Scrum is really useful for exploration and innovation work, things that may not even involve programming.
In general I think sticking to Scrum for Software Engineering is overkill, or maybe the 2 week sprints are too short.
I've had much happier engineers and product owners when working in Kanban, a steady stream of work with as few meetings as you can manage is much better for SE work, it is harder to get it up and running though, and can take some time to bed in.
In general I think sticking to Scrum for Software Engineering is overkill, or maybe the 2 week sprints are too short.
I've had much happier engineers and product owners when working in Kanban, a steady stream of work with as few meetings as you can manage is much better for SE work, it is harder to get it up and running though, and can take some time to bed in.