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 brailsafe on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @04:55PM (#37328990)

The product owner was typically changing requirements, Scrum Master I think realized they had no functional role and tried to be a busybody.

Either way, it was awful, and it was looked down upon to try and find some peace and quiet to actually get things done.

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Re:I wrote, “Scrum is a cancer,” and the Internet had though... by t43562 on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @05:11PM (#37329214)

Well, a sprint is a contract - people are not allowed to change the deal in the middle and if they are then the PO isn't doing their job. They're really there to defend the team from pesky customers and prioritise work so that you DO have peace and quiet.

I get that this often doesn't work because individuals don't really grasp their function properly and don't defend or don't prioritise and then that part of the scheme cannot work. Sometimes the company structure makes the POs too scared to standup. IMO that would be a problem without scrum.

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Re:I wrote, “Scrum is a cancer,” and the Internet had though... by brailsafe on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @05:59PM (#37329703)

I don't think much of that is true at all if the result of their role is supposed to be remotely inspired by Agile, but yes it's the structure screwing it up and individuals just following along.

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