The goal of Scrum was never to do Scrum, and it's certainly not a tool to "implement Agile." It's an enabler - and when the environment is right and the right things are in focus it will work to deliver results.
The best way to make Scrum work is to explore what we need to do to improve and maintain customer satisfaction through frequent and repeated delivery of quality products that provide business value to users.
Stop thinking in terms of 'things to be done,' or 'delivery dates to be met,' but should start thinking in terms of 'outcomes/goals to achieve.' If the outcomes are overwhelming, break them down into smaller milestones.
Scrum Masters are expected to be coaches and facilitators. It is enticing to come up with a process for everything or end up tying up the knots even tighter for already set checkpoints, which diverts the focus from outcomes.
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