Agile, WaterAgile , WaterScrum Or ScrummerFall
Deutina Idisi
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? Work in 2-week sprints
? Setup agile ceremonies?
? Use a tool like ADO or Jira to manage work and teams
?Setup work items like Epics, Features and Stories?
All the above sounds great and gives the impression that we are working in some version of Agile or Scrum. But this is only sometimes the case.
Waterfall involves a lot of upfront planning in a phased fashion, Agile involves an iterative approach, and Scrum defines eleven rules(three roles, five ceremonies and three artefacts).?
Life would be much easier if we worked in purist environments with teams set up as Waterfall, Agile or Scrum.?
However, the reality is that a few organisations are in transition from Waterfall to Agile or Scrum. Whilst others would prefer a hybrid of some sort to fit their ways of working hence the terms?WaterAgile, WaterScrum or Scrummerfall.?
According to Ken France, there might be instances where hybrid ways of working might be suitable, e.g. independent teams, low-dependency teams and high-dependency teams.
WaterAgile?(Waterfall + Agile):?
WaterScrum or Scrummerfall (Waterfall + Scrum):?
Whilst the war on the best approach to software development ensues, it is essential not to lose track of?The Goal,?which is to deliver customer value.?
If you are not delivering small increments of value with each iteration, then you need to rethink if you are masquerading as Agile or Scrum, but underneath the hood, you are indeed Waterfall.
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2 年A great article Deutina. I get triggered sometimes when people talk about fake agile or 'Fragile', but the naming and reframing you've outlined here is helpful for me. ??