“Scrum is fragile, not Agile”… Are you Serious?!

A serious reply.

Sjoerd Nijland
Serious Scrum

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In this ‘serious reply’ we reply to Dennis Weyland’s blog post to share our perspective on his argument that ‘Scrum is fragile, not Agile’:

I fully respect and understand why Dennis is critical of Scrum and that anyone should be critical over its appliance. And, with Dennis being a researcher too, I hope that he is open and will enjoy a critical response to his article.

“Scrum is not agile”

Dennis opens up with a defence. He sets the stage by responding to a typical reaction he imagines to the statement “Scrum is not Agile”.

“I guess a typical reaction to this heading would…

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Sjoerd Nijland
Serious Scrum

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