Agile Scrum

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What is Agile Scrum? For me, it's how to do software development right. Which doesn't mean you can't do it wrong. But if done right, it's your best chance of doing it right.

Here's a selection of Hacker News comments that quickly outline the key points in project management and software development for me:

First, see this thread for what you want to avoid:

I like this comment in particular:

Prefer queues and continuous delivery to deadlines and unrealistic expectation.

Want to see what you really need to avoid. Money extractors:

But that problem is probably outside your control.

What are you aiming for? A high-performing organization where everyone enjoys working together. Here are some principles:

How do you get there? Here's as good an explanation of Scrum and why to use it as I've seen anywhere:

Finally, here's a cheat sheet on outsourcing for when that conversation comes up: