Scrumban

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noun

A hybrid of Scrum and kanban.

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Meanings

nounScrumban (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA hybrid of Scrum and kanban.

    Scrumban may the best approach for many Agile marketing teams. But only if they are genuinely practicing Scrumban, rather than practicing what the developers derisively call “Scrumbut.”

    2020, Jim Ewel, The Six Disciplines of Agile Marketing […] , John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 112

Origin

Blend of Scrum + kanban.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Scrumban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scrumban

MLA

“Scrumban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scrumban. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Scrumban,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Scrumban.

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