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I thought that this would catch someone's eye based on this email thread -
here is one of the accepted topics for the Lone Writers SIG Progression at
the upcoming (May 2011) STC Conference:
Why Scrum does not work for the Lone Writer
TVB
Tammy Van Boening
Owner/Principal
Spectrum Writing, LLC
www.spectrumwritingllc.com
info -at- spectrumwritingllc -dot- com
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Behalf Of Kat Kuvinka
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 8:08 AM
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Subject: RE: Scrum sucks!
ChrisD sez "don't blame scrum," but that is a good point, the overhead is a
killer!
I am constantly updating Rally. We not only have our scrum team meetings, we
have Scrum of Scrums every day. Sprint reviews, retros, and planning take an
entire day.
I can go on but I have release planning to attend!
> I have found the scrum meetings to be pretty much a waste of my time.
> They are just conducted as status meetings, and even though the team is
> supposed to discuss issues and changes in the meetings, they don't. I am
> working with one team that changes the stories in midstream and doesn't
> tell me, so I get done and the tester tells me the last day of the scrum
> that topics are missing.
>
> If I went to all the scrum meetings for all the teams I work on, I
> wouldn't have any time to do any work, so I only go when I have status
> to report. I am documenting about 20 products, luckily not all at once.
>
> Kay
>
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> From: techwr-l-bounces+kay -dot- robart=tea -dot- state -dot- tx -dot- us -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+kay -dot- robart=tea -dot- state -dot- tx -dot- us -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com]
> On Behalf Of Kat Kuvinka
> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 1:12 PM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: Scrum sucks!
>
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> I really like it at first! There was one me, one tester, three teams,
> and about a dozen developers. Docs were part of the DoD and I thought it
> was a great way to be on top of every new or changed feature.
>
> Now there are 7 teams, about 30 developers, 6 testers, and still one me.
> OK, I exaggerate, we have a contract writer, but she is dedicated to one
> team, and I still have to support that team. And she is leaving soon.
>
>
> I am going to campaign for more writers, but in the meantime, any
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Kathee
>
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