Sadly, everything you point out is a direct consequence of improper implementation and misuse by…Aug 71Aug 71
Published inStraight ScrumWhy You Suck at Scrum: The Development TeamWhen organizations try to incorporate an Agile way of working such as Scrum, they typically want to change the process in which they work…Apr 18, 2022Apr 18, 2022
I like the examination of the roles, because as you say, some people use them interchangeably, so…Feb 20, 2022Feb 20, 2022
Published inStraight ScrumWhy You Suck at Scrum: The Scrum MasterThe Scrum Master role is typically another misunderstood role, possibly more so than the Product Owner. The Scrum Master role is a net new…Feb 19, 2022Feb 19, 2022
Published inStraight ScrumWhy You Suck at Scrum: The Product OwnerWhen companies try to move from project based to a more product based approach, one of the key roles they hear they need to fill is the…Jan 23, 2022Jan 23, 2022
Published inStraight ScrumWhy You Suck at Scrum: LeadershipWhen organizations decide they want to move to Agile ways of working, they sometimes are unaware of the magnitude of the change involved…Dec 21, 2021Dec 21, 2021
Published inStraight ScrumWhy You Suck at Scrum: The OrganizationThis is the first in a series describing why organizations actually fail to make any real change when attempting to adopt Agile and Scrum…Nov 19, 2021Nov 19, 2021
Published inStraight ScrumWhy You Suck at ScrumSeries preview of anti-patterns that actually cause Scrum implementations to failOct 24, 2021Oct 24, 2021
Published inStraight ScrumLeaderships Role In InnovationI recently came across a concept while reading Management 3.0 by Jurgen Appelo that got me thinking about some of my past experiences with…Feb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
Published inStraight ScrumWhat I learned from Milton Hershey about Product DevelopmentWhen looking at Product Development practices, I’m reminded that history has shown us ways to succeed as well as how to certainly fail…Dec 5, 2020Dec 5, 2020