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Empiricism (Scrum)

Empiricism asserts that knowledge comes from experience and making decisions based on what is observed.


Pillars of Empiricism.

Various practices exist to forecast progress, like burn-downs, burn-ups, or cumulative flows.

While proven useful, these do not replace the importance of empiricism.

In complex environments, what will happen is unknown.

Only what has already happened may be used for forward-looking decision making.

Each artifact contains a commitment to ensure it provides information that enhances transparency and

focus against which progress can be measured:

● For the Product Backlog it is the Product Goal.

● For the Sprint Backlog it is the Sprint Goal.

● For the Increment it is the Definition of Done.

These commitments exist to reinforce empiricism.

The sum of the Increments is presented at the Sprint Review thus supporting empiricism.

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