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…
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…
I’m really passionate about working with people, observing them, spending time trying to get into what they want in life, identify what motivates their souls and determining what the igniters are that could turn their regular day into a spectacular one. I truly believe that by collaborating, with sincerity, honesty and good intentions everything is…
My friend Tom Agile likes playing the super hero role, so once in it; he believes that he has been empowered to protect the team against interruptions, disruptions or impediments that could block their path to success. Tom is courageous, he enjoys being the middle man, the mediator, the bond builder, but when wearing the…
I have had the chance to experience how it feels to be part of a high performance team, and I can tell you, it feels great. One of the Agile teams that I’m working with, has made me feel those sensations again recently, so I have decided to retrospect about it and find out those…
Last year, I was hired by Seedbox Technologies to be the Scrum Master of a new agile-scrum team. This team was starting working in the agile world just when I started working with them. Here is a very brief summary of the context that I found at that time: 1.The team had been working together for a…
Let’s faced it, everybody love when you say: “Don’t worry, let’s the team manage it, remember that they are self organized”, but it is always like it? Are you (Scrum Master/Agile Master/Coach) able to let them go by themselves ? What about the Product Owner, do he/she trust the team enough to let them come…