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Overview

Understanding a few core concepts will help you navigate SEOP, make better decisions about your delivery model, and get value from the platform faster.

Concept 1: Orchestration

Orchestration is the central idea behind SEOP. Rather than managing engineers, tools, and processes as separate concerns, orchestration coordinates them as a unified system. In practice, this means:
  • Engineers are matched, deployed, and managed within a structured framework — not handed off and left unsupported
  • Tools (Jira, GitHub, Slack, etc.) are connected to a common data layer, so performance data flows automatically into your dashboards
  • Delivery processes (sprint planning, QA, code review, releases) follow consistent patterns across all engagements, regardless of team size or location
  • AI Agents augment human work at defined points in the delivery cycle, reducing manual overhead and improving speed

Concept 2: Deployment surfaces

Scrums.com organizes deployable capacity and outcomes across three surfaces: AI Catalog — Agents, models, MCP servers, skills, APIs, and infrastructure. AI Development — Defined scopes and managed delivery owned by Scrums.com. Hire — Engineers and teams that add ongoing delivery capacity. You can combine deployments from these surfaces within one workspace.

Concept 3: Subscription Tiers

Your subscription tier determines which platform features, governance controls, and support services you can access. Think of it as the operating level at which SEOP runs for your organisation.
  • Free — Browse and scope the platform and catalog
  • Access — Deploy catalog records with standard governance
  • Business — Add multi-team governance, intelligence, and API access
  • Enterprise — Maximum governance for large, regulated businesses

Concept 4: Talent Seats vs. Hours vs. Blocks

Scrums.com offers three ways to structure engineering capacity: Seats (monthly subscription) — A full-time engineer for up to 160 hours/month, billed at a fixed rate. Predictable cost, maximum continuity. Hours (time and materials) — Billed per approved hour worked. Suitable for variable workloads or ad hoc tasks. Blocks (prepaid) — Pre-purchased packages of 40, 80, or 160 hours. Ideal for defined, time-boxed pieces of work.

Concept 5: Scopes and Outcome-Driven Sprints

A scope defines a purchasable engineering outcome. Outcome-Driven Sprints are one time-boxed way to execute a scope. See AI Development scopes for the required inputs, deliverables, and lifecycle.

Concept 6: AI Agents

AI Agents are automated processes deployed within SEOP to augment engineering work. They operate within defined boundaries — governed by your subscription tier and configured by your Enablement Partner. AI Agents do not replace engineers; they automate repetitive manual work.
Last modified on September 15, 2026