"Scrum is designed for software teams working in a well-known problem space"
More narrowly, it's for problems which can be broken down into more or less independent "features". It's not too helpful if you're building something which doesn't do anything useful until all the parts are working. The Scrum mindset is to first build a flashlight app, then add features.
(If only that were a joke.)
Flashlight app with an EULA, a privacy policy, and ads.[1]
Flashlight app with in-app purchases.[2]
Flashlight app with spyware.[3]
More narrowly, it's for problems which can be broken down into more or less independent "features". It's not too helpful if you're building something which doesn't do anything useful until all the parts are working. The Scrum mindset is to first build a flashlight app, then add features.
(If only that were a joke.)
[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=goldenshoreste...[2]https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/light-led-flashlight/id37975...
[2]http://www.komando.com/apps/3112/turn-your-phone-into-a-flas...