Companion to the 2020 Scrum Guide

Scrum Guide
Expansion Pack

Navigate today’s complex product environments with practical guidance on complexity, product thinking, systems of work, and leadership.

Created by

Jeff Sutherland

John Coleman

Ralph Jocham

Explore the Expansions

All Strategy 7 Teams 3 Engineering 2 Leadership 2 AI 1 Product 1 Value 1

Scrum Guide Expansion

Core Document

Scrum Guide Expanded

The Scrum Guide Expansion Pack is a comprehensive companion to the 2020 Scrum Guide, created to help professionals navigate today’s complex product environments. It deepens understanding of core Scrum principles by offering additional guidance on complexity, product thinking, systems of work, and leadership; while remaining true to Scrum’s ethos of empiricism and self-management.

74 min read

Expansions

(11 documents)

Adaptive Executive

For executives and board members who want real adaptiveness, not change theatre. Learn what adaptive leadership looks like in practice: say–do match, customer proximity, decentralised decisions, humane effectiveness, and succession. Includes practical lenses from Immunity to Change and Intent-Based Leadership.

Leadership Strategy

11 min read

AI and Scrum

Using AI in Scrum? Learn how to keep outcomes, quality, and learning in control, so speed translates into real customer value, not faster failure.

32 min read

Complexity

Learn how the Cynefin Framework explains complexity in product development, and why Scrum works best where stability and experimentation meet. A practical guide to sensing change, avoiding fragile certainty, and adapting how teams work as patterns emerge.

Strategy Engineering

7 min read

Holistic Testing

Scale Scrum effectively across multiple teams while maintaining agility and avoiding common…

Strategy Teams

13 min read

Multi Team Scrum

Scale Scrum effectively across multiple teams while maintaining agility and avoiding common…

Strategy Teams

6 min read

Operating Model as a Leadership Decision

Operating model choice shapes how organisations learn, decide, and deliver value. Predictive structures assume stability; adaptive models enable decentralised decisions and continuous alignment in dynamic environments.

Leadership Strategy

41 min read

Product Thinking

Navigate today’s complex product environments with practical guidance on complexity, product thinking, work systems, and leadership.

Product Value

36 min read

Psychological Safety in Scrum Teams

Learn why Scrum turns into empty mechanics when people do not feel safe to speak up, and what teams and leaders can do to rebuild real transparency, inspection, and adaptation.

Teams

20 min read

Scrum on One Page

Scrum on one page, expanded for modern product work. A concise, practical view of Scrum’s roles, events, and commitments, with added clarity for complexity, product thinking, and evidence-based delivery.

Strategy

3 min read

Software Engineering Practices

Scrum only works when engineering enables fast feedback, safe change, and continuously releasable software. This guide covers the core practices, CI/CD, automation, TDD, and design for manageable complexity.

Engineering