In software development, scrum is a scourge, not a boon — and it's time to ditch it.

2. FRAGILE
DEVELOPMENT
WhyScrum isterrible,andwhatweshould
bedoinginstead

3. 'sroles,artifacts,events,andrules
areimmutableandalthoughimplementing
onlypartsofispossible,theresultis not
.

4. Scrum's roles,artifacts,events,andrules
areimmutableandalthoughimplementing
onlypartsofScrum ispossible,theresultis
notScrum.

5. Teamsself-organize

6. Teamsself-organize
if theyarestable.

7. Sprintaftersprintaftersprint.

8. Sprintaftersprintaftersprint.
Trythatinamarathon.

9. Dailyscrum.

10. Dailyscrum.
Whatplanetdoyoulive on?

11. Noplanningbeyondthecurrent sprint.

12. Noplanningbeyondthecurrent sprint.
Thisonlyworksif youhavezerocustomers.

13. Reasonableforemergencies.

14. Reasonableforemergencies.
Ifyourteamispermanentlyinanemergency,
quit.

15. Waterfallisbad.Scrumisnovel.

16. Waterfallisbad.Scrumisnovel.
Notsince1975,really.

17. IfScrum doesn'tworkwithyourteam,your
problemisyourteam.

18. IfScrum doesn'tworkwithyourteam,your
problemisyourteam.
Nope.YourproblemisScrum.

19. IfScrum miserablyfailstodeliverinyour
organization,it'sbecauseyou'redoingit
wrong.

20. IfScrum miserablyfailstodeliverinyour
organization,it'sbecauseyou'redoingit
wrong.
Nope.Thisonlyhappensif you'redoingit
right.

21. Don'tbeascrumbag.