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Scrum is a trick to get everyone into the office by 9 am. Agile is a disguised form of extreme micromanagement. Both techniques have been cleverly marketed as
by starkfist 16y ago
Scrum is a trick to get everyone into the office by 9 am.
Agile is a disguised form of extreme micromanagement.
Both techniques have been cleverly marketed as a way for developers to work together in a state of harmonious productivity, when really they are CYA tools for managers.
- noss 16y agoOpposite experience here really. The team can pad up time estimate for a user story (or decrease total time available for user stories in the sprint) because the team wants to include time to get rid of some technical debt or other internal work. I do not understand how agile allows for easier micro management as you say. If some team outsider tells our team how to work we tend to invite them as a member to the team for the next sprint, to show us what they mean. That usually sets the discussion in the right direction. Since the backlog is highly visible, there is much better scrutiny of user stories for customers that have not yet signed a contract. There is also a built in stop of a sprint length before there is a review again of what the team has been ordered to do. Basically, if the team took something off the backlog, we know who put it there. The team is doing exactly what it should be doing, taking items in priority order. Sales people have been fired at work, developers have not.
- ww520 16y agoAmen. They are slave-driven development methodology.
- AmberShah 16y agoWow you guys have no idea. Please, just because some loser used it as an excuse to be a slave driver, don't blame agile/scrum. Daily stand up meetings should happen whenever everyone will already be there. 9 is irrelevant. 10 is fine. If someone is WFH, then they call in. Agile saves me FROM the micromanagers. Instead of having to be polled every few minutes, go look at the freaking board! Finally, no interruptions...