Our focus the last few episodes have been on anti-patterns relegated to a specific role. We take a step back in this episode and review scrum team anti-patterns. These are mistakes we make on a whole that can derail our project and reduce velocity. These can even drive a product into failure.
Deliver The Wrong Thing
There are many ways this anti-pattern can make an appearance. The story may be too vague, requirements gathering is insufficient, or the dev team misses the point of a feature—all of this boils down to a communication problem. Yes, we have once again come to a point where our problem and solution fall under the category of communication. This time the root cause is a failure to perform our duties fully. We have to be diligent in our work, and cutting corners can lead to this mistake.
Challenge of The Week: Which of these do you see in your team? How will you fix it?
