Commitment to Outcome Intent
Category: Scrum Principles
Principle Intent
Commit to the intent and outcome of a goal—not to a fixed scope of deliverables. Rigid scope commitments in complex work prevent the adaptation needed to actually achieve the goal.
How to Apply This Principle
This principle is part of the Entrowise Principles Library and is used in the PPA Method to diagnose recurring delivery problems and develop principle-aligned actions. When this principle is violated, delivery teams often experience recurring symptoms that resist solution because the root cause—the violated principle—is never addressed directly.