Over the past three years, I have implemented Scrum at start-up companies as well as large corporations.  While most of this has been in the world of software development and some in operations, every experience has been unique, always presenting different challenges and teaching something new.

There is an increasing level of buzz regarding what Scrum can and cannot do, and how it is similar to or different from other project management methodologies.  I have to admit that enforcing Scrum’s guidelines or building processes around Agile concepts has been easier in small teams and start-up companies than in large corporations.

I’ll elaborate on the challenges, what worked and what did not work in future posts.  In brief some of the main challenges included (1) an inability to integrate post-development activities such as QA/testing and release management fully into the sprint cycle, (2) the product owner and scrum master roles spilling over one another (also the product owner getting over loaded) and (3) various aspects of the organizational culture and business realities becoming not necessarily blocks, but valid constraints.

Anyway, lately, I have been considering signing up for a CSM (Certified Scrum Master) course, in the hope of learning something new and exchanging experiences with others.  I wonder what challenges other people have had in implementing Scrum or other Agile methods, and what can I fit into my practice to help clients better incorporate these methods into their process.

If you’d like to share your experience using Scrum, feel free to comment or drop me an email at varunpoddar@poddarco.com

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