What is the Scrum Values Radar?
The Scrum Guide names five values: Commitment, Focus, Openness, Respect and Courage. They're easy to agree with and easy to forget in a busy sprint. The Scrum Values Radar asks each person to rate how often the team lives each value, from 0 (Never) to 5 (Always), against statements like "We are willing to do the right thing and work on tough problems." Rating on your own first, then comparing, shows where the team agrees and where people see things differently. Use it inside a sprint retrospective or as a regular pulse, and pick one value to work on before the next run.
Dimensions
Scrum Values
The five foundational values that guide how a Scrum team works together and builds trust.
Commitment
We personally commit to achieving the goals of the scrum team.
- Never
- Sometimes
- Always
Focus
We focus on the work of the sprint and the goals of the scrum team.
- Never
- Sometimes
- Always
Openness
We are open about all the work and challenges we face during the sprint.
- Never
- Sometimes
- Always
Respect
We respect and encourage one another.
- Never
- Sometimes
- Always
Courage
We are willing to do the right thing and work on tough problems.
- Never
- Sometimes
- Always
When to use this health check
- During or alongside a sprint retrospective, to talk about how the team behaves.
- As a regular pulse check on how your team's habits change over time.
- When a new Scrum team is forming and wants to agree on how it will work.
- After a hard sprint or a conflict, to talk openly about focus, respect and courage.
Tips & tricks
- Keep it anonymous so people feel safe rating openness and courage honestly.
- Talk about outliers and split scores first. Where people disagree is usually where the useful conversation is.
- Pair each low-scoring value with one small action the team will try next sprint.
- Repeat it every few sprints and look at the trend, not a single result.
- Ask everyone to rate, including the Scrum Master and Product Owner.