Empirical process control: execute a small part of the…

April 2, 2026

Empirical process control: execute a small part of the plan, get feedback on the result, adapt the remaining plan. Three pillars: transparency, inspection, adaptation. — Sprightbulb

Bib

The Three Inspect and Adapt Loops in Scrum - Sprightbulb article Sprightbulb

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Scrum is an implementation of empirical process control: each sprint is a plan-execute-inspect-adapt cycle with a fixed timebox. →

Empirical process control is closed-loop feedback control applied to work processes: execute is the actuator, inspection is the sensor, adaptation is the comparator adjusting the plan. →

The cycle of hypothesis → action → feedback → adjust is what Scrum calls empirical process control: execute, inspect, adapt. Same loop, different name. →

Empirical Process Control

Scrum — the framework that formalizes EPC

2039587798358090117 — empirical process control: execute small, get feedback, adapt

2039588285211885798 — EPC = feedback control applied to work processes

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Feedback Loops

Empirical Process Control — defined vs empirical; three pillars: transparency, inspection, adaptation (bib)

2039587798358090117 — execute small, get feedback, adapt (transparency, inspection, adaptation)

2039588285211885798 — empirical process control = feedback control applied to work processes

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Scrum

2039587182000959844 — Scrum: three nested inspect-and-adapt loops

2039588170195710144 — Scrum implements empirical process control

2039587798358090117 — empirical process control: execute small, get feedback, adapt

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