Failing implementations of Scrum

In the previous four subsections, you have learned how Scrum implementations fail from lack of executive sponsorships, foundations, agile mindsets, and communications and training programs. In the remainder of this section, you will learn how to resolve the impediments that hinder the successful enterprise or product-level deployments of Scrum.

I've touched on this subject before, but the empirical process control mechanisms of Scrum provide a practical approach to resolving Scrum implementation issues. However, the Scrum Teams cannot resolve most of the issues identified in this section as they don't have the authority to address issues outside their direct product development-related activities.

Therefore, the organization must establish an enterprise-level Scrum CoE or some other type of organizational Scrum implementation resources to resolve issues that require executive-level decisions. These decisions include issues associated...