The Scrum Guide

Scrum is a simple framework that helps organizations find answers to difficult problems, thereby adding value.

Scrum emphasizes learning by doing and decision-making based on observation. Its inventors deliberately avoided creating a detailed methodology for employing Scrum. Rather, their framework offers loose guidelines that permit teams the agility to adapt it to their needs. 

Nevertheless, leaders and their teams must adhere to three Scrum principles: “transparency,” “inspection” and “adaptation.” Team members and their work remain open and visible to the rest of the team and to the client. This permits meaningful assessment of progress, which, in turn, allows rapid adjustments to keep projects on track.

Scrum teams combine people with...