I wrote, “Scrum is a cancer,” and the Internet had thoughts about it

Re:I wrote, “Scrum is a cancer,” and the Internet had though... by coldtea on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @12:54PM (#37325051)

More likely they'll just blame you, just like the sibling comment says...

Their goal was never increased productivity and developer hapiness. It was literally what they said "introducing scrum and bringing in a scrum master". Their purpose is to add and manage processes (bureucratic layers) and increase their dependants.

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Re:I wrote, “Scrum is a cancer,” and the Internet had though... by vitaflo on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @01:22PM (#37325564)

In many companies headcount = power. You getting a ton of work done with a small team matters less than Bruce with his 50 reports and $6m budget for them.

Middle managers will always increase headcount so that they eventually can become directors. Oldest game in business.

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Re:I wrote, “Scrum is a cancer,” and the Internet had though... by notjoemama on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @12:58PM (#37325132)

aka: micro-manage, because they don’t understand the effort and cost…or if you’re cynical because you’ve experienced it, some middle manager desperately needs to control other people because they subconsciously know their position is 90% absolute dead weight. Maybe that’s a bit too negative, sorry.

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