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==Scrum is evil because== | ==Scrum is evil because== | ||
| − | + | * becomes and end in itself - an excuse | |
| − | + | * "that's not scrum" | |
| − | + | * treated as a silver bullet | |
| − | + | * it hides poor estimation | |
| − | + | * master as dictator | |
| − | + | * master as project manager | |
| − | + | * 2 days - certified! | |
==More Evil== | ==More Evil== | ||
| − | + | * Daily standup = Agile | |
| − | + | * Agile by the numbers | |
| − | + | * Dessert first - not worring about technical debt or CI | |
| − | + | * You lose the baby with the bathwater | |
| − | + | * scrum teams don't play well with others including customers | |
| − | + | * it has certification | |
| − | + | * it is the philosopher's stone | |
==Diagram== | ==Diagram== | ||
| − | + | * scrum is iterative waterfall | |
| − | + | * "I'm feeling sort of damp and ..." | |
| − | + | * Scrum is the new RUP | |
| − | + | * Jeffrey More - 'Crossing the Chasm' | |
| − | + | ** technology adoption lifecycle | |
| − | + | * visionaries/early adopters -> early marjority (scrum has crossed over - makes early adopters sad) | |
==Engineering Envy== | ==Engineering Envy== | ||
| − | + | * After the gold rush | |
| − | + | * Other engineering professions have bigger budgets, more risk, more formulae? | |
| − | + | * Other engineering professions still have this pain - see the aeronautical engineer who built spaceship One for Richard Branson on lean methodologies | |
| − | + | * Delays of Recent Boeing/Airbus Aircraft | |
| − | + | * A lot of Agile stuff comes from bottom up - Scrum comes from Top down | |
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==Scrum is Good Because== | ==Scrum is Good Because== | ||
| − | + | * (not about how to get non-sucky engineers) | |
| − | + | * people can get it | |
| − | + | * an easy introduction | |
| − | + | * a good starting point | |
| − | + | * it is better than a cowboy shop people can actually follow it | |
| − | + | * improves visibility | |
| − | + | * provides a forum for communication | |
| − | + | * can engage customers in a much wider way | |
| − | + | * blockers are highlighted | |
| − | + | * testers can start work early | |
| + | * states there should be a facilitator | ||
| + | * results focussed | ||
| + | * makes everybody responsible for end result | ||
| + | * better communication from end result | ||
==Takeaway== | ==Takeaway== | ||
| − | + | * Scrum is not evil - people are evil | |
Latest revision as of 11:51, 11 May 2012
These notes from CITCONAsiaPacific2009Sessions. See also Is Scrum Evil? from CITCONEurope2008Sessions and Is scrum Evil from CITCONUS2010Sessions.
Scrum is evil because
- becomes and end in itself - an excuse
- "that's not scrum"
- treated as a silver bullet
- it hides poor estimation
- master as dictator
- master as project manager
- 2 days - certified!
More Evil
- Daily standup = Agile
- Agile by the numbers
- Dessert first - not worring about technical debt or CI
- You lose the baby with the bathwater
- scrum teams don't play well with others including customers
- it has certification
- it is the philosopher's stone
Diagram
- scrum is iterative waterfall
- "I'm feeling sort of damp and ..."
- Scrum is the new RUP
- Jeffrey More - 'Crossing the Chasm'
- technology adoption lifecycle
- visionaries/early adopters -> early marjority (scrum has crossed over - makes early adopters sad)
Engineering Envy
- After the gold rush
- Other engineering professions have bigger budgets, more risk, more formulae?
- Other engineering professions still have this pain - see the aeronautical engineer who built spaceship One for Richard Branson on lean methodologies
- Delays of Recent Boeing/Airbus Aircraft
- A lot of Agile stuff comes from bottom up - Scrum comes from Top down
Scrum is Good Because
- (not about how to get non-sucky engineers)
- people can get it
- an easy introduction
- a good starting point
- it is better than a cowboy shop people can actually follow it
- improves visibility
- provides a forum for communication
- can engage customers in a much wider way
- blockers are highlighted
- testers can start work early
- states there should be a facilitator
- results focussed
- makes everybody responsible for end result
- better communication from end result
Takeaway
- Scrum is not evil - people are evil
