The Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide: Challenges Every Scrum Team Faces and How to Overcome Them
by Stefan Wolpers
Foreword by Janna Bastow
I once found myself amidst the bustling energy of a newly funded startup, right at the awkward juncture of scaling. We had a couple dozen developers who seemed to know their stuff but we weren’t jiving as a team yet. Our boss brought in a Scrum Master, complete with a pile of certifications and textbooks and promises of a transformation. And indeed, we did see a transformation! I’ve never seen a group of four development teams whipped into shape so fast. Their velocity was off the charts… and yet they were delivering absolutely nothing of value. The disconnect between development processes and product needs was massive, so no impact was being made. It was a classic case of a Scrum anti-pattern—mistaking motion for progress. ...
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