The purposes of system integration vary from company to company, but the main focus tends to be decreasing labor time and costs, increasing productivity, simplifying data transferal between departments, and processing raw data. The system integrator is the person or company that handles the integration process. They create the framework for the integration, develop the translation method between the systems, and maintain connectivity.
Backlog grooming is when the developers analyze and prioritize the tasks to be completed in the next ‘sprint’, or working period. During this process, the team removes tasks, breaks down large items into smaller units, and provides more details for each item. This is done so that the next sprint planning meeting is clear, concise, and time-efficient. The end goal of backlog grooming is to have a detailed and prioritized list of the next user stories the team will work on. The length of these meetings varies, depending on the size of the backlog.
Agile methods, including Scrum, break the project down into small builds, or increments. The main goal is to provide the customer with working software throughout each stage of development, rather than delivering it all at once when the project. Each team member is responsible for their own piece of the project, and the entire team does consistent check-ins, to update and change the project requirements as needed.