C · Quality gatesAdvanced35 min read
9. Anti-patterns & recovery
Agile & Scrum · 40 pages source format
Story-point theater, zombie Scrums, “ScrumBut,” and managers using Daily as interrogation. Spot them early; fix with experiments, not slogans.
What you'll learn
- Common smells
- Scaling caution
- When to drop Scrum
Smell catalog
Carry-over forever, no Sprint Goal, QA as a column after “Dev Done,” retro actions that never happen.
Do this now
Match 3 smells to a fix that costs less than one sprint of pain.
Clear?
Choose the method
Interrupt-heavy support? Lean Kanban. Clear product increments? Scrum. Regulated big-bang? Hybrid with honesty.
Do this now
Recommend Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid for your practice field — with 3 reasons.
Clear?