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The “That’s not Scrum” Argument and Why It’s Often a Valid Remark

The “That’s not Scrum” Argument and Why It’s Often a Valid Remark

The No True Scotsman argument and a rebuttal

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Willem-Jan Ageling
Oct 30, 2022
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The No True Scotsman argument and a rebuttal

I often have a talk where I ask “How many of you work with Scrum?”. Immediately, 80% of the people raise their hands. Then I ask: “How many of you use Sprint Goals?” If half of the audience show they do so, it’s a lot. Same with the question: “How many of you use the Scrum Values?”

I could then argue that the p…

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