Ilan Goldstein
@ilagile
AxisAgile.com
ilan@axisagile.com
Scrum Myths
Popularity of Agile Development
7th Annual State of Agile Development Survey 2013 by Version One (Sample size = 4048 respondents)
Organisations practicing Agile
84% 16%
More than 84% of respondents said their organisations were practicing Agile
development, up from 80% in 2011 (sample size = 4048).
YES
NO
3400 respondents
648 respondents
Scrum
Recognition
Implementation ?
Myth 1
S c r u m
is an acronym
SCRUM
Speaker
Claims to
Really
Understand
Myths
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
Tight, self-organising, collaborative teamwork
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
Ancient Spartan shield-locking phalanx
is an acronym
S C R U M
Myth 2
Sprints
S P E E D
=
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
84%?
Agile processes promote
The team should be able
to maintain a
sustainable
development.
constant pace
indefinitely
Agile Manifesto 8th principle
Focus Vs No end...
Feature
Sprints
S P E E D
=
Myth 3
only for
software
development
Scrum is an
approach
Software???
Engineering???
§  Schools
§  Homes
§  Research
§  Training materials
SAAB Gripen Fighter Jet
WikiSpeed Car
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
only for
software
development
Scrum is an
approach
Myth 4
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
As a something user, I
want to perform a certain
function to achieve some
benefit.
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items
on the right, we value the items on the
LEFT MORE.
Thanks	
  to:	
  Agile	
  Alliance	
  
We don’t
document,
we’re agile!
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items
on the right, we value the items on the
LEFT MORE.
Thanks	
  to:	
  Agile	
  Alliance	
  
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
Not just
1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
Code
Testing
Documentation
Audit
Support
User
Memory
Control
upfront
of detail at the
Right level
right time
anti-
documentation
Scrum is
Myth 5
User Story
Scrum teams
must use the
format
As a something user, I
want to perform a certain
function to achieve some
benefit.
Product Backlog
Items
User Stories
Bugs
Technical Work
Knowledge
Acquisition
The product backlog can be cosmopolitan
User Story
Scrum teams
must use the
format
Myth 6
Planning Poker
Sprint Task Board Sprint Burndown Chart
Planning Poker
1004020138
5321
1
2
∞
Estimation is optional
Not
Started
In
Progress
Ready to
Verify Done!!!
As a……
I want to……
So that……
As a……
I want to……
So that……
As a……
I want to……
So that……
Total	
  hours	
  of	
  work	
  left	
  to	
  do	
  on	
  
expected	
  days	
  
	
  	
  
	
  	
  
300	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
270	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
240	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
210	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
180	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
150	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
120	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
90	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
60	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
30	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
0	
  
	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
  
1	
   2	
   3	
   4	
   5	
   6	
   7	
   8	
   9	
   10	
  
Days	
  
?
Sprint Burndown
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
Total	
  hours	
  of	
  work	
  left	
  to	
  do	
  on	
  
expected	
  days	
  
	
  	
  
	
  	
  
300	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
270	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
240	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
210	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
180	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
150	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
120	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
90	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
60	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
30	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
0	
  
	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
  
1	
   2	
   3	
   4	
   5	
   6	
   7	
   8	
   9	
   10	
  
Days	
  
Team tallies up duration of
collective sprint tasks
Total	
  hours	
  of	
  work	
  left	
  to	
  do	
  on	
  
expected	
  days	
  
	
  	
  
	
  	
  
300	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
270	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
240	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
210	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
180	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
150	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
120	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
90	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
60	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
30	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
0	
  
	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
  
1	
   2	
   3	
   4	
   5	
   6	
   7	
   8	
   9	
   10	
  
Days	
  
Daily tally
Total	
  hours	
  of	
  work	
  left	
  to	
  do	
  on	
  
expected	
  days	
  
	
  	
  
	
  	
  
300	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
270	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
240	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
210	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
180	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
150	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
120	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
90	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
60	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
30	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
0	
  
	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
  
1	
   2	
   3	
   4	
   5	
   6	
   7	
   8	
   9	
   10	
  
Days	
  
Total	
  hours	
  of	
  work	
  left	
  to	
  do	
  on	
  
expected	
  days	
  
	
  	
  
	
  	
  
300	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
270	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
240	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
210	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
180	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
150	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
120	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
90	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
60	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
30	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
0	
  
	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
  
1	
   2	
   3	
   4	
   5	
   6	
   7	
   8	
   9	
   10	
  
Days	
  
YOU GUYS SUCK!
You’re already
behind and you’ve
barely started!
Total	
  hours	
  of	
  work	
  left	
  to	
  do	
  on	
  
expected	
  days	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
300	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
270	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
240	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
210	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
180	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
150	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
120	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
90	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
60	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
30	
   	
  	
  
	
  	
  
0	
  
	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
   	
  	
  
