Sooner Safer Happier: Antipatterns and Patterns for Business Agility

by Jonathan Smart

Evolution and Adaptability Revolution Or Evolution Ways of Working Adaptable? Enabling Constraint Scrum Revolution No. “Scrum’s roles, events, artifacts, and rules are immutable. It’s possible to implement parts of Scrum, but the result is not Scrum.”18 Iteration Essential SAFe Revolution No. Inherits from Scrum. Iteration Scrum@Scale Revolution No. Inherits from Scrum. Iteration Nexus Revolution No. Inherits from Scrum, Iteration LeSS Revolution No. Inherits from Scrum. Iteration Kanban Method Evolution Yes. Kanban states that you “start with what you do now, respect current roles and responsibilities, and pursue evolutionary change.”19 Limited WIP Disciplined Agile Revolution or Evolution Yes. “DA promotes a goal-based rather than a prescriptive strategy that enables teams to choose their way of working. Start where you are, do the best that you can, always try to get better.”20 Up to the teams Spotify Model Are you a young Swedish one-product org? If not, evolve your own model. The Spotify Model is not Spotify’s Model (more on this below.) Up to the teams Your Own Model Either or Both Yes Optimize in context for