Who said anything about no constraints? We are not children, and we are not anarchists. The main thing is that those constraints, that are not practical ones imposed by things like finances, are created by the individual teams. That’s what it means to be self managing, among other things. It certainly is not everybody doing whatever the hell they feel like.🙄
“Taking something that worked for one team and forcing it down everyone’s throat” is spot on. There are practices and principles that remain, but cook off the prescription.
That can be a hard or easy problem, depending on the organization. Generally, ask for forgiveness, not permission. I know of one group of three teams that literally walled themselves off from the rest of the office using whiteboards and instituted their own process within the walls. Managers were not allowed in 😄. The managers didn’t even notice until they did notice that the productivity of those three teams had gone way up. Stupidly, they did not ask those teams to spread what they were doing to the rest of the organization, but they at least left them alone.
Thank you for your answer. I also prefer to take freedom and ask for forgiveness. Some time it hurts and painful, but I think regrets of missing opportunities are harder. At least for me.
I still is trying to find a balance. And will also do it
A (ideally lightweight) framework is simply a set of boundaries to enhance creativity. A boundless, do-what-you-like environment is not conducive to creation or innovation. We thrive in restriction. I quote some who know far more than I on this matter...
"The enemy of art is the absence of limitations." — Orson Welles
"Design depends largely on constraints." — Charles Eames
"Instead of freaking out about these constraints, embrace them. Let them guide you. Constraints drive innovation and force focus. Instead of trying to remove them, use them to your advantage." — 37 Signals
Scrum becomes damaging when people try to follow it without understanding its inherent simplicity, turning it into a cargo-cult-like ritual for compliance. It isn't that, but it is easy to make it that.
Who said anything about no constraints? We are not children, and we are not anarchists. The main thing is that those constraints, that are not practical ones imposed by things like finances, are created by the individual teams. That’s what it means to be self managing, among other things. It certainly is not everybody doing whatever the hell they feel like.🙄
“Taking something that worked for one team and forcing it down everyone’s throat” is spot on. There are practices and principles that remain, but cook off the prescription.
Thank you for sharing Allen.
I agree that practices are bit transferable and every team unique.
I also saw many times that organizations are afraid to give autonomy to the teams. They do not trust and want to control.
What could you suggest to a team or developers in this situation?
That can be a hard or easy problem, depending on the organization. Generally, ask for forgiveness, not permission. I know of one group of three teams that literally walled themselves off from the rest of the office using whiteboards and instituted their own process within the walls. Managers were not allowed in 😄. The managers didn’t even notice until they did notice that the productivity of those three teams had gone way up. Stupidly, they did not ask those teams to spread what they were doing to the rest of the organization, but they at least left them alone.
Thank you for your answer. I also prefer to take freedom and ask for forgiveness. Some time it hurts and painful, but I think regrets of missing opportunities are harder. At least for me.
I still is trying to find a balance. And will also do it
A (ideally lightweight) framework is simply a set of boundaries to enhance creativity. A boundless, do-what-you-like environment is not conducive to creation or innovation. We thrive in restriction. I quote some who know far more than I on this matter...
"The enemy of art is the absence of limitations." — Orson Welles
"Design depends largely on constraints." — Charles Eames
"Instead of freaking out about these constraints, embrace them. Let them guide you. Constraints drive innovation and force focus. Instead of trying to remove them, use them to your advantage." — 37 Signals
Scrum becomes damaging when people try to follow it without understanding its inherent simplicity, turning it into a cargo-cult-like ritual for compliance. It isn't that, but it is easy to make it that.