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Re: How big tech runs tech projects and the curious absence of Scrum

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> These days, mandatory Scrum is a contra-indicator for any project that crosses my path as a freelancer. Yes! Although I don't agree that Agile is a good idea that scrum ruined.

How long have you been in the industry? Agile in 2021 means something different than Agile in 2002. Project Management was a different consideration 20 years ago. Which of these do you disagree with? https://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html I disagree with 2. Now, perhaps you disagree with 5. These were written in 2001 for problems in 2001. Now, some of these problems have been solved. Some of them are taken for gr…

Any method/framework that is based on a "Manifesto" is despicable. The Manifesto gives the sense of entitlement of a moral standing. The principles become moral principles, and produce a Manichean divide between the new (good ones) and the old (bad ones), undermining any hope of truly collaborative work places based on trust and purpose.

Rather than moral principles, I prefer to base all discourse on scientific principles.

And those moral principles, deemed to be good, can be taken as assumptions. Assumptions can be questioned. Improved. Even replaced.

A manifesto and the holy writings like the Scrum Guide are unquestionable and give rise to dogma, tribalism, and all sorts of psychotic reality distortion perspectives.

If you're tired of Scrum, Manifestos and Holy Guides, there are better alternatives which foster much more humane, sustainable and collaborative working environments. I invite you to check out my TameFlow Approach.

Ask anything if you want to know more.

Re: How big tech runs tech projects and the curious absence of Scrum

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Usually in interviews I check if they use Jira in their day to day process. If they do, I don't join that company.

Why is Jira a deal breaker for you?

I have found it to be a great heuristic for companies which focus on process for the sake of it and usually treat engineering as a cost center instead of there reason of being.
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