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Many software development enthusiasts want to know how Scrum is different from Agile methodologies. Well, Well, Well. What I see here is a fallacy in the notion itself as Scrum is nothing but one of the Agile methodologies itself. To put it just right, Agile is a philosophy of how software development process can be arranged to deliver business value in the shortest time, whereas Scrum is one of the frameworks to implement that philosophy. The important point to note here, though, is that among all existing Agile methodologies, Scrum is being the most popular one.
Having said that, the right question to answer comes down to what makes Scrum sit atop all other existing Agile methodologies, including Kanban, Lean Development, Extreme Programming, etc.
Why is Scrum being used the most to implement Agile?
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Fixed Price Model is a popular model for outsourcing Software development projects and the question which follows is, which is the best development methodology for executing these projects?
The usual reasons why an organisation may want to opt for a Fixed price Model are:
Fixed Budget
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From a vendor’s perspective, Fixed price projects translate into a Fixed and agreed scope. So, a lot of effort goes in defining the project scope, cost and contract terms.
So, the best fit projects for execution under a Fixed price agreement would ideally be small to medium in size, where the project requirements are well defined in advance.
The Waterfall model can be used for executing such a project. Even for very small projects, ideally, the waterfall model should be customized so that the project... 
Scrum, as you may know, is considered to be the numero uno framework to implement what is known to be one of the most popular software development philosophies called Agile. But, the question is what you may not know about Scrum. Well, I think it’s the six main principles of Scrum that are pivotal to the success of any software development project that uses Agile to carry out the SDLC process. That said, I won’t beat around the bush or belabour, and rather get you straight to those six pillars that make Scrum stand taller than its counterparts, like Kanban, Lean Software Development, Extreme Programming, etc.
Six Main Principles to apply the Scrum Framework
Empirical Process Control
The word Empirical means based on experience rather than on theory or pure logic. So, instead of laying down all the requirements in the contract and doing detailed upfront planning, Scrum application entails... 
