Catalog of Scrum Smells

• Loss of Rhythm (SA article)
• Talking Chickens (SA article)
• Missing Pigs (SA article)
• Lack of Progress Part One: Failing in Backlog Management (SA article)
• Persistent Signatures
• ScrumMaster Assigns Work
• The Daily Scrum is For the ScrumMaster
• Specialized Job Roles
• Testers will not integrate with Team
• Reluctance to estimate Backlog Items - from Rown Bunning
• Is It Really Done inspired by Henrik Kniberg

• Nothing Ever Changes Around Here inspired by Henrik Kniberg

• No One Wants to Attend Retrospectives by Mark Levison
• Executive Pressure inspired by Henrik Kniberg
• Missing Sprint Commitment inspired by Henrik Kniberg
• Technical Debt inspired by Henrik Kniberg
• Not Acting Like a Team inspired by Henrik Kniberg
• No Engineering Practices by Mark Levison

• Gorilla in the Room inspired by Mark Wainwright

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