What kind of projects don’t fit with Agile?

This is a very common question in the CSM and CSPO classes that I teach. My answer is always that while there are some types of work that are better suited to an Agile approach than others, it really comes down to the organization and the people involved. With the right mindset, an iterative approach that is focused on inspect and adapt can be valuable in pretty much any situation… including building a bar.

Alex Brown is the Founder and Principal at Glaessel Ventures, a Boston based firm that combines strategic consulting, agile training, and co-investment to help innovative companies of all sizes bring new products to market successfully.

In this interview, recorded at the 2019 North American Global Scrum Gathering, Alex shares his story of “Boozy Scrum," or how he used Scrum to build a bar in his basement. It offers a great case study of how Scrum can be used for personal projects that fall well outside the realm of technology.

If you’d like to see some before and after pics of Alex’s work, head over to my Reluctant Agilist blog at ProjectManagement.com ->
https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/54822/Boozy-Scrum-with-Alex-Brown-at-2019-Austin-Scrum-Gathering

Contacting Alex
If you'd like to reach out to Alex to follow up with questions on his Boozy Scrum project, here is his contact info:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderjbrown/
Email: alex@glaesselventures.com