Which statement best describes Scrum? (choose the best answer)

This statement is the most accurate and complete definition of Scrum. The official Scrum Guide (2020) defines Scrum as "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, enabling teams to inspect their progress and adapt their plan based on new information. It is intentionally incomplete, providing a structure within which various processes and techniques can be employed, rather than prescribing a rigid methodology.

A. Scrum is an empirical process framework, the opposite of a defined and predictive process. It is designed for complex work where more is unknown than known.
B. Scrum is intentionally incomplete and is not a complete methodology. It defines a framework, not the specific practices, processes, or tools for development.
D. Scrum is not a "cookbook" or a prescriptive set of best practices. It provides the container for teams to employ various practices and continuously improve.

1. Schwaber

K.

& Sutherland

J. (2020). The Scrum Guide. Scrum.org.

Page 3

"Scrum Definition" section: "Scrum is a lightweight framework that helps people

teams

and organizations generate value through adaptive solutions for complex problems." This directly supports the correct answer (C).

Page 4

"Scrum Theory" section: "Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking. Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is observed." This refutes the predictive nature mentioned in option A.

Page 3

"Purpose of the Scrum Guide" section: "Scrum is purposefully incomplete

only defining the parts required to implement Scrum theory." This refutes options B and D

which describe a complete methodology or a prescriptive cookbook.

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (2018). Lecture 23: Development Methodologies. MIT OpenCourseWare

6.033 Computer System Engineering.

Slides 21-24: This lecture material describes Scrum as an agile

iterative

and incremental framework

contrasting it with predictive "waterfall" models. This supports the rejection of option A's "defined and predictive process."