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When Scrum Isn’t the Answer, How to Transitioning to Kanban | Anita Kalmane-Boot

Sep 18, 2024

Anita Kalmane-Boot, a neurodiversity advocate with extensive experience in transitioning teams to Kanban, shares her insights into the limitations of Scrum in certain corporate cultures. She discusses a company's shift from Scrum, highlighting the challenges and the collaborative learning that followed. Anita emphasizes the importance of questioning assumptions and adapting frameworks to fit team needs. The conversation also touches on the vital role of Scrum Masters in empowering teams and fostering a true Agile environment.

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Quick takeaways

Effective change in teams requires understanding their current dynamics before imposing any new frameworks or processes.

Transitioning from Scrum to Kanban can offer a more suitable approach for teams, emphasizing collaborative exploration of processes.

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Navigating Organizational Change

One significant insight revolves around the challenges of initiating change within an organization, specifically in a software development context. The speaker recounts an experience in a small company where, despite having good intentions, the initial attempt to facilitate a brainstorming session led to poor outcomes because the team's existing workflows were not well understood. As the speaker soon realized, the organization was structured in a way that did not align with Scrum principles, causing frustration among the team members. This illustrates the importance of understanding the current state and dynamics of a team before implementing any new frameworks or processes.

Intro

5min

Navigating Change: The Role of Scrum Masters in Team Empowerment

2min

Challenging Assumptions in Scrum Practices

2min

Exploring Agile Beyond Scrum: Announcing the Agile Online Summit 2024

5min

Anita Kalmane-Boot: When Scrum Isn’t the Answer, How to Transitioning to Kanban

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Anita talks about her experience at a company where Scrum wasn’t working, and the need for change was clear. She facilitated a brainstorming session, but soon realized that Scrum wasn’t the right fit for the company’s culture. Instead, they transitioned to Kanban, learning and adapting together. Anita stresses the importance of questioning assumptions and understanding why certain frameworks are in place.

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About Anita Kalmane-Boot

Anita is a neurodiversity advocate and considers herself European, not bound to one single country. Anita is passionate about Agile but is losing hope in corporate organizations and their adaptation of Scrum.

You can link with Anita Kalmane-Boot on LinkedIn.

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