A nice article about the whole team mindset and why all team members should attend sprint meetings: Include All Team Members in Sprint Meetings. Yes, Them Too
Posts Tagged: Scrum
The Scrum Team consists of a Product Owner, the Development Team, and a Scrum Master. What makes a great Product Owner? I found a list of 20 things to watch out for … No single Product Owner for one team Interference with the daily work Stories built around product layers No projection of the product… Read Article →
What can we do if the team is not following through on action items from retrospectives? This list might help you get started … Have a facilitator Have an owner for each action item Make action items visible. You can put the action item flipchart next to taskboard or use a Retro swimlane on the… Read Article →
What are the Top 10 Traits of An Agile Coach? I found an article with a list … Hands-On Scrum and Agile Experience Experience as a Developer Application of XP & Technical Practices Lean Thinker Continuous Improvement Change Agent / OCM Expert Excellent Listening Skills Emotional Intelligence Unconditional Positive Regard for Others Uses Agile Mindset… Read Article →
A nice article about how the Scrum Master can (or should) act as a Facilitator. Facilitation goes far beyond moderation of scrum events. The article clarifies this … Summarised, great facilitation is about: Serving the team without being their servant; Helping the team make decisions and reach consensus that sticks; Addressing difficult attitudes, dysfunctional behaviours… Read Article →
Nice slide about the Scrum History Source: Intro to Scrum – Heidi Araya https://t.co/G1jwX1eprU
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 →
I was searching for a format to tracks the team mood or team morale in every retrospective. 4-5 questions that we track every time so that we see trends and outliers. This can also trigger some discussions. This is what I came up with … Team Mood At the start of every retro I let the team… Read Article →
Inspired by: https://plans-for-retrospectives.com/en/?id=60
Inspired by https://plans-for-retrospectives.com/en/?id=78
… no problem! Here´s an idea for you 🙂 Dialogue Sheet Also Scrum Masters are allowed to go on vacation. Here´s something you can give your team, so that they can do the retro easily without you. https://www.allankellyassociates.co.uk/dialogue-sheets/ More Retrospective Activities
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
What a useful and nice little book full of inspiration and examples! My Personal Take Aways form The Great Scrum Master The following articles are not meant as a book summary. These are a few key points that I wanted to save for later use: The Scrum Master as a Servant Leader The Scrum Master´s… Read Article →
In her nice little book about how to become a great scrum master, Zuzana Šochová, tells us how Patrick Lencionis five dysfuncions of a team materialise on a Scrum team. Watch Out for these Symptoms Absence of Trust we know each other for a long time we have no problems with each other working individually team… Read Article →
In her nice little book about how to become a great scrum master, Zuzana Šochová, shares with us her favorite coaching questions. Powerful Questions What would you like to achieve/change/get? What is important to you now? What would your perfect Standup look like? What is working well? What progress have you made so far? What would… Read Article →