Anti-patterns ni mbinu ambazo zinaonekana kuwa Agile lakini zinashindilia madhumuni yake — mara nyingi huitwa "cargo-cult" au Agile "bandia", ambapo timu huchukua upanga bila thamani. Kuzitambua ni hatua ya kwanza ya kurekebisha mabadiliko yaliyosimama.
Anti-patterns za kawaida
WATER-SCRUM-FALL sprints wrapped around a fixed, sequential plan
ZOMBIE SCRUM all the ceremonies, no working Increment or energy
VELOCITY AS TARGET pressure to raise points → estimate inflation
SCRUM MASTER = PM assigning tasks, status-reporting up
COMMITMENT THEATER "estimates" treated as binding deadlines
NO RETRO ACTIONS retros happen but nothing ever changes
