Scrum is an implementation of empirical process control:…

April 2, 2026

Continues Scrum embeds three inspect-and-adapt loops: daily standup (1-day cycle), sprint…

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

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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
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Feedback Loops

OKR — quarterly goal-setting framework: objective + measurable key results (bib)

2039590834027508118 — management has been shortening the feedback cycle for decades

2039585611682918581 — OKR: 90-day feedback loop

2039585794495803405 — OKR from control theory: a thermostat that checks once a season

Scrum — three nested feedback loops: daily, sprint review, retrospective (bib)

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

2039588170195710144 — Scrum implements empirical process control

Kanban Method — continuous flow, WIP limits, pull system, no fixed iterations (bib)

2039590758597251341 — Kanban: continuous flow, no fixed iterations

2039596911204966407 — Kanban is the most radical step: cycle time = single work item

2039597131431047679 — AI-native companies: management feedback in seconds

2039597531123032444 — companies running 90-day loops cannot compete with 90-second ones

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Scrum The user's xettel notes that Scrum implements empirical process control and that empirical process control IS feedback control applied to work processes. →

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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