There are some interesting philosophical questions here. I'm not a philosopher so I'm not going to even attempt a generic response. Instead, I'd prefer to reply in a very specific way.
Firstly, does Scrum truly represent a utopian vision of equality? Where we can all "collaborate" ourselves to success?
Scrum isn't a silver bullet. It won't solve your problems for you. It is only a very simple process for highlighting what your problems are, and raising the visibility of these problems so that they can be addressed. Many teams find that Scrum makes visible some problems that they would rather keep hidden, and aren't willing to do the hard work necessary to adopt Scrum fully.
Secondly, Do *Scrum* teams work?
My experience is "Yes, absolutely." And I believe there is sufficient evidence in the industry to suggest that Scrum is now a well accepted approach. Indeed, there is a larger body of evidence, if you wish to look further than software. The roots of Scrum come from the Toyota Production System (TPS) as describe in the article "The New New Product Development Game" [Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka] and has been used successfully for some 30-40 years.
There are some interesting philosophical questions here. I'm not a philosopher so I'm not going to even attempt a generic response. Instead, I'd prefer to reply in a very specific way.
Firstly, does Scrum truly represent a utopian vision of equality? Where we can all "collaborate" ourselves to success?
Scrum isn't a silver bullet. It won't solve your problems for you. It is only a very simple process for highlighting what your problems are, and raising the visibility of these problems so that they can be addressed. Many teams find that Scrum makes visible some problems that they would rather keep hidden, and aren't willing to do the hard work necessary to adopt Scrum fully.
Secondly, Do *Scrum* teams work?
My experience is "Yes, absolutely." And I believe there is sufficient evidence in the industry to suggest that Scrum is now a well accepted approach. Indeed, there is a larger body of evidence, if you wish to look further than software. The roots of Scrum come from the Toyota Production System (TPS) as describe in the article "The New New Product Development Game" [Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka] and has been used successfully for some 30-40 years.
Best regards,
Kane