Do companies actually use Scrum?

In this piece, Gergely Orosz, an ex-tech leader at companies like Uber, Microsoft, or Skyscanner, offers a detailed deep dive into how different organizations (big and small, tech and non-tech, consulting or product-oriented) approach project management.

A surprising insight for many might be the absence of Scrum at big tech companies.

But maybe that shouldn’t be that surprising after all.

As we saw in a previous episode, overly prescriptive solutions are too rigid. They tend to sell better but suffer in highly-complex, evolutionary environments. And Scrum is no exception.

Want to take a look? You can read his article here.

As a side note, I recently joined Gergely’s newsletter, The Pragmatic Engineer, as a paid subscriber. It’s an incredible source to keep the pulse of the industry. Totally recommendable.

If you want to look at more of his insightful content, you can visit his site here.

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