The Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide

Unlock Scrum success for beginners and experts alike with The Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide , your key to understanding and elevating Scrum practices.

Scrum is simple to understand but difficult to master. As a framework, Scrum is particularly challenging as there is no formal education tailored to these roles and no comprehensive set of practices readily available to those interested in applying it. The Scrum Guide 2020 describes its underlying principles only in the broadest strokes--from applying Scrum to complex adaptive problems to embracing self-management--but the Scrum Guide is not at all prescriptive about how Scrum Teams work.

The Scrum Anti-Patterns Guide compiles the most common challenges that every Scrum Team faces and how to remedy them. Stefan Wolpers uses the Scrum Guide as a template to structure the content, thus supporting the junior practitioners Scrum discovery journey (categorized by roles, events, artifacts, and commitments) while allowing the more experienced reader to use the book to reference individual problems or situations.

• Addresses Scrum anti-patterns for both novices and experienced practitioners
• Offers actionable insights into why Scrum implementations fall short and how to improve

• Covers real-time course corrections and improvements in Scrum practice
  Maximize Scrum success with this quick reference to the most common Scrum anti-patterns and how to resolve them.

  "Stefan Wolpers has a remarkable ability to highlight underlying traps and issues for stakeholders, teams, and process. Wolpers documents sources of waste and frustration, an amazing compendium of typical ways progress becomes blocked. Depressing! He doesnt leave us there though. He also recommends insightful remedies. Uplifting!"

  -- Diana Larsen , speaker, advisor, author, and co-developer of the Agile Fluency ® Model

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  Autorentext

  Stefan Wolpers is a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org, Agile Coach, and Scrum Master, specializing in guiding agile transformations through practices like Scrum, LeSS, Kanban, Lean Startup, and professional product management. Hes a licensed Agile Fluency Team Diagnostic facilitator with a history of senior leadership roles. His agile coaching focuses on scaling product delivery for fast-growing, venture-capital-backed startups as well as transitioning existing teams in established enterprises. Stefan curates the widely-followed "Food for Agile Thought" newsletter, engaging 50,000+ global Agile enthusiasts. He shares insights on Age-of-Product.com, hosts a vibrant Slack community of 18,000+ agile practitioners, and has authored e-books on agile themes, garnering over 100,000 downloads.

  Inhalt

  Foreword by Dave West xv

  Foreword by Janna Bastow xvii

  Preface xix

  Introduction xxv

  Chapter 1. Scrum Master Anti-Patterns 1

  Introduction 1

  The Scrum Master According to the Scrum Guide 2

  Possible Reasons Why Scrum Masters Leave the Path 2

  Anti-Patterns from Acting as an Agile (Line) Manager 5

  Scrum Master Anti-Patterns by Scrum Events 15

  The Sprint Planning 15

  The Sprint 17

  The Daily Scrum 20

  The Retrospective 22

  Food for Thought 26

  Conclusion 26

  Chapter 2. Product Owner Anti-Patterns 29

  Introduction 29

  The Role of the Product Owner According to the Scrum Guide 30

  Product Backlog and Refinement Anti-Patterns 31

  Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns 40

  Sprint Anti-Patterns 42

  Product Owner Anti-Patterns during the Daily Scrum 46

  Sprint Review Anti-Patterns 50

  Food for Thought 52

  Conclusion 52

  Chapter 3. Scrum Developer Anti-Patterns 55

  Introduction 55

  The Role of the Developers in Scrum 56

  Developer Anti-Patterns by Scrum Events 56

  Sprint Anti-Patterns 56

  Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns of the Developers 66

  Anti-Patterns during the Daily Scrum 68

  Developer Anti-Patterns Concerning the Sprint Review 75

  Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns of Developers 76

  Anti-Patterns at the Product Backlog Level 77

  Food for Thought 81

  Conclusion 81

  Chapter 4. Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns 83

  Introduction 83

  Common Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns 84

  Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns at the Organizational Level 84

  Sprint Anti-Patterns of the IT Management 96

  Incentivized Scrum Stakeholder Anti-Patterns 98

  Stakeholder Anti-Patterns at Scrum Event Level 104

  Product Backlog and Refinement Anti-Patterns 105

  The Daily Scrum 105

  Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns of Stakeholders 106

  The Sprint Review 106

  The Sprint Retrospective 107

  Food for Thought 108

  Conclusion 108

  Chapter 5. Sprint Anti-Patterns 109

  Introduction 109

  The Purpose of the Sprint 109

  Sprint Anti-Patterns 111

  Sprint Anti-Patterns of the Product Owner 111

  Sprint Anti-Patterns of the Developers 112

  Sprint Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Master 113

  Sprint Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 113

  Sprint Anti-Patterns of the IT Management 118

  Sprint Review Anti-Patterns of Stakeholders 121

  Food for Thought 123

  Conclusion 124

  Chapter 6. Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns 125

  Introduction 125

  Preparing the Sprint Planning 127

  Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns 127

  Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns of the Developers 127

  Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns of the Product Owner 132

  Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 134

  Sprint Planning Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Master 138

  Food for Thought 139

  Conclusion 140

  Chapter 7. Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns 141

  Introduction 141

  The Purpose of the Daily Scrum According to the Scrum Guide 142

  Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns 143

  Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 143

  Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns of the Developers 146

  Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns of the Product Owner 150

  Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Master 150

  Daily Scrum Anti-Patterns of the Stakeholders 151

  Food for Thought 154

  Conclusion 155

  Chapter 8. Sprint Review Anti-Patterns 157

  Introduction 157

  The Scrum Guide on the Sprint Review 158

  Sprint Review Anti-Patterns 159

  Sprint Review Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 159

  Sprint Review Anti-Patterns of the Product Owner 162

  Sprint Review Anti-Patterns of the Developers 165

  Sprint Review Anti-Patterns of the Stakeholders 167

  Food for Thought 174

  Conclusion 175

  Chapter 9. Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns 177

  Introduction 177

  The Scrum Guide on the Sprint Retrospective 178

  Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns 179

  Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 179

  Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Master 187

  Sprint Retrospective Anti-Patterns of the Organization 191

  Food for Thought 194

  Conclusion 195

  Chapter 10. Product Backlog and Refinement Anti-Patterns 197

  Introduction 197

  The Product Backlog According to the Scrum Guide 198

  Common Product Backlog Anti-Patterns 200

  General Product Backlog Anti-Patterns 200

  Product Backlog Anti-Patterns of the Product Owner 207

  Product Backlog Anti-Patterns of the Developers 209

  Product Backlog Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 211

  Food for Thought 212

  Conclusion 213

  Chapter 11. Sprint Backlog Anti-Patterns 215

  Introduction 215

  Sprint Backlog Anti-Patterns 216

  Sprint Backlog Anti-Patterns of the Scrum Team 217

  Sprint Backlog Anti-Patterns of the Developers 220

  Sprint Backlog Anti-Patterns of the Product Owner 225

  Food for Thought 228

  Conclusion 228

  Chapter 12. Increment Anti-Patterns 229

  Introduction 229

  The Purpose of the Increment According to the Scrum Guide 230

  Increment Anti-Patterns 231

  Increment Anti-Patterns by the Scrum Team 231

  Increment Anti-Patterns of the Stak…