Scrum Guide v. 2020 — Release Notes

On November 18, 2020 a new version of the Scrum Guide has been released. This article aims to inform people in less than 2 minutes what has changed.

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The 2020 Scrum Guide revision:
Does not change Scrum. You do not need to change the way you work.

• Changes and omissions are a shift in nuance and result from making the guide more simple and concise.
• Better reflects the reality of Scrum implementations.
• Offers more freedom for contextual implementation variances by being less prescriptive.
• Uses simpler language for a wider audience without referencing to IT work.
• Brings Scrum back to being a minimally sufficient framework.
• Included the possible uses of Scrum in the guide’s introduction.
• Makes one Scrum Team focus on the same objective.
• Refers to accountabilities rather than roles in the Scrum Team.
• Removed the Development Team in favour of Developers.
• Abandoned the concept of “servant leadership” for Scrum Masters.
• Introduces the Product Goal to focus the Scrum Team on a larger objective.
• Provides Commitments as an identity for the Sprint Goal and Definition…