Succeeding with Agile

Expectations About Attitudes Toward Scrum

After having been given time to adjust to working in a new way, most developers prefer Scrum. A survey at Yahoo! found, for example, that 85% of all team members would continue using the Scrum approach they’d adopted if the decision were left solely to them (Deemer et al. 2008, 16). But this usually won’t be where attitudes start. Those initiating the transition need to be prepared for lots of objections and complaining at first. Common complaints include the following:

• All the time wasted in daily scrums

• The time wasted in making sure the product is well tested at the end of each sprint, even though it won’t ship that often

• Managers not being able to assess me well enough to write my annual review ...