Agile Smells
summary
The talk analyzes common dysfunctional patterns in Agile teams—called “agile smells”—by describing real situations like adding columns to a Kanban board, moving the daily standup, or leaving a retro with vague actions such as “be more rigorous.” It names specific practices (Kanban columns, daily standups, retrospectives, hiring more agile coaches) as symptoms of underlying problems and offers concrete ways to improve those practices.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Agile problems
- 4:19Team wall analysis
- 12:13Ineffective Kanban columns
- 21:13Stand-up issues
- 27:10Meeting duration impact
- 33:54Bad retrospective fixes
- 42:47Agile role tensions
- 47:07Coach vs Scrum Master
- 50:18Technical importance in agile
- 51:45Conclusion
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