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> "If failure cannot be attributed to Scrum, then neither can success." I don't think this is true, given the "Get out of jail" arguments he is attacking. A pr
by 8372049 2y ago
> "If failure cannot be attributed to Scrum, then neither can success."
I don't think this is true, given the "Get out of jail" arguments he is attacking. A proper tool used in its intended way for its intended purpose is intrinsically useful. You can say the same about any tool: If you use a hammer to cut a cake, the resulting mess is your fault. A broken hammer is not an error with hammer as a concept. If you successfully hammer in a nail, the hammer played a crucial part in the success. I can't think of an instance where failure would be the hammer's fault.
If you think the hammer is to blame for not being suited to cut cakes, well, that changes things.
Am I missing something?
(I am only talking about the quoted truism. I am not qualified to talk about scrum.)
- Joker_vD 2y agoThe assumption is that Scrum is suited for exactly zero things, so if you apply it to anything and fail, it's your fault: you should not be applying it to anything! Even though we the Scrum Masters tell you that you should... excuse us for a second while we're retreating to the motte to continue the argument.
- h0l0cube 2y agoScrum isn’t so much a tool but an ill defined framework. The Get out of Jail Free Card the author refers to is abusing this lack of definition to brush off any failed attempts at applying the framework. The author continues to imply if there’s so many failures to apply the framework, that’s probably a failure inherent to the framework itself, at least as it is deployed today.