What’s happening at financials? Questioning the value of Agile: with Gene Gendel

hosted by Sherman Gomberg, Charles Hutchison and Griffin McManus

Join us virtually on February 8th!

Why Agile Roles Are Being Eliminated? What Are Systemic Root Causes Of This?

Gene Gendel explores the recent situation about investment banking with the relabeling of roles and other types of watering down values and principles of Scrum and Agile.

Misunderstanding the role of Scrum Master, in simple organizational settings (e.g. small-scale product development – Scrum) and complex organizational settings (e.g. large-scale product development – Large Scale Scrum) have been well known. This could be one of the main reasons why some organizations shift away from/discontinue the role of Scrum Master, in favor of ‘agile leads’ and alike, more traditionally sounding roles (with the root ‘lead’ in them) – companies and their people gravitate towards what seems to be more traditionally understood.

In order to understand the situation in full, from organizational design and systemic implications perspective, these decisions need to be well researched and analyzed. Things to consider, while analyzing:

• Understanding the real purpose of agile frameworks (e.g. Scrum, Large Scale Scrum)
• Funding/budgeting that are aligned to products (not projects, programs, portfolios)
• HR norms/policies, supporting career path, compensation and promotion of agile roles
• Understanding the differences between job security and role security

Have you been impacted by what is described herein? Do you feel that soon you might be impacted by similar decisions of your company? Is your company at the point of decision-making, such as:

• Should Scrum Master role be discontinued in favor of an ‘agile lead’ (or similar) role?
• Should Agile lead role be eliminated, as next step in agile maturity journey?

Relax with your Agile and Scrum Peers Online
Grab your drink and kick back with our Agile and Scrum community on Zoom for open discussion and networking!

Your Drink
Let’s support local! Bring a drink from a local business and share with us why you love them. Doesn’t have to be wine…beer? coffee? smoothie?

Your Relaxing Place
Pick up your laptop, turn on your web camera, and take us with you to the place in your home where you like to relax. Maybe it’s your couch? At your pool table? Or on your back patio?
Together, let’s pick topics for sharing, deep dive discussions, learning, ideas, and coaching.

Looking forward to connecting with you from the bar in my home!
Sherman

FAQs
Q. How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
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Q. Can I claim SEUs (Scrum Education Units)?
A. Yes, you may claim 2 SEUs for attending.