Why Agile Doesn't Work (for large organizations) • An Interview With Dean Kulaweera

[@DeanKulaweera]

It was fantastic having you on the show Emal! Appreciate your time and all the amazing insights you shared - the viewers loved it and so did I!

[@tharubh]

Excellent and expect more such

[@firozmp5757]

Scrum does not fit companies other than software firms. But, DSDM is good for non-IT companies as it can be used for both product development and projects management. Example :Scrum can fit into the internal IT team of a bank but not for the entire bank itself. What's your opinion.

[@BABLOCKS]

Non-software companies should adopt the agile practices that are a good fit for them without adhereing to SCRUM or any other "brand" of agile for their project execution work. For solution maintenance work, it makes sense to adhere to something like SCRUM or KANBAN as long as they can get their release planning in sync with their development cycles.

[@errrzarrr]

Doesn't even fit softy firms. Scrum It's total chaos even there.

[@NavaneethaKrishnanA]

Insightful

[@melaD333]

I’m no expert but am involved in a major project that they are using Scrum - which seems unwise in my opinion. Two week sprints are kinda ridiculous- it makes the process very short-sighted and I’ve seen them put off things that need to be done because they will take more than two weeks. So they focus on the tasks they can achieve in 2 weeks .. not great. Why would any company push to follow pure Agile if it doesn’t really work for them? Just to say they do Agile? Kinda silly.

[@BABLOCKS]

Hi Melissa, Agile typically gets sold to management, who often don't understand Software development. They build up unrealistic expectations from the sales material they are presented with. Most people in the organization are unwilling to speak up about those expectations being unrealistic, and just do their best to conform, often leaving the organization much worse off than they were before they went agile.

[@melaD333]

@@BABLOCKS thanks for the lighting-fast reply! Sounds about right!

[@errrzarrr]

You are right. You have to take into account the recurring meetings and 'ceremonies' that happen in Scrum. So, In fact, it is even less than 2-weeks effectively. Sprints are around 1.5 weeks of effective work.