Tobias Mayer uses the imagery of “building a foundation” in his classes. It’s a simple list of five things that make Scrum (and all agile methods) work. He tells people that if you have these five things, then you have everything you need, and the other details will work themselves out (Mayer 2009): Empiricism: Succeed through a rapid progression of failures. Drive by hindsight, not foresight. Self-organization: The people closest to the problem know best how to solve the problem. Collaboration: Foster a “yes, and” mind-set. Re-conceive ideas; do not compromise (Austin and Devin 2003).
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