Can you use Scrum outside software development?

The roots of Scrum lie in knowledge management, in particular in the context of new product development. Scrum in its core is not an organizational method but a framework for the continuous expansion of the organizational knowledge about its product and itself. The organization of work - or production - certainly follows similar laws, but has a different focus. This is not mainly about innovation but about coordination. Of course, there are several components of Scrum, which are reflected in organizational methods such as Lean / Kanban, which have their focus in production, such as:

• Self-organizing project teams or working groups
• Focus on the people who create value
• Reduction of waste
• Continuous improvement
• Completion of products rather than production of parts

Because of these features it appears that Scrum may well be used in the design phase of a larger construction project. In the construction phase, the Scrum team should persist in order to carry out any plan changes. The trades can benefit from the knowledge exchange, even if another planning and organizational model is required. Realistically one can say: the smaller and more individual the construction project is, the closer the planners and the doers can follow Scrum together.