by Stefan Wolpers | Jul 26, 2021 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, scrum, scrum anti-pattern, scrum team, Self-organization
TL; DR: Abandoning Scrum Can a Scrum team simply decide to abandon Scrum? After all, the Scrum team self-managing, according to the Scrum manual, also known as the Scrum Guide. So, let’s explore this question at the very heart of team autonomy. 🗞 Shall I notify you...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jun 4, 2021 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, Making Your Scrum Work, Product backlog, Product backlog refinement, Product Owner, scrum anti-pattern
TL; DR: The Oversized Product Backlog Problem — When Noise Interferes with Signal There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. Neglecting the...
by Stefan Wolpers | May 3, 2021 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, Making Your Scrum Work, scrum anti-pattern, Sprint review, Stakeholders, Video
TL; DR: A Sprint Review without Stakeholders There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. A Sprint Review without stakeholders may create an...