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War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength, Scrum is Agile • Allen Holub • GOTO 2020

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Intermediate. Assumes working knowledge.

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Allen Holub challenges the corporate adoption of Scrum, arguing that it has devolved into Dark Agile and actively harms software development.

This presentation was recorded at GOTOpia Europe 2020. #GOTOcon #GOTOpia gotopia.eu Allen Holub - Allen will challenge (and change) your opinion on agile — if it exists at all @AllenHolub RESOURCES bsky.app/profile/allenholub.bsky.social mstdn.social/@allenholub twitter.com/allenholub holub.com linkedin.com/in/allenholub ABSTRACT A few years ago, the death of agile was a meme. Agile was (and is still) being supplanted by #DarkAgile, agile in name only, with few of the benefits of the real thing. In a way, things have gotten worse. Agile has arisen as a zombie, eating the brains of the corporate world. "Dark Agile" flies in the face of basic principles and does active damage. Allen Holub will pinpoint where we've gone wrong and how to make it right. There is a way out! All is not lost, though. There are organizations, some quite large, that are “doing it right” and reaping [...] TIMECODES Intro War is peace Ignorance is strength Freedom is slavery Scrum is agile What is "agile"? Read the full abstract here: gotopia.eu/2020/sessions/1466 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Allen Holub • Holub on Patterns • amzn.to/3Q1hwTX Allen Holub • Compiler design in C • amzn.to/4b0vXS9 Allen Holub • Enough Rope to Shoot Yourself in the Foot • amzn.to/4hFIL2m bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com twitter.com/GOTOcon linkedin.com/company/goto- instagram.com/goto_con facebook.com/GOTOConferences #Agile #Scrum #AgileDevelopment #DarkAgile #DarkScrum #AllenHolub CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1

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What people say. Recommended as a clear critique of how Scrum deviates from true agile principles.

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War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength, Scrum is Agile • Allen Holub
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He does. The clearest example I've seen is with "scrum is agile" talk
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