From a collection of writings I wrote in 2007 when I first explored this methodology . To sum it up in one short sentence - " Scrum was abandoned ". Many might spin it the way they like, but the hard fact remains. This was really unfortunate given that the process during the initial days were adopted quite enthusiastically by everyone and many really tried to follow it to the best of their abilities. Now at the end of the release (which proved to be one of the more stress full releases), the whole SCRUM methodology - as adopted and followed by us is in shambles. It attracts no credibility among the team and everyone including yours truly is skeptical on the way ahead. At a personal level, I am very disappointed as I believed and continue to believe that Scrum offers significant advantages during the Software Development lifecycle. What attracted me and in which I still see merit are: a) The focus on doing the most important thing (biggest bang for the buck) first ...
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