What are Scrum Principles?

• Core guidelines for applying the scrum
• Should mandatorily be used in all scrum projects
• Can be applied to any type of project in any organization
• Ensure effective implementation of scrum framework
• Non-negotiable. Period.
• While scrum aspects and processes can be modified to meet the requirements of the project or organization

Six Scrum Principles

1. Empirical Process Control

• Emphasizes core philosophy of scrum
• Based on the three ideas
  • Transparency
  • Inspection
  • Adaptation

2. Self Organization

• Focuses on today’s workers who deliver more when encouraged to self-organize rather than commanded and controlled

3. Collaboration

• It is related to three core dimensions of collaborative work
  1. Awareness
  2. Articulation
  3. Appropriation
• Advocates project management as a shared value creation process

4. Value Based Prioritization

• Highlights the focus of scrum to deliver maximum business value

5. Time-Boxing

• Describes time as a limiting constraint in scrum
• It helps effectively manage project planning and execution
• Time-boxed elements include
  1. Sprints
  2. Daily stand-up meetings
  3. Sprint planning meetings
  4. Sprint review meetings

6. Iterative Development

• Emphasizes how to better manage change and build projects that satisfy customer needs
• It also delineates the project owner’s and organization’s responsibility related to iterative development