Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))

by Mike Cohn

It may address the project’s most pressing issues. Introducing a team to the agile technical practices can solve an array of typical project problems, including poor quality, over-engineered solutions, long delivery cycles, and so on. There are other problems, though, that are not addressed by introducing these practices. For example, a project with a disengaged product owner will experience slow or incorrect decision making. This problem will not be remedied solely by introducing new technical practices. The same is true for a project with multiple product owners, each with a competing agenda, or for a project with strong personality clashes among team members. If your project’s most pressing issues are ones addressed by one or more of the common agile engineering practices, consider emphasizing those practices early in the transition.