Saturday, December 9, 2023

In Scrum we do ...

"How do you do this in Scrum?" - A common question, and still: not a meaningful question. Why? Let's explore.

Scrum has no prescriptions.

Scrum is but a container, and something that works within Scrum should also work without Scrum. If that's not the case, and something only works because of Scrum - you probably misunderstand Scrum.

Does it make sense?

If something makes sense irrespective of Scrum, you may want to try it. If you believe that it has to be done because of Scrum, but your senses are tingling - they may be right.

Does it work for you?

Whatever "this" is - how are you currently doing it, and does it give you the results you're looking for? If so - why would you want to change it?

A better question

We're currently doing this, and those are the issues we're facing. How could we address these?

Whenever you hear or say, "In Scrum, we do ..." - whatever follows next is either complete and utter nonsense, or has very little to do with Scrum. Most likely, the first.

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