Originally posted by l35kee
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Agile, Scrum, Kanban & IR35
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I've worked in a few organisations where agile methodologies were used but membership excluded contractors. More recently, the majority of new contracts advertised in the private sector in my area seem to be looking for agile experience and many of the role descriptions imply SDC with reviews, standards, entrance tests and pair programming.
I don't have a problem with agile but I've yet to see agile implemented to specification and the biggest issue seems to be the assumption that the scrum master is a management role, often filled on a permanent basis by a line manager or pm, it just feels like a cargo cult or box ticking exercise.
As usual, it is important to find out why the client is looking for a contractor if they already have employees doing similar work in the agile team; if it is just a case of the work being short-term then disguised employment starts to become an issue.Comment
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Originally posted by pictavia View PostAs usual, it is important to find out why the client is looking for a contractor if they already have employees doing similar work in the agile team; if it is just a case of the work being short-term then disguised employment starts to become an issue.
Just spoke to another potential client where the agent described it as a generic dev role using Agile - pretty much BAU. Spoke to the client and its nothing like that - they have a team of devs that are experts in X, but they need an expert in Y to lead a new project and train existing staff on Y.
My problem is too much transparency. I need to be less trusting that agents know what they're selling, get myself a phone call / face to face meeting with the client THEN ascertain what the job spec actually is.Comment
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