Guest Blogging at ScrumExpert & Methods and Tools Franco Martinig editor and responsible of the digital Magazines Methods & Tools and ScrumExpert invited me last year, to share my experiences about Agility, specially with Scrum projects with his audience. Here are the articles that I’ve written there: Techniques for Improving Sprint Retrospectives – Part 1 Techniques for Improving Sprint…
We have a word to say when it refers to communication with, within and without the Agile Team. In my opinion, one of the most important responsibilities of our role as Agile Coaches/Scrum Masters is to assist Agile Teams to perform at the top of their capabilities; by encouraging fluid collaboration and powerful interactions which…
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…
First of all, I want to thank you Omar Bermudez, for honoring me with his invitation to write as guest in your incredible and well-reputed blog. Here is the link to the post that I wrote on Omar ‘s blog. Curiose about how I do things, and how much value a can bring to your journey? Well…
Context The team is in the middle of the sprint and suddenly the Product Owner (PO) arrives from its weekly meeting with a stakeholder. He looks confused. Questions have arisen and in his mind the brand new idea/feature/improvement that could potentially bring more money/a new product line/service to the company is turning him crazy. Nobody…
I’ve been working with a Scrum team at Seedbox Technologies since May 2013 as their Scrum Master. Since then, the team has followed the company standards regarding the sprint duration, which is two weeks. That means that the team has done at least 16 sprints so far, which in our case has implied the same amount…
I wanted to start this year with a powerful and exciting subject, something a little bit complex but achievable which is the Team Improvement Plan. How many of you guys have been working with a team and suddenly a rare feeling about the team is not going any where, embrace your mind and body? How…
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…
Did you already experienced that an exercise, that you prepared to do during a sprint retrospective, is not going into the sense that you thought it would? Were you able to deal with that feeling ? Is that sound coming from inside of your body, an expression of the frustration, sadness or everything together ?…
Did somebody within the team, or even within the organization asked you why do we need to prepare a meeting at the end of the sprint to demonstrate what was done? Is the term who make it difficult ? What content is enough ? what is the audience of this ceremony? Why do we (the…