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Scrum is a relief for me. Set a steady velocity, and keep to it. And a chance revaluate every 2 weeks. I worked in places without any system, and it was awful,
by UK-AL 12y ago
Scrum is a relief for me. Set a steady velocity, and keep to it. And a chance revaluate every 2 weeks.
I worked in places without any system, and it was awful, such as half finished issues that was never closed. No one knew the real state of the product. Requests where sent in via email, emails got lost, people backtracked without telling you, 3 different people pushing you on to different tasks to the exclusion of the other 2. Where as scrum sets a single direction for 2 weeks.
- mratzloff 12y agoSounds like you worked in a place without management.
- UK-AL 12y agoA lot of companies are like that. A lot of developers like it like that as well.. Nice fancy gantt charts stuff, but underneath it was like that. Where as Scrum more accurately described reality. Any late changes, any changes to the sprint, any over commitment, any delays where quite clearly shown on the board. As a result, they were reduced. The boss could not just come down, and ask to work on this task instead. They had to create a user story, with mock ups etc and then the product owner decided if it should be included, scheduled it in for a sensible time. A lot nicer than before.
- mratzloff 12y agoMy point is that what you described is a symptom of a problem, and although Scrum solved it for you, it's not the only solution. The real problem is a lack of effective management.