Many Scrum professionals stick to the mantra that unless Scrum is followed 100% down to the very last detail, then it is not Scrum. What do you think? Saving Changes...
Indeed. I would propose to look at the topic this way - try to come up with a question what actually blocks PMs who are using agile practices from applying 100% Scrum on their projects. The do a poll to get more feeling about weight of the particular issues.
You will see the most frequent bottlenecks and then it’s time to propose a method that will overcome them or provide alternatives. I’m happy to help with this part. I love to design methodologies. We can create a working group. It will be fun:)
Absolutely, it will be fun. The focus has been IT and software for so long, with only ad-hoc Scrum done in the non-tech domains. So perhaps it's time to get serious about exactly how Scrum can be utilized/improved/modified in these other domains. Saving Changes...
At Scrum.org, there is a new Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams (April 2018 version). I'm looking forward into applying Kanban "together" with Scrum. It may be a way out of the strictest 100% guideline.
Their new certification Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK I) is certainly sending a message .....
Thanks Boon, yes I saw that on their website, and that is certainly one alternative. However, I am specifically looking at ways that Scrum can be applied or modified or improved to assist project in non-tech domains. I understand that kanban is more flow focused and non-iterative. Saving Changes...
I like to think of it this way: there's a system of walking, one foot in front of the other. But we all walk differently. If an emergency (the project) required us to hop on one leg (modified Scrum), or risk being left behind (failing project), I would argue that walking (traditional Scrum) might need to modified in order to survive (deliver value / stay in business).
I hear you though Kevin; I am a process freak also. But not when the house is burning down. Saving Changes...
Drew CraigSr. Agile & Product Coach| VanguardPhiladelphia, Pa, United States
Scrum being a framework, organizations can apply various methods and processes to it, though, there are core values that are intended to be upheld in its usage.
This is why I believe that the Scrum framework is so powerful. Where problems arise is when organizations begin to drift away from the core principles and value and lose sight of the orginal intent.
Scrum being a framework, organizations can apply various methods and processes to it, though, there are core values that are intended to be upheld in its usage.
This is why I believe that the Scrum framework is so powerful. Where problems arise is when organizations begin to drift away from the core principles and value and lose sight of the orginal intent.
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten AssociatesNew Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 24, 2018 8:36 PM
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Maybe we need another Scrum. Scrum that would be considered useful but not required as 100%of the original scrum. I believe it will bring value too. Any ideas on the name? :)
Very Interesting. Believe it or not, I was thinking of the same thing too.
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Apr 25, 2018 10:42 AM
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Let’s do that:) Rami, Sante, someone else?
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Sandeep M OzaProject Manager| DXC TechnologyBangalore, Karnataka, India
I think meeting Project goal within it's scope, time and cost with smiles on human resources is top most priority for any successful project - may we term it as scrum, abc, xyz doesn't matter. Yes, to attain this goal, we can take "Scrum" framework and customize it as per our requirements, adding few more flavors like Kanban, Kaizen, etc. with our PMBOK, and that is the "our Scrum" !!! Good Day.
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1 reply by Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Apr 25, 2018 5:58 PM
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Sandeep, this may be referring to a hybrid solution, which indeed is the most popular adoption. However the Scrum community is still divided about the expansion or contraction of pure Scrum, and at what point where it cannot be called Scrum anymore.
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Lenka PincotChief of Staff to the CEO| Project Management InstituteParis, France
Apr 24, 2018 9:25 PM
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At Scrum.org, there is a new Kanban Guide for Scrum Teams (April 2018 version). I'm looking forward into applying Kanban "together" with Scrum. It may be a way out of the strictest 100% guideline.
Their new certification Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK I) is certainly sending a message .....
Combining Kanban and Scrum sounds like a very good way. For instance we are routinely using Kanban boards to manage the project tasks and monitoring WIP to get things done.
Thanks for sharing! Saving Changes...
Scrumban covered a lot of this ground - the work done by Corey Ladas and Ajay Reddy pre-dates Scrum.org's amalgamation of the two by quite a few years and shows that one can actually get higher value realization by taking an incremental approach to introducing agile vs. the revolution which Scrum can cause.
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