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Hi all,

Wow.  I was going to post the comic strip tonight but wanted to wait just one more day because a few interesting things went on today…

I got a TON of feedback from people on both sides of the fence on this one.

Now, as a consultant/coach/mentor myself, I do not want to seem to have a totally skewed view about this.

Got something to say about the good, the bad, and the ugly about your use of coaches/mentors/consultants in the past?

Scrum related would be great since well, this is about Scrum .

Thank you!

- mike vizdos

2 Comments! to “Consultants and Scrum. Worry?”

1. Stephan Schmidt Says:
   February 3rd, 2009 at 2:18 am

   I had good experiences with Scrum consultants.

   Consultants are not important for technical reasons in Scrum (Scrum is easy to learn), but to change and transform management – I think changing management to believe in Scrum is hard without consultants.

   Stephan

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2. Randy Tangco Says:
   February 3rd, 2009 at 12:54 pm

   A consultant is good in providing outside expertise to an organization. However, many consultants make the mistake of making assumptions that they know better than the in-house staff which most of the time results in serious issues.

   Coaches and mentors are good for me because they help you do your job right and provides a high-level perspective on what you can do better

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