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I am pushing my project over to Visual Studio Online in order to have some source control. I am developing this project by myself. I have never used Scrum, Agile, nor CMMI before, and the detailed description I read seems to assume a lot of knowledge. (It makes no sense to someone who doesn't already know what they are talking about.)

The best way for me to really learn Scrum or Agile or CMMI is by using them. But where to start? The above link does not help me there.

As a solo developer who is just looking for source control, should I start off with Scrum, Agile, or CMMI?

To take the opinion-basedness out of this question, I will make my official question:

What is the difference between Scrum, Agile, and CMMI in Layman's terms?

(But really, I just am trying to figure out where to start!)

Vadim Kotov
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Evorlor
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  • "As a solo developer who is just looking for source control, should I start off with Scrum, Agile, or CMMI?" wat? What have those things to do with eachother? – PeeHaa Jul 26 '14 at 19:47
  • Sorry...Visual Studio Online forces me to choose one off the bat in order to use their source control (from http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/vstudio/ms400752.aspx) ...no clue which to pick, and their descriptions don't really help a newb like me. – Evorlor Jul 26 '14 at 19:48
  • Perhaps this question belongs somewhere else now that I come to think of it...not really a programming question. – Evorlor Jul 26 '14 at 19:52
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    You (and microsoft) are combining source control with project management and creating a lumpy bowl of stew. If all you want is source control, I'd start out with git or svn. – bcrist Jul 26 '14 at 19:52
  • Thanks bcrist, but I have used git. im actually trying to branch out a bit and become comfortable with some professionally used stuff – Evorlor Jul 26 '14 at 19:55
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    This sentence doesn't make sense since git (and svn mainly) is professionally used stuff. – Absurd-Mind Jul 26 '14 at 20:11

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As you just wish to use the source code control, it won't make any difference which of those templates you use.

Because VSO forces you to choose, I'd be inclined to select Agile. This is because you're a lone developer whereas scrum is intended for a scrum team.

(I've not used CMMI so cannot comment on that)

Derek Davidson PST CST
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    CMMI isn't a process by itself, but a model to analyze and improve processes. Leave it to Microsoft to mix those up. – MSalters Jul 28 '14 at 07:38