1	
   2	
   3	
   4	
   5	
   6	
   7	
   8	
   9	
   10	
  
Days	
  
It’s not all bad….
Swarming
USE WITH CARE
are fundamental to Scrum
Planning Poker
Sprint Task Board
Sprint Burndown
Myth 7
two
weeks
Pre-work
must fit into
Work before first delivery
Sprint
Official
Mandated
Sprint Zero
Initial Product
Backlog
Formulation
SMDPO
Vision Creation
Team Formation
Sourcing
Environments
Sprint 0
=
2 weeks???
FOR
PURPOSE
F TI	
  
two
weeks
Pre-work
must fit into
Myth 8
end
You
must ship
or
can only ship
at the
of every Sprint
Potentially
shippable
increment
product
Potentially
T
E
S
D
V
A
L
I
DT
D E M O N S T R EB LA
T
E
D
Release after multiple sprints
Release every sprint
Release every feature
Scrum is no
longer agile
enough!
At LEAST
have
something
potentially
shippable
end
You
must ship
or
can only ship
at the
of every Sprint
Myth 9
Product
Owner
Sprint Review
is the event
to engage the
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
Scrum Team
D D D
DPO SM
SHSH SH
Broader stakeholder community
PO D
Walkthrough
G PASenerallyG
cceptedA crumS
racticeP
Product
Owner
Sprint Review
is the event
to engage the
Myth 10
failure
Sprint is a
when the team
does not complete
everything
in the Sprint Backlog
Sprint
Backlog
Sprint
Commitment=	
  
Team commits
to do their best
“
”
SPRINT
COMMITMENT
PLAN GUARANTEE
≠	
  
PERFECT
KNOWLEDGE
WHEN
DONE=
Commitment
Forecast
Sprint
Is my Sprint a success or failure?
Success Failure
100%	
  0%	
  
Team 1
0%	
   100%	
  
Team 2
BONU
Constant accuracy is a false economy
Day	
   Tester	
   Programmer	
  1	
   Programmer	
  2	
  
1	
  
2	
  
3	
  
4	
  
5	
  
6	
  
7	
  
8	
   	
  	
  
9	
  
10	
  
Test Design
Test Design
Test Design
Programming
Programming
Programming
Programming
Programming
Programming
Test Automation
Test Design
Test Automation Programming
Programming
Programming
Test Automation
Programming
Programming
Rework
Programming
Programming
Test Automation
Programming
Backlog Refinement
Exploratory Testing
Confirm Adjustments
Backlog Refinement
Walkthrough
Sprint Planning
Review and Retrospective
ReworkRework
Walkthrough
Walkthrough
Exploratory Testing
Fear of over-extending
NEAR HORIZON PLANNING
Swarm to deliver product increments
Swarming
LESS
MORE
100%
ACCURATE
FORECAST
CULTURE
OF
FEAR=
PLANNED	
  
PLANNED	
  
PLANNED	
  
PLANNED	
  
PLANNED	
  
0%	
   100%	
  
PLANNED	
  
PLANNED	
  
PLANNED	
  
PLANNED	
  
0%	
   100%	
  
Sometimes over
EXTRA	
  
Sometimes under
PLANNED	
  
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
failure
Sprint is a
when the team
does not complete
everything
in the Sprint Backlog
Myth 11
end-to-end
Requirement
must
in the one Sprint
be completed
D	
  D	
  
D	
  
D	
  D	
  
FUNCTIONAL DESIGN
TECHNICAL DESIGN
TEST DESIGN
DEVELOPMENT
TESTING
PBIA
SPRINT3
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
Sprint...	
  
often unpredictability
=
Functional
design
requires
socialization
Delays
Waste
Confusion
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
end-to-end
Requirement
must
in the one Sprint
be completed
Myth 12
cross-
functional
All
Scrum team
members
must be
Design Team
Front-end
Development
Team
Testing
Team
Back-end
Development
Team
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
TESTING
TECHNICAL WRITING
USEREXPERIENCE
Can a UX designer
potentially conduct
some testing?
Teamwork
D
My bit is done,
it’s your
problem now
D
cross-
functional
All
Scrum team
members
must be
Final
Myth...
D	
  D	
  
D	
  
D	
  D	
  
SCRUMBUT
Scrum butWe try to do we have to
conduct a testing Sprint from time to time
“
”
Rome wasn’t built
in a day!
SCRUMBUT
SCRUM IN
PROGRESS
HYPOCRITICAL
Incrementally
iteratively improve
products
process of Scrum
&
not just our
but also the
It’s not about loops and lists...
Close feedback loops as
soon as possible
Continuously improve
both product & process
'Scrum Mythbusters': Ilan Goldstein @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014
Ilan Goldstein
@ilagile
AxisAgile.com
ilan@axisagile.com
Scrum Myths

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