AGILITY | SCRUM | THE SCRUM GUIDE
About the Theory of Scrum
(according to The Scrum Guide)
Going by The Scrum Guide, the Theory of Scrum is so flimsy that it all fits on four sticky notes. There is no model, no easy-to-grasp graphic representation, not even a bulleted list. For the businesspeople among us, who are used to nothing but that, viz., slide after slide with small-font text blocks and bullet points and graphs and tables with numbers, it would be easy to disavow the whole thing and say that Scrum is so lightweight that it barely exists as a separate entity. It would be easy to do away with Scrum altogether, convince oneself and others that it has no significance.
But hold on. I am re-reading The Scrum Guide these days and liking it more with very read.
As a case in point, take the part on Scrum Theory. You might object and tell me that there is no need for Scrum practitioners to be familiar with the theories underlying their praxis. After all, neither for cyclists is there a need to understand the mechanics of transmission systems or the neurologic intricacies making it possible for us to stay upright on a two-wheeled vehicle, but…
