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Scrum Got 3 People Fired From A Software Project!
Manage episode 213195500 series 1756036
Over my career I've seen many software projects fail spectacularly due to political infighting between team members.
Blame-shifting and improper application of scrum got people fired on this one!
I prefer a simple definition of politics: when people tell each other what they want to hear instead of the truth.
I'd like to share the story of a software project I worked on, where the client was a non-profit company with a big budget. They wanted to redesign a major application used to help struggling educational institutions.
But the staff were inexperienced with agile. And multiple contractors on the project were fighting.
In this episode, I share how inexperience with software development processes can actually get people fired.
Especially when there's politics.
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You can also watch this episode on YouTube.
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178 episodes
Manage episode 213195500 series 1756036
Over my career I've seen many software projects fail spectacularly due to political infighting between team members.
Blame-shifting and improper application of scrum got people fired on this one!
I prefer a simple definition of politics: when people tell each other what they want to hear instead of the truth.
I'd like to share the story of a software project I worked on, where the client was a non-profit company with a big budget. They wanted to redesign a major application used to help struggling educational institutions.
But the staff were inexperienced with agile. And multiple contractors on the project were fighting.
In this episode, I share how inexperience with software development processes can actually get people fired.
Especially when there's politics.
Join my Patreon: https://thrivingtechnologist.com/patreon
Learn about one-on-one career coaching with me: https://thrivingtechnologist.com/coaching
TechRolepedia, a wiki about the top 25 roles in tech: https://thrivingtechnologist.com/techroles
The Thriving Technologist career guide: https://thrivingtechnologist.com/guide
You can also watch this episode on YouTube.
Related resources:
Visit me at thrivingtechnologist.com
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