# The Death of Scrum — An Interactive Essay

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## What Jamie wrote

This article (worksheet?) hits on many of the topics I referenced in my [Software Is Liquid](https://www.thingelstad.com/2026/04/20/software-is-liquid.html) post from last week. When constraints, inputs, and outputs change it is necessary to review the system you are operating to see what changes are needed. That is what brought Scrum into existence and it is the thing that should make us question its utility going forward. The challenge to me is if not this, then what. There are four options suggested here: Shape Up, The Linear Method, Continuous Flow, and Agent-First Development. It will be interesting to see if we are able to move, as an industry, to something that is more focused on the particular aspects of the outcome we are shooting for, as opposed to the limitations and constraints of the system we have to work in.

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