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

(2 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

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