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CSP-SM | THE PROFESSIONAL SCRUM MASTER JOURNEY
The answer to “what is Scrum” is “applied empiricism”
(and even the Scrum Guide more or less says so)
By the face of it, there isn’t very much to Scrum that even children wouldn’t understand. What is known as the theory of Scrum, is condensed into three small paragraphs at the beginning of The Scrum Guide (2020):
Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking. Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is observed. Lean thinking reduces waste and focuses on the essentials.
Scrum employs an iterative, incremental approach to optimize predictability and to control risk. Scrum engages groups of people who collectively have all the skills and expertise to do the work and share or acquire such skills as needed.
Scrum combines four formal events for inspection and adaptation within a containing event, the Sprint. These events work because they implement the empirical Scrum pillars of transparency, inspection, and adaptation.
Clearly, the first idea that springs to mind when speaking of Scrum, is empiricism.
