by Stefan Wolpers | Aug 8, 2022 | Agile and Scrum, Agile anti-patterns, Agile Transition, Leadership, Making Your Scrum Work, Micromanagement, scrum, Scrum anti-patterns
TL; DR: Agile Micromanagement There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Indeed, given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. For example, the Scrum Guide clearly states the importance of...
by Stefan Wolpers | Oct 11, 2020 | Agile and Scrum, Agile anti-patterns, Agile failure, Micromanagement
TL;DR: Why Agile Turns into Micromanagement Agile turns into micromanagement as a result of the middle management’s resistance to change. Despite better knowledge, changing an organization into a learning one that embraces experimentation and failure is not in...
by Stefan Wolpers | Sep 6, 2020 | Agile and Scrum, Agile anti-patterns, Agile Transition, Management, Managers, Micromanagement, scrum, Scrum anti-patterns, Stakeholders
TL;DR: Agile Management Anti-Patterns Learn more about agile management anti-patterns the aspiring servant leader should avoid during the organization’s transition: From applying the Stage-Gate® approach through the back door to the ‘where is my report’ attitude to...