Succeeding with Agile

Putting It All Together

Like Scrum itself, ADAPTing to Scrum is iterative. It begins when some in the organization develop an awareness that the current way of working is no longer producing acceptable results. As awareness spreads, some individuals develop the desire to try Scrum in an attempt to improve the situation. Through trial-and-error, these early adopters within the organization develop the ability to be successful with Scrum. A new status quo may emerge with a small number of teams successfully using Scrum within a broader organization that does not.

As these initial Scrum teams continue to improve their use of Scrum, they begin to promote their successes—sometimes informally as might occur over lunch with friends on another team, ...