Since the very beginning of my team, we followed Scrum as closely as we could. As time went by, however, the cracks in the method started to show. Pressure was mounting, productivity appeared to be lagging and quality was decreasing. Only long after these cracks started to appear, we realized a lot of our struggles were due to the nature of the Scrum process itself. This post will outline how and why we came up with a process that works for us, and why Scrum — in retrospect — was simply the worst possible match for me and my team. Note that we don’t work in a consumer market, but in an industrial field where things are even more regulated and restricted: bugs and carelessness could cost lives, and we don’t have the luxury of quickly pushing an update or big fix to devices.
Getting into shape after Scrum
Getting into shape after Scrum
Getting into shape after Scrum
Since the very beginning of my team, we followed Scrum as closely as we could. As time went by, however, the cracks in the method started to show. Pressure was mounting, productivity appeared to be lagging and quality was decreasing. Only long after these cracks started to appear, we realized a lot of our struggles were due to the nature of the Scrum process itself. This post will outline how and why we came up with a process that works for us, and why Scrum — in retrospect — was simply the worst possible match for me and my team. Note that we don’t work in a consumer market, but in an industrial field where things are even more regulated and restricted: bugs and carelessness could cost lives, and we don’t have the luxury of quickly pushing an update or big fix to devices.