Scrum vs. Waterfall — What's the Difference?

A play in rugby in which the two sets of forwards mass together around the ball and, with their heads down, struggle to gain possession of the ball.

A waterfall is an area where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops in the course of a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.

The mass or formation of players during such a play.

A cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a precipice or steep incline.

Chiefly British A disordered or confused situation involving a number of people.

Relating to or denoting a method of project management that is characterized by sequential stages and a fixed plan of work

To engage in a scrum.

A steep descent of water from a height; a cascade.

A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people.

A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.

(Canada) A tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a person, usually a politician, asking for comments about an issue; an opportunity provided for a politician to be approached this way.

(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

(rugby) In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.

Waterfall model

(software engineering) In Agile software development (specifically Scrum or related methodologies), a daily meeting in which each developer describes what they have been doing, what they plan to do next, and any impediments to progress.

The action of drinking from a vessel without touching it with the lips, considered more sanitary for a shared vessel.

Hostile shoving between two groups.

A necktie.

To form a scrum.

A chignon.

(software engineering) Scrum

A beard.

(rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession

(intransitive) To fall like a waterfall.

(transitive) To drink (something) from a container by pouring it from a height so as not to touch one's lips to the rim.

(roller derby) recycle

A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a cataract.

An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.

A certain kind of neck scarf.

A steep descent of the water of a river