The Right Amount of Discussion Some amount of preliminary design discussion is necessary and appropriate when estimating. However, spending too much time on design discussions sends a team too far up the accuracy/effort curve of Figure 6.1. Here’s an effective way to encourage some amount of discussion but make sure that it doesn’t go on… Read Article →
Posts Tagged: Agile
http://agileantipatterns.com/
Slide deck from Jurgen Appelo: What Is Agile Management? from Jurgen Appelo
On the fun retrospectives website there are also activities to start a project: http://www.funretrospectives.com/category/futurespective/
Inspired by: Elevator Pitch
A trello board with ideas for retrospectives https://trello.com/b/40BwQg57/retrospective-techniques-for-coaches-scrum-masters-and-other-facilitators
A nice one: Cat Herder Team Therapist Dot Connector Source: Describing the Role of the Scrum Master
What does a Coach do? > asks powerful questions, > actively listens with an open mind, > reflects back > challenges thinking, > helps the coachee look at their blind spots, > establishes clarity of thoughts/objectives, and > holds coachee accountable to act towards their desired future. Source: The Scrum Master as a Coach
“The first flawed assumption is that it is possible to plan such a large project The second flawed assumption is that it is possible to protect against late changes. The third flawed assumption is that it even makes sense to lock in big projects early.” Source: The roots of agile project management
Sources: Ball Point Game BALL POINT GAME Feel the Scrum Flow @BorisGloger The Ball Point Game by Scrumology in Newsletter Articles Agile Games – ball point game by Kelly Waters Ball Point Game Ball Point Game – Introducing Agile By The Fun Way Learning Scrum through the Ball Point Game BALL POINT GAME Coaching Scrum with… Read Article →
Ressources with activities for retrospectives. Websites Retromat and Retromat https://www.benlinders.com/exercises/ Agile Strides Activities Team Radar Scrum Master is on Vacation! How do we do the Retrospective now :-O Retrospective Activity: The 4 Ls … for more see also Retrosectives Books Retrospektiven – kurz & gut by Rolf Dräther Game Storming More Retrosective Activities
As a Scrum Master Teaching is one of my responsibilities. This is a micro teaching format that I want to experiment with. Agile15 Format It is mainly about selecting small pieces of knowledge and doing a weekly micro presentation. The presentation should only last 10 – 15 minutes. Ideally 10 minutes plus 5 minutes of questions… Read Article →