Conceptually Scrum is simple, so why is achieving a mature agile team such a daunting experience? Maybe because it’s not just a matter of implementing the ceremonies. Scrum teams need to embrace continuous improvements through an incremental and iterative process. Author: Mark Haynes, https://dmarkhaynesconsulting.godaddysites.com/ You might counter with, that’s what Retrospectives are for but by intent, Retrospectives are designed for short-term changes, occurring for a span of a Sprint or two, not about systemic changes. What if your Scrum team stagnates after a few years and resists further changes? What if the team goes from one flavor of the month to the next, chasing advice like they were butterflies? Perhaps it’s following through with all the behaviors and practices learned over 60-plus years of software development. Addressing these issues is anything but simple, especially with all the contradictory advice from IT experts. Without a philosophy of continuous improvements, simply implementing the ceremonies is a recipe for failure. So how does a team engage in creating systemic changes to their agile approach? As proposed by Dr. Demming, the PDSA Cycle (Plan-Do-Study-Act) is a systematic process for gaining valuable learning and knowledge for the continual improvement of a product, process, or service. Conducting an Agile Assessment There has been a lot written about Agile Maturity models. These tend to focus on procedural approaches. Detailed questionnaires specifically target Scrum features, but that will not address many non-Scrum behaviors. Versions of the Capability Maturity Model appeal to traditionalists with structured systems analysis and a rigorous procedural approach. [...]
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