How Scrum Transformed Itself
Many of what you know about Scrum was ditched some years ago!
I’ve noticed that what we understand by Scrum is like the telephone game. Everyone interprets something, passes it on, and the next person picks up what they think is relevant. And to complicate matters further, it’s a changing game. Scrum is not static; its own creators realize its shortcomings and fix them over time. Moreover, after downloading the official guides, versions from 2010 to 2020, I’ve seen it has changed a lot. Things many of us take for granted as the foundation of Scrum no longer exist. And all for the better!
And there is one critical point in the history that redefined it.
The new Sprint Review
This article actually starts with my previous one. In it, I discussed the need to change the way we approach development. In short, it’s not about focusing on completed features, but on their outcomes and key results. To demonstrate the impact of this change, I showed how we generally work with Scrum, and how we needed to refocus some ceremonies like the Sprint Review.
And to my surprise, my proposal was undoubtedly what the 2020 guide suggested!
How was that possible? I have one strong theory, but I leave them to later, with a bigger picture.
