Scrum : The pillars and

values of Scrum
Prof. Chaker El Amrani

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Outline
- Introduction
- The 3 Pillars of Scrum
- The 5 Values of Scrum

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Introduction
- The Scrum Guide, which contains everything we need about Scrum, is a main source of
truth for Scrum Teams and is available for free at https://scrumguides.org/
- Scrum is used a lot at Google
- Agile is the foundational philosophy and mindset, while Scrum is a framework that
materializes or brings that philosophy to life.
- Scrum came before the Agile Manifesto and served as an inspiration for the entire Agile
philosophy.
- Scrum, which is the most popular project management framework.
- Scrum has three pillars, and five values.

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The 3 Pillars of Scrum
- The Scrum Guide defines Scrum as a framework for developing, delivering, and
sustaining complex products.
- Scrum uses an iterative and incremental approach. The product is built over time
through work done during each iteration.
- Scrum uses an iterative and incremental approach. This helps become more
predictable and manage the uncertainty in our project.
- With Scrum each decision to make in a project is based on real experience and
hard data.
- Scrum is founded on a scientific theory called empiricism

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The 3 Pillars of Scrum
- Empiricism is built on three foundational pillars. Those pillars are
transparency, inspection, and adaptation, and they're also the three pillars
of Scrum :
Transparency : means that we make the most significant aspects of our work
visible to those responsible for the outcome (Everyone must be transparent :Scrum
Team members (3 to 9 people), senior sponsors, stakeholders, customers and
users).
Transparency encourages more collaboration and fewer mistakes.
Inspection : refers to conducting timely checks towards the outcome of a Sprint
goal to detect undesirable variances.
That means that there are always checking in on the progress and deliverables so
that any undesirable changes can be detected.
Adaptation : means that we're continuously searching for ways to adjust our
project, product, or processes to minimize any further deviation or issues.
When we adapt, we change aspects that do not work or could be better.
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The 3 Pillars of Scrum
▪ Transparency and inspection gives Scrum Teams the information they
need to identify improvements or changes.
▪ Adaptation includes immediate fixes to problems, or is about
implementing a change.

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 The 5 Values of Scrum
Scrum Teams work and behave according to five core values: commitment, courage, focus,
openness, and respect.
Commitment : This means personally committing to achieving the goals of the Scrum Team.
Courage : Scrum Team members must have the courage to do the right thing and work on
tough problems.
Demonstrating courage when responding to challenging situations can strengthen the team’s
resilience
Focus : This refers to everyone focusing on the necessary work within the Sprint and the overall
goals of the Scrum Team.
Openness : For Scrum to work, the team and its stakeholders agree to be open about all the
work and the various challenges that come with performing the work. Openness is essential to a
productive Scrum Team. In order to gather data, team members must be willing to share their
observations and experiences.
Respect : Team members should respect the opinions, skills, and independence of their
teammates.

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The 5 Values of Scrum
In order for a team to bring the three pillars of Scrum to life, they must act
in accordance with the five Scrum values :

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