Chapter 11. Scrum and the Future

Imagine showing up to work whenever you felt like it. You know what to work on because you signed up for the project. Your day-to-day work results from brainstorming sessions with your team, and you work hard to accomplish great things together. You feel proud of your work; you understand how that work contributes to the company's mission. You work your hardest but you have a life outside of work. You understand the market and how it moves. And yet you are free—if you hear of another cool initiative from your friends at lunch, you are free to join it. Anytime! Your colleagues work with you in the same building. Everyone on a team sits next to each other. When you move to a different team, someone moves all your stuff overnight and rebuilds your workstation in that new team's area. You don't have to think about it. In some cases, you have no CEO. In these cases, everyone works together and shares the wealth. A back-office staff pays the bills, keeps the books...