Techniques for improving the daily sync What is the daily sync about? The Daily sync is considered as the “event for the development team to synchronize activities and create a plan for the next 24 hours” within the Scrum guide provided by Scrum.org. For Martin Fowler the “Daily stand-up meetings have become a ritual of many agile…
Year after year, I see pictures of work teams and their costumes. People dressing up and have an excuse to be silly and it only recently dawned on me that Halloween is another opportunity for team forming which requires very little effort. As a team facilitator, I asked myself the following questions: How can you…
Techniques for improving Product Backlog refinement in Scrum What is the Product Backlog refinement about? The Product Backlog refinement is considered as the “act of adding detail, estimates, and order to items in the product backlog” within the Scrum guide provided by Scrum.org. When is Product Backlog refinement held? It really depends; given that it’s…
Techniques for improving the Sprint Planning in Scrum What is the Sprint Planning for? It’s the event for planning what the team has forecasted to complete for the customer by the end of the iteration. It’s also the time for the team to set the sprint goal, and to discus and agree upon the sprint…
Techniques for improving the Sprint review in Scrum In my workbook Forming Agile Teams, I have documented several techniques to help ScrumMasters help Agile teams improve at the sprint review. Here is an introduction to what this ceremony is about, when it occurs, who participates and some techniques to master it. What is the Sprint…
When working with a new team; not necessarily new to practicing with Agile Scrum, but new to practicing together, I’ve observed a lot of challenges to overcome: Stakeholders wanting results as soon as possible; Software developers nervous about their jobs and how uncertain the future looks; Product Owners trying to please everybody but themselves; Unclear…
Let me introduce to you my friend Tom Agile. Tom is an experienced Scrum Master/Agile Coach who is really passionate about helping others to reach their maximum potential. In today’s post, we will share Tom’s latest experience with his new scrum team, and how about his experiences when establishing a relationship of trust with them.…
First of all, I wish you a happy, healthy and generous 2015 to you and your families. In my latest post I through a challenge to all of you, asking your for your help to validate the foundations of my new project called “Agile Team Development Canvas, Coaching teams from forming to performing & more”. I wanted…