The Scrum Guide has existed since 2010, and has never once mentioned the word ‘ceremony’.Īt Serious Scrum, as Scrum professionals interested in the Origin Story of Scrum, I would like to use this post to ask a question: These events are specifically designed to enable critical transparency and inspection.” ( Scrum Guide) Where does ‘Scrum Ceremony’ come from? “Each event in Scrum is a formal opportunity to inspect and adapt something. Scrum Teams can use empiricism in how they use the Scrum Events: this means that they can take a look at the things that work for them with the Scrum Events, and experiment with changes to improve them if they want to… Why? Because the ceremonies must be performed, that’s why!Ĭargo Cult Scrum also demands that the ceremonies should not change! Ceremonies are always performed a certain way. When we say, ‘ we hate the scrum meetings!’, doesn’t it indicate a problem in how they are working?ĭoesn’t it also sound like calling meetings ‘Scrum Ceremonies’ could be part of the problem? People trudging towards Daily Scrums, going through the motions, and performing rituals. Instead, ‘ Zombie Scrum’ or ‘ Dark Scrum’ is really under attack. Scrum has its critics, but often critics are not necessarily thinking about successful implementations of the framework. Photo by Isaiah Rustad on Unsplash Why ‘Scrum Ceremony’ creates the wrong environment
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