Why Scrum Values Are Underrated But Essential
Scrum Values help you grow with Scrum
Last Thursday I attended Scrum Day Europe and saw Gunther Verheyen’s excellent talk about Scrum Values. The session encouraged me to complete an article I been working on for some time.
Scrum Values are essential for Scrum. But in the daily life of Scrum teams, they are often ignored. This is a bad thing. It is a sign the team is not doing as well as it could.
Understanding why Scrum Values matter
People that learn about the Scrum Values for the first time generally have three types of reactions:
- It is an aha moment. The Scrum Values are the missing piece to complete the Scrum puzzle.
- It is considered to be a neat concept, but it doesn’t really sink in. People don’t know what to do with it.
- It is seen as a theoretical and unpractical part of Scrum only to show Scrum is about humans.
Many people believe the Scrum Values are a warm-hearted part of Scrum, but hardly relevant for real-life Scrum teams. Or they see the Scrum Values as basic guidelines for life.
Transforming the Scrum Values to something generic, they become equivalent to phrases like: “Exercise regularly” or “Drive…
