This is a touchy subject indeed.

The Scrum Guide says:

This is a touchy subject indeed. I generally try to avoid remarks like “this is not how Scrum works” or “this is not Scrum”. Instead I try to show why certain often neglected pieces are part of Scrum, to help people gain insight.

The Scrum Guide says:

Scrum’s roles, events, artifacts, and rules are immutable and although implementing only parts of Scrum i…