibillion industry due to the high consumer expenditure on such devices (Ali & Knox, 2021). Despite the high number of players, the industry has room for growth since businesses are shifting to software programs for running their operations. Another plus for the industry is that tech developments such as virtualization and artificial intelligence have made software necessary in virtually all aspects of life. 
Today is a leading software development company established on March 20, 2021. It is located in Buffalo, New York, USA. The motivation behind its creation is a gap realized in the industry resulting from a noted inconsistency in the functionalities of mobile device software. Currently, the market is awash with software that has incomplete functions, which means that mobile device users are forced to download multiple programs to meet their needs. The company’s mission is to develop software solutions that provide a platform where the existing software functions can be integrated. One of the notable inconsistencies that led to the development of the idea is the functioning of the mobile calculators. Basically, their capabilities are limited to arithmetic calculations and lack unit and currency exchange conversion functions. Today’s founder Zhenyu Wu relied on this idea to come up with a proposal to develop a software ‘Today-Map’ with viewing, navigation, and positioning functions.  
Scrum Team
For the current product, the preferred implementation approach is through the scrum. Scrum is a framework where the project development team can address complex problems via an adaptive process (Hron & Obwegeser, 2018). It is a lightweight framework within which teams can generate value through adaptive methods that address complex issues. Like the agile system, scrum is a project management approach that prioritizes accountability, teamwork, and iterative project progress guided by pre-determined goals. Unlike the traditional project development designs, scrum does not conform to structural hierarchies but follows a self-managing and cross-functional style (Hanslo et al., 2019). There will be three different team distributions; scrum master, product owner, and development...