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 gumballindie on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @02:35PM (#37326784)

Scrum _is_ a bit like communism. Each time it fails people claim it's wasn't the real thing. Scrum converts the software development process into a grind, ignoring quality aspects and technical debt. It claims to allow for technical improvement but really it's a tool for managers to crack the whip at devs. If you must use agile then Kanban is a better option.

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Re:I wrote, “Scrum is a cancer,” and the Internet had though... by yihtserns on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @04:04PM (#37328187)

> Scrum _is_ a bit like communism. Each time it fails people claim it's wasn't the real thing.

The difference is when people do communism, they actually follow the recipe (and failing), i.e. central planning, one-party state, state ownership, etc.

But when you read about people complaining about Scrum, it doesn't look like what the Scrum training taught nor the Scrum guide.

(This reminds me of a time when a manager pulled all the teams into a room, then pulled out all the Scrum terminologies and say "now we're going to have a meeting to decide what we want them to mean".)

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