Empirical Management Explored

Evidence-Based Management for Software Organizations

The complexity and the creative nature of software development make it a highly fascinating, yet quite unpredictable business. Scrum employs empiricism, systematic inspection and adaptation, to deal with the unpredictability typical to software development. The empirical process is a much better fit for the work than the traditional, predictive approach.

Empiricism is also a pillar of ‘Evidence-Based Management’. Inspired by the proven results in medical practice, managers in product-development organizations are making the shift from predictive management, where plans and predictions prevail, to empirical management, where evidence is used for better decision-making.

Scrum.org, which has Scrum as its DNA and empiricism as a guiding principle, provides guidance for ‘Evidence-Based Management’ for software organizations.