Why Scrum Values Are Underrated But Essential

Scrum Values help you grow with Scrum

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.

People that learn about the Scrum Values for the first time generally have three types of reactions:

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 patiently”. Things that sound aspiring but are merely modern life catchphrases.

But the Scrum Values aren’t catchphrases and they are too vital for Scrum to be ignored. Scrum Teams that treat the Scrum Values as catchphrase only miss out on the essence of Scrum.

Gunther Verheyen states that Scrum should humanize the workplace. But often, this doesn’t happen:

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