Why is Scrum Important for Empiricism?

Scrum encourages teams to continuously experiment, inspect and adapt their work. So if a team is faced with complex problems or complex work to do, Scrum provides a framework for teams to use empirical techniques. Scrum isn’t the only way to solve complex problems, but it is an excellent way to do so.

Scrum utilizes three pillars to support this approach: transparency, inspection and adaptation.

  • the team must be transparent about their progress and the product being developed
  • they must inspect this progress and the product regularly
  • and they must be able to adapt their work and processes based on what they observe

This helps to ensure that the team is continuously improving and delivering value to the customer.

 

 

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Scrum Teams treat feedback and data as a neutral and objective input, not a tool to confirm biases. By basing their decisions on objective results rather than optimism or personal opinion, Scrum Teams ensure they are continuously learning and adapting based on what the data actually reveals, not wha...
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