Yes, in my experience sprints almost always go according to plan. But that is because if the team cannot successfully run a Scrum process, then they don't. Tryi

Yes, in my experience sprints almost always go according to plan. But that is because if the team cannot successfully run a Scrum process, then they don't. Trying to force sprints and scrum onto a team that cannot or will not do it is the true failure. After all, Scrum in general has warts. So if you aren't succeeding with it, switch to something else. Do Kanban. Do Waterfall. Invent your own thing. But if your process doesn't work, don't keep doing it.