Scrum: Solution vs Process Adaptive

What is Predictive Process?

A defined and predictive process model is appropriate if both the requirements for the project and the solution to those requirements can be accurately predicted in advance.

What is Adaptive Process?

Adaptive process replaces the defined and predictive process with a repeating series of speculate, collaborate, and learn cycles that provides for continuous learning and adaptation to the emergent state of the project.

Adaptation in Scrum

Scrum is adaptive in two ways:
1. Solution adaptation: Scrum is adaptive in the sense of progressively defining the solution. You can start a Scrum project with only a very fuzzy idea of the requirements and the solution and progressively elaborate the requirements and the solution as the project proceeds to ultimately converge on a solution that meets the business need.

2. Process adaptation: The process itself behind Scrum is also adaptive. A Scrum project is broken up into short, fixed-length sprints. At the end of each sprint as the project proceeds, the project team pauses to determine if the process is working or needs to be further adapted to fit the nature of the problem.

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