Delivery Management

The 2020 Scrum Guide - PDF Version [English]

An update to the rules of the game in it's 20th year anniversary.

Jeff Sutherland, Ken Schwaber

Nov 18, 2020 • 16 min read

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Scrum

Guidelines

Agile Leadership

Scrum Master

Governance

Summary

Ever since the first version of the Scrum Guide was released in 2010 with the goal to help people understand Scrum globally, it has been continually updated with new rules and uses to coincide with the ever-evolving complex world. Check the newly updated 2020 version of the Scrum Guide with more details and definitions of the rules of the game.

Takeaways

Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people, teams, and organizations generate value through
adaptive solutions for complex problems.
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 requires a Scrum Master to foster an environment where:
1. A Product Owner orders the work for a complex problem into a Product Backlog.
2. The Scrum Team turns a selection of the work into an Increment of value during a Sprint.
3. The Scrum Team and its stakeholders inspect the results and adjust for the next Sprint.
4. Repeat