by Stefan Wolpers | Sep 25, 2023 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, scrum, Scrum anti-patterns
TL; DR: Lost in Communication and Collaboration Lost in Communication and Collaboration addresses two categories from the Scrum anti-patterns taxonomy that are closely aligned: ineffective collaboration at the stakeholder level, often resulting in an unsuited...
by Stefan Wolpers | Sep 18, 2023 | Agile and Scrum, agile transformation, Agile Transition, hands-on agile meetup, Video, Videos
TL; DR: Hands-on Agile #52: Jim Highsmith & the Agile Manifesto On August 17, 2023, we had the opportunity to interview Jim Highsmith about his path to agile product development: From Wild West to the co-authoring the Agile Manifesto. 📺 Watch the video now: Jim...
by Stefan Wolpers | Sep 11, 2023 | Agile and Scrum, agile transformation, Agile Transition
TL; DR: Resistance to Agile Transformations Stakeholders often revert to resistance to agile transformations due to fears about job security, perceived loss of control, comfort with established practices, and misconceptions about Agile. However, we can help: Agile...
by Stefan Wolpers | Aug 27, 2023 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, Business agility, SAFe ®, Scaling agile
TL; DR: SAFe® — Despised, Yet Successful? Many in the Agile community consider the Scaled Agile Framework designed by Dean Leffingwell and Drew Jemilo as unagile, violating the Agile Manifesto and the Scrum Guide. “True agilists” would never employ SAFe® to help...
by Stefan Wolpers | Aug 14, 2023 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, scrum, Scrum anti-patterns
TL; DR: Adherence to Legacy Systems, Processes, and Practices Administrative overreach and micromanagement in Scrum mainly arise from clinging to legacy systems and traditional (management) practices, leading to rigidity and misapplication of Agile principles. The...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jul 31, 2023 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, Scrum anti-patterns
TL; DR: Scrum Anti-Patterns Taxonomy As the editing process of the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide is nearing its end, it is time to take the next step. The brand new Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide offers 180-plus anti-patterns organized by roles, events, artifacts, and...
