Yes, I was on the way to reboot (my career)

How I Started the Scrum Team without Stressing about the Scrum Terms – From Doubt to Belief

Returning to the time I was told by my team manager I was going to form a new team to work on a new product, I’ve never thought that in almost 4 years, my team has grown and sustained in a way different than other teams in the company. When I was in my previous team, many people struggled using Scrum. People are obsessed with Story Pointing. Some team members refused to attend the Sprint Review and Retrospective. Everyone works without a clear goal but only emptying the backlog and fighting the deadlines. Arguments like Code Refactoring versus meeting the deadlines and estimation versus actual were everywhere. There were times that I doubted if Scrum brought us a tough time. There were times that I almost wanted to quit the job due to the burnout. ...

8 July, 2024 · 4 min · Oscar Li