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Grow up and stop blaming Scrum for your failure!
Scrum Teams Nailed Agile Delivery. Let’s Now Focus on Creating Actual Value.
I wish you all the best to make it succeed Richard Oprins
Do you wish to adopt Scrum in your large organisation? The odds aren’t in your favour
I understand your point. This can work.
10 Painful Product Owner Mistakes
Thank you for these insights Brad. These are very valuable to me.
How I learned Scrum and the “Spotify Model” don’t match
You have bad experiences with developers.
I think the issue I describe and the issue you describe are strongly related and have one thing in…
12 Awful Scrum Master Mistakes
Sure! Any role required to create a Done Increment.
Not sure what you try to say either. I guess we have a disconnect.
Self-selection of teams in the virtual marketplace
Thank you for the elaborate answer. I believe I understand your points,
Thank you very much for taking the time to provide these additional insights.
FAST Agile and Scrum: where do they operate in the complex domain?
I believe project managers can play a great role in any agile approach.
I don't see the resemblance between SAFe and FAST.
Scrum and its struggles with Commitment
Thank you very much for your kind words. This means a lot to me.
The rise and fall of the Definition of Ready in Scrum
Depends on the organisation I’d say.
Fluid Scrum Teams and Dynamic Reteaming
Fluid Scrum Teams vs Fixed Scrum Teams — A comparison
Thank you very much for your kind words and for your great example Kai Stevens
Fluid Scrum Teams — An example
Stable Scrum Teams can limit you to create value — Enter Fluid Teams
Don’t Scrum When Your Sprints Are Predictable And Stable
Teams should commit to reaching a goal instead of a meticulous plan.
That may be so. Still, the fact remains that the words estimate and estimation are gone.
My failure was to coach the team properly in creating done increments and having these reviewed.
The true story of an ‘Iron Curtain’ Scrum Master
How I Failed As A Scrum Master For My Most Prestigious Team
That’s interesting information and it confirms what I expected.
5 Things You May Think Are Part Of Scrum But Got Removed
Does Self-Management Mean a Scrum Team Can Move Away from Scrum?
But what is stealth about this approach?
I would look at the value the team creates and whether the team is able to achieve its goals.
Moving back to waterfall is seldom a good thing. I hope I didn’t make this impression.
Do You Want a Plan? I’ll Give You a Plan!
Great Scrum Masters Know When Their Team Should Abolish Scrum
I think it changed because of lessons learned.
I don’t understand why this specific topic has anything to do with the agile manifesto.
Thank you for sharing your experiences Hinrich. I also have found these techniques useful.
I also see the merit of estimating as you describe it.
I would suggest starting to work with goals, like the product goal.
Scrum works with Product Goals.
Scrum didn’t remove estimation because it may be irrelevant.
How Estimation Got Removed From Scrum
You may want to check out another article from me or Serious Scrum to understand how we see the…
How would you ensure they are aligned?
Why Scrum Values Are Underrated But Essential
Are Scrum and Kanban Allies Or Enemies?
Thank you! I'll be looking into your writing.
Managers, Leaders and Scrum — How To Make It Work
As long as teams follow the plot: Deliver products of value, grappling with the uncertainties of a…
Thanks! I basically propose the same scenario for that.
Great Managers Are Catalysts of Succesful Agile Organisations
This comes across as making a point to make a point.
You describe a way of working that is unhelpful to generate feedback as fast as possible.
What if teams exist that do this?
It appears your organisation had no reason to move to Scrum.
Many organisations use Scrum this way.
In such a situation, it indeed is excellent to gather evidence through data and feedback.
Thanks a lot for these kind words.
I believe many teams have no idea what the customer wants.
Very good points indeed Amay Tavanandi
I understand your point. However, I have seen many Scrum Teams adopting XP practices.
Developers Need To Understand It’s Not About Coding
Thank you for the kind words are very true remarks.
You Can’t Be a True Scrum Master With Only a Certificate Or Training
It’s Time to Rediscover the Sprint Review
Checklist to Safely Abandon Scrum
Many Teams Use Scrum As An Excuse To Avoid Their Accountabilities
I would start with defining Product Goals and working with the team to create items to meet their…
The Market Nerfed the Scrum Master — And Made It a Failing Role
Is Scrum Too Difficult To Understand?
We Addressed Our Anti-Money Laundering Duties With Scrum
“Scrum Lacks Product Management Practices”
For the most narrow definition: yes, you are right.
If teams work on the same product, they could start planning together just like LeSS does.
The Disastrous Impact Of Framing Scrum As An Incomplete Framework
Organisations Fail With Scrum Because They Don’t Want True Change
Indeed. This happens oh so often.
Scrum Teams That Don’t Verify Their Outcomes Are Basically Waterfall Teams
I believe it is important to educate/train the manager.
That's very humbling Maarten. Thank you.
Liberty vs Control — Why Scrum Teams And Managers Collide
I argue that looking at how a team is doing to reach the goal is a form of planning.
I’d argue both people look at the WHAT. With that, they fit the PO bill and not the SM bill.
Good points. When is a team still doing Scrum in this example? Maybe in most cases not anymore.
Fair point. I’d say leading by doing these things.
Why Are These 6 Things Not Allowed In Scrum?
Stop Wasting Money, Time and Talent — Measure and learn With Scrum!
I agree. What I aimed to achieve is that people start realizing what their product might be.
I agree Scrum has too many things added to it that aren’t necessarily needed.
Good call! I will change it immediately.
Major changes to the Scrum Master responsibilities left many confused
Does Scrum’s Product Owner Really Exist?
Will Scrum Fall Victim to Its Own Success?
Scrum Created the Product Owner and Spawned a Myriad of Conflicting Functions
I’m not impressed by your knowledge of Scrum and Agile.
Enforcing frameworks upon teams is never a good idea.
I believe every type of environment requires a different approach.
Great article Gianpaolo Baglione
Yes, this is a common issue indeed.
Scrum Has Hit the Glass Ceiling
Product Owner Pitfalls — The Subject Matter Expert
Can You Answer the Following Question: What Is Your Product?
I may be writing about that as it is also a thing in our organisation.