Scrum theory & values
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According to the Scrum Guide, what is Scrum best described as?
- AA lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organisations generate value through adaptive solutions✓
- BA project management software tool
- CA documented set of engineering practices for writing code
- DA detailed methodology with prescribed step-by-step processes covering every engineering task and document a team produces
Answer: The Scrum Guide defines Scrum as a lightweight framework that helps people, teams and organisations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems.
On which empirical process control theory is Scrum founded?
- ATheory of constraints applied to bottlenecks
- BPredictive planning, where the full plan is defined up front and the scope is then locked for the duration
- CEmpiricism, asserting knowledge comes from experience and decisions are based on what is observed✓
- DStatistical process control using control charts, where defect counts are plotted against upper and lower limits
Answer: Scrum is founded on empiricism (and lean thinking); empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and that decisions are made based on what is observed.