Making Daily Scrum Meetings Really Effective & Efficient (Part 3 of 5)
Earlier I outlined the 6 steps to a more effective, more efficient standup and gave an example of how to present individual progress in the format of: “DONE/NOT DONE, and WORK PLAN until the next Scrum...
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Making Sprint Retrospectives Really Effective (Part 1 of 4)
The Agile Scrum Framework is based on empirical process control and requires transparency of the process and work product, and ability to inspect so the team can adapt to help it achieve their goals....
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Making Sprint Retrospectives Really Effective (Part 3 of 4)
Developing the SMART action plan: In Part 2 of this blog series, I presented the details of areas A, B and C of the Sprint Retrospective table covered in Part 1 of this blog series. Reaching consensus...
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Making Sprint Retrospectives Really Effective (Part 4 of 4)
Once a Scrum team has discussed and developed a SMART action plan in a Sprint Retrospective session (as described in Part 3 of this blog series), I recommend capturing all the results from the...
View ArticleMaking Release Retrospectives Strategic and Effective: Part 1
The Agile Scrum Framework is based on empirical process control and requires transparency of the process and work product, and ability to inspect so the team can adapt to help it achieve its goals....
View ArticleValuable Agile Retrospectives: How to Do Them?
Guest post from Ben Linders, Netherlands-based Sr. Consultant, InfoQ editor and bilingual (Dutch & English) blogger At the end of an iteration, typically two meetings are held: The sprint review...
View ArticleThe Missing Agile Value
This post was originally published on ItemsOnTheLeft.com. Author Carol Dweck has completely changed the way I approach the world. I’m a smart guy. I’m no genius but I’m pretty smart. Through most of my...
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Agile Management: Avoid the “Pretty Swans vs. Ugly Ducklings” Dichotomy
I usually come across two classes of workitems in agile projects as I train, consult and coach clients at VersionOne. Class A workitems: Customer-driven or user-driven stories, features, epics,...
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Time to Celebrate with Great Reviews!
Someone recently asked me what one thing would make any company’s Agile transformation and adoption more successful? Almost before the question left their lips, I shot back – “great reviews,...
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