Agile Transition
Lost in Communication and Collaboration — Scrum Anti-Patterns Taxonomy (2)
TL; DR: Lost in Communication and Collaboration Lost in Communication and Collaboration addresses two categories from the Scrum anti-patterns taxonomy…
Wild West to the Agile Manifesto — Jim Highsmith at the 52. Hands-on Agile Meetup
TL; DR: Hands-on Agile #52: Jim Highsmith & the Agile Manifesto On August 17, 2023, we had the opportunity to…
Resistance to Agile Transformations: Reasons and How To Overcome Them
TL; DR: Resistance to Agile Transformations Stakeholders often revert to resistance to agile transformations due to fears about job security,…
SAFe® — Despised, Yet Successful?
TL; DR: SAFe® — Despised, Yet Successful? Many in the Agile community consider the Scaled Agile Framework designed by Dean Leffingwell…
The Peril of Adhering to Legacy Systems, Processes, and Practices — Scrum Anti-Patterns Taxonomy (1)
TL; DR: Adherence to Legacy Systems, Processes, and Practices Administrative overreach and micromanagement in Scrum mainly arise from clinging to…
Scrum Anti-Patterns Taxonomy — The Big Picture of Why Scrum Fails?
TL; DR: Scrum Anti-Patterns Taxonomy As the editing process of the Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide is nearing its end, it is…
The Expensive Folly of the Oversized Product Backlog
TL; DR: The Costs of an Oversized Product Backlog Some Product Owners believe that a comprehensive Product Backlog is the…
The Uncomfortable Truth of Scaling ‘Agile’
TL; DR: The Uncomfortable Truth of Scaling Agile Agile transformations, scaling Agile from a team level to the whole organization,…
Useless Agile Metrics
TL; DR: Useless Agile Metrics Ideally, a metric is a leading indicator for a pattern change, allowing your Scrum team…
Why Employing Agile Coaches next to Scrum Masters Is Unnecessary
TL; DR: Employing Agile Coaches next to Scrum Masters? Often, when organizations employ agile coaches and Scrum Masters, we can…