We do a pretty relaxed version of it; it's fun. It doesn't feel like micromanagement to me. If I need to do something that doesn't have a task in the backlog,

We do a pretty relaxed version of it; it's fun. It doesn't feel like micromanagement to me. If I need to do something that doesn't have a task in the backlog, I just add one and then click "start" in Sprintly. No big deal. It's basically a shared to-do list, and I'm a to-do list kind of guy. I like the daily stand up meetings. Specifically the emphasis on the fact that it shouldn't be more than 15 minutes in length. You have my sympathies though. I can certainly see how some companies would implement Scrum in a way that is really anal-retentive and gets in the way.