Relating the Scrum Values to Each Other
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The Scrum Guide calls for five values that people need to live by for a successful use of Scrum in the long run:
- Commitment
- Focus
- Openness
- Respect
- Courage
It continues by putting the values into context:
The Scrum Team commits to achieving its goals and to supporting each other. Their primary focus is on the work of the Sprint to make the best possible progress toward these goals. The Scrum Team and its stakeholders are open about the work and the challenges. Scrum Team members respect each other to be capable, independent people, and are respected as such by the people with whom they work. The Scrum Team members have the courage to do the right thing, to work on tough problems.
To further deepen your understanding of the Scrum values, you can practice relating them to each other. In the following, I have compiled a few exemplary questions that can be answered in a Scrum training or as an exercise in the team. Maybe you want to create your own.
Commitment
- Where does focus help to support our commitment?
- Where do we need openness to create a commitment within our team?
- What does it mean to show respect when it comes to commitment?
- Where do we need courage to commit to achieve our goals?
Focus
- How does real commitment help to focus on our progress toward our goals?
- Where do we need to be open about our work and challenges to focus on our progress?
- How does respect help to enable focussing on the work of the sprint?
- What looks courage like when we really want to focus on our sprint goal?
Openness
- How does is our commitment improved when we are really open to each other?
- How does focus encourage us to be more open?
- When is respect necessary to be truly open to each other?
- In which situations does it need courage to be open to each other?
Respect
- How does commitment support respect within our team?
- How can we focus on our work and be respectful to each other at the same time?
- How can we be open without being disrespectful?
- When does it need courage to show respect?
Courage
- How does commitment show our courage?
- How does focus enable us to be more courageous?
- When is openness a sign of courage?
- What does it mean to be respectful and courageous at the same time?
