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Are You Serious?!
Scrum – are you Serious?
Scrum – are you Serious?
A series to address the malpractices of Scrum
Willem-Jan Ageling
Jun 5, 2018
Are You Serious?!
“Scrum Lacks Product Management Practices”
“Scrum Lacks Product Management Practices”
Are You Serious? — Part 71
Willem-Jan Ageling
Apr 17, 2021
“A Scrum Master Has No Delivery Responsibility”
“A Scrum Master Has No Delivery Responsibility”
The ‘Are you Serious’ series tackles Scrum misconceptions. All its articles have this theme and cover a specific topic.
Willem-Jan Ageling
May 26, 2020
“A Self-Organising Scrum Team Is Allowed to Abandon Scrum”
“A Self-Organising Scrum Team Is Allowed to Abandon Scrum”
The ‘Are you Serious’ series tackles Scrum misconceptions. All its articles have this theme and cover a specific topic.
Willem-Jan Ageling
May 2, 2020
As a UX Designer, What Is My Place In Scrum?
As a UX Designer, What Is My Place In Scrum?
Scrum and the stakeholders, episode 6
Willem-Jan Ageling
Apr 21, 2020
“While I’m Forced to Work Remotely, It’s Not OK to Say I’m Struggling”
“While I’m Forced to Work Remotely, It’s Not OK to Say I’m Struggling”
The ‘Are you Serious’ series tackles Scrum misconceptions. All its articles have this theme and cover a specific topic.
Willem-Jan Ageling
Apr 18, 2020
We kept C-level out of our Sprint Reviews
We kept C-level out of our Sprint Reviews
Until we understood that Scrum is about participation
Willem-Jan Ageling
Dec 11, 2019
“Scrum ignores quality”
“Scrum ignores quality”
Are you serious? — Episode 64
Willem-Jan Ageling
Oct 22, 2019
“The only ‘real’ work in software development teams is writing code”
“The only ‘real’ work in software development teams is writing code”
Are you Serious!? — Episode 63
Paddy Corry
Oct 13, 2019
“We start our Sprint 2 days after the Sprint Planning”
“We start our Sprint 2 days after the Sprint Planning”
Are you serious? — Episode 62
Willem-Jan Ageling
Oct 1, 2019
“The Scrum Master is at fault when Scrum fails”
“The Scrum Master is at fault when Scrum fails”
Are you serious? — Episode 61
Willem-Jan Ageling
Aug 17, 2019
Scrum — ‘Our retro is only about what we can improve as a team’
Scrum — ‘Our retro is only about what we can improve as a team’
Are you serious? – Episode 60
Willem-Jan Ageling
Jul 27, 2019
We Scrum, but we also have Steering Committees
We Scrum, but we also have Steering Committees
Are you serious? — Episode 59
Willem-Jan Ageling
Jul 20, 2019
“We Scrum and we plan to deliver our MVP next year”
“We Scrum and we plan to deliver our MVP next year”
Are you serious? — Episode 58
Willem-Jan Ageling
Jul 13, 2019
“My team wants my help at the Daily Scrum, but as a Scrum Master I shouldn’t be there!”
“My team wants my help at the Daily Scrum, but as a Scrum Master I shouldn’t be there!”
Are you serious? — Episode 54
Willem-Jan Ageling
Jun 2, 2019
“We need to split our stories in two because the developers are faster than the testers”
“We need to split our stories in two because the developers are faster than the testers”
Are you serious? — Episode 53
Willem-Jan Ageling
May 25, 2019
So you think Scrum = Agile training wheels?
So you think Scrum = Agile training wheels?
Are you serious? — Episode 52
Willem-Jan Ageling
May 18, 2019
“Scrum’s fixed Sprint Length holds us back”
“Scrum’s fixed Sprint Length holds us back”
Are you serious? — Episode 51
Willem-Jan Ageling
May 12, 2019
“We don’t need a Product Owner because we have constant alignment with our customer”
“We don’t need a Product Owner because we have constant alignment with our customer”
Are you serious? — Episode 50
Willem-Jan Ageling
May 7, 2019
“Scrum doesn’t have Project Managers, so we ignore them in our organisation”
“Scrum doesn’t have Project Managers, so we ignore them in our organisation”
Are you serious? — Episode 49
Willem-Jan Ageling
Apr 24, 2019
“Scrum is just an excuse to miss deadlines”
“Scrum is just an excuse to miss deadlines”
Are you serious? — Episode 48
Willem-Jan Ageling
Apr 13, 2019
“With Scrum you don’t look beyond the Sprint”
“With Scrum you don’t look beyond the Sprint”
Are you serious? — Episode 47
Willem-Jan Ageling
Apr 6, 2019
“We will abandon Scrum because we are adopting Devops”
“We will abandon Scrum because we are adopting Devops”
Are you serious? — Episode 46
Willem-Jan Ageling
Feb 26, 2019
No! You don’t need project managers to align work between Scrum Teams!
No! You don’t need project managers to align work between Scrum Teams!
Are you serious? — Episode 45
Willem-Jan Ageling
Feb 20, 2019
“Our REAL Product Owner isn’t involved. Only our proxy PO is!”
“Our REAL Product Owner isn’t involved. Only our proxy PO is!”
Are you serious? — Episode 44
Willem-Jan Ageling
Feb 13, 2019
“The Scrum Values got me fired”
“The Scrum Values got me fired”
Are you serious? — Episode 43
Willem-Jan Ageling
Feb 10, 2019
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