SAFE-SSM · Question #39
The three pillars of Scrum are transparency, inspection, and what else?
The correct answer is B. Adaptation. Adaptation completes the three pillars of Scrum because the framework is built on an empirical cycle: you make work visible (transparency), regularly examine it (inspection), then adjust your process or product accordingly (adaptation) - without adaptation, the first two…
Question
The three pillars of Scrum are transparency, inspection, and what else?
Options
- ARespect
- BAdaptation
- CCollaboration
- DSelf organization
How the community answered
(60 responses)- A7% (4)
- B87% (52)
- C2% (1)
- D5% (3)
Explanation
Adaptation completes the three pillars of Scrum because the framework is built on an empirical cycle: you make work visible (transparency), regularly examine it (inspection), then adjust your process or product accordingly (adaptation) - without adaptation, the first two pillars serve no purpose. Respect (A) is one of Scrum's five values, not a pillar, making it a common trap answer. Collaboration (C) is a general Agile principle but appears nowhere in Scrum's formal pillars. Self-organization (D) describes a characteristic of Scrum teams, not an empirical pillar.
Memory tip: Think T-I-A - "Try, Inspect, Adapt" - like a feedback loop: you can't improve what you can't see, and seeing without changing is pointless.
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