People trying to shoehorn scrum into their startup is the problem - not scrum itself
It is specifically designed for interfacing with project-external stakeholders.
It works well for “project teams” in a large org for whom the project isn’t the primary business focus. e.g. an internal tool to assist with problem X, or a development project for an external entity.
There is no other use case for which scrum is a good fit - and it’s those mismatched experiences that always result in scrum hate.
I think people just got caught up in the cool name and the certifications and blah.
That sounds sensible. Soo... How do you get your managers to this insight? In my company each team uses scrum and I think no one is really happy with it. Mine certainly isn't. I'm not even talking about the engineers: at least from my point of view everyone involved suffers from it. But I have the impression we lack responsibility for such decisions. Oh well, I think I'm just venting now :)
It is specifically designed for interfacing with project-external stakeholders.
It works well for “project teams” in a large org for whom the project isn’t the primary business focus. e.g. an internal tool to assist with problem X, or a development project for an external entity.
There is no other use case for which scrum is a good fit - and it’s those mismatched experiences that always result in scrum hate.
I think people just got caught up in the cool name and the certifications and blah.
Stop using scrum for the wrong thing!