Abandoning Scrum

TL; DR: Abandoning Scrum

Can a Scrum team simply decide to abandon Scrum? After all, the Scrum team is self-managing, according to the Scrum manual, also known as the Scrum Guide. So, let’s explore this question at the very heart of team autonomy.

Abandoning Scrum According to the Scrum Guide

There are several references to self-management and team autonomy in the Scrum Guide 2020. However, no paragraph is addressing the question of when and how to abandon Scrum directly: