SCRUM Findings

Johan LindblomDevelopment Poker – GTECH G2Johan.Lindblom@gtechg2.com www.gtechg2.com

Phone:+46.768.785191

WHY SCRUM IS HARD TO IMPLEMENT !

Context

WHAT:Game development company.

GTECH G2275 EmployeesCasino/Bingo/Poker/Games/Platforms etcTarget Poker

75 persons in 8 teams 3 weeks iterations4 sprints projects1 Prod manager with 4 product owners

SCRUM start ~1y ago

Unclear Roles

ProblemsLine Mananger Role VS Scrum Master.Project Leader Role VS PO/Scrum Master.Team leader VS Scrum Master roleRemoved team leaders to early

Key finding:

Self organizing teams only works in mature teams.

Subject for Discussion: Can SCRUM be implemented without

100% re-org?

Lack of support tools

Problems:Hard to do effective SCRUM without Software Craftsmanship established

No Unit testsNo Auto tests

Collaboration tool vs Scrum board on the Wall ?Especially in a distributed environment

Key Finding:Implement automated tests to have Effective SCRUM

Subject for Discussion: Can SCRUM work without automated

tests ?

Too much change

ProblemVery reactive organization.Change of focusEmbrace change ????? - To what extent…Many broken sprints.

Key Finding:Plan for the un-planned. Put “unplanned time in each sprint”

Subject for Discussion: Are there any good methods to

handle chaos in SCRUM ?

Requirements breakdown

ProblemAll features ready at last sprint. Nothing to deliver prior to the last sprint.

Key findingsMake sure to have something to deliver after each sprint and YES IT IS HARD !

Summary

Deliver each sprint. I.e need to have good WBS.

Make sure to have automated tools in place.

Go “all-in” on the change. Hard to succeed in a step-wise approach

Visit all SCRUM meetings

Team cannot self organize -must be mature team.