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2. Manifesto: values over theater
Agile & Scrum · 40 pages source format
Individuals and interactions, working software, customer collaboration, responding to change. The right side still matters — the left side matters more when they conflict.
What you'll learn
- Four values
- Twelve principles (skim)
- Tradeoff language
Value conflicts in the wild
Map a recent team fight to a manifesto tension (e.g. comprehensive docs vs working software).
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Write 4 bullets: one real example per Agile value — when you chose the left side and why.
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Principle spot-check
“Welcome changing requirements” is not “no plan.” It means short feedback loops so change is cheap.
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Pick 3 principles. For each: one team habit that supports it, one that violates it.
Pro tip. Sustainable pace is a principle. Heroics are a smell.
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