In this insightful and wide-ranging conversation, Bas Vodde engages with Christiaan Verwijs, one of the authors of Zombie Scrum Survival Guide to explore what happens when Scrum goes through the motions—but real agility is missing. Viewers will gain an honest look at common anti-patterns in Scrum implementations, and how to recognize when teams have become slow-moving, low-impact “zombies.”
You’ll learn:
What “Zombie Scrum” really means and how to spot it in your own organization
How Liberating Structures can breathe life into stale events like Sprint Reviews and Planning sessions
Why evidence-based tools like the Zombie Scrum Checker and Columninity help teams (and organizations) self-diagnose and improve
The five empirically validated drivers of team effectiveness—and why they matter
Where the current research intersects with LeSS principles, especially around team autonomy, cross-team collaboration, and stakeholder focus
Why it matters for LeSS practitioners:
This video offers a research-backed lens on how to build and sustain healthy, self-managing, product-focused teams. The insights are directly applicable within a LeSS context—whether you’re supporting multi-team refinement, fostering continuous improvement, or guarding against the illusion of agility.
Watch it to sharpen your systems thinking, gain facilitation techniques, and get inspired by how scientific research can guide better product development at scale.
