I often encounter recommendations from apparently seasoned Scrum practitioners that UI design should be developed in sprints prior to development, or even generated in backlog grooming/sprint planning meetings outside of sprints. As a designer who’s been using Scrum since 2004, this continually baffles me; While these folks no doubt would argue that system architecture (high-level [...]
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It is all too easy to think of agile as a silver bullet – a magical solution to any organization’s dysfunction and the failings of its product development process. We often have to warn our clients of the silver bullet mindset at the outset of engagements so that they don’t have false hopes about what [...]
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Caveats about variants and misconceptions of Scrum and agile; Keep your mind on the spirit behind the letter of whatever agile methodology’s ‘law’ you’re subscribing to.
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Tags: misconceptions about Scrum and agile; agile variants; spirit behind the letter of agile methodology
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Since entering the agile transformation facilitation business in 2004, we’ve fielded a huge range of questions and concerns from all types of organizations – from corporations to non-profits to government agencies. While every case has its particulars, they often share a common set of concerns – ones apparently not readily answered by the standard characterizations [...]
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