Why Agile Fails - Here is The Truth
Many strategy execution processes fail in IT, especially when adopting the Scrum framework because the firm does not have something worth executing.
The Scrum consultants come in, do their work, and document the new approach in a PowerPoint presentation and a detailed report. Town hall meetings are organized, employees are told to change their behavior, team structures are redefined, and budgets are allocated to support initiatives that fit the new Scrum strategy. And then nothing happens.
One major reason for the lack of action is that “new strategies” around Scrum adoption are often not strategies at all. A real strategy involves a clear set of choices that define what the firm is going to do and what it’s not going to do within the context of Agile practices. Many strategies fail to get implemented, despite the ample efforts of hard-working people, because they do not represent a set of clear choices.