There are many different routes an organization can take to adopt Scrum. Fortunately,
from looking at companies that have already transitioned, we are able to identify some common patterns of how to do it successfully. In this chapter, we look at the strengths and weaknesses of six patterns, as well as when each may be appropriate. We begin by looking at four core patterns that form a pair of questions that must be addressed at the start of any Scrum adoption effort.
Chapter Contents
- Start Small or Go All In
- Reasons to Prefer Starting Small
- Reasons to Prefer Going All In
- Choosing Between Going All In and Starting Small
- Public Display of Agility or Stealth
- Reasons to Favor a Public Display of Agility
- Reasons to Favor a Stealth Transition
- Choosing Between a Public Display and Stealth
- Patterns for Spreading Scrum
- Split and Seed
- Grow and Split
- Internal Coaching
- Reasons to Prefer Split and Seed
- Reasons to Prefer Grow and Split
- Reasons to Prefer Internal Coaching
- Choosing Your Approach
- Introducing New Technical Practices
- Reasons to Start Soon
- Reasons to Delay
- One Final Consideration
- Additional Reading