Posts Tagged ‘scrum coaching’
Is Anonymous Feedback Useful?
How does feedback happen on your Team? A Scrum Team member recently told me that she receives feedback anonymously from her Teammates and the business as a whole, so she’s never told who made what comment in their feedback process—that’s normal in their organization. As someone who has facilitated numerous feedback processes, this surprised me…
Read MoreReawakening Retros: Good Habits Versus Bad Routines
“We had a few good Retrospectives, but they stopped working;” “I don’t know what the point of this is anymore;” “Maybe this Retro thing was a good idea once, but we need to try something else.” “Can we just finish this so we can get back to work?” These are the kinds of things we say when a repeating process like Team Retrospectives, that used to work or maybe seemed to work once, has stopped feeling useful.
Read More2 Very Compelling Reasons To Never Ever Have The Boss Be The ScrumMaster
Boss’s Day is October 16th. Regardless of how you commemorate this Hallmark card-inspired holiday, it goes without saying that the Boss plays a significant role in your Agile work environment. It also goes without saying that being a successful ScrumMaster[1] is hard. The ScrumMaster’s ability to be the eyes and ears of the Team requires a particular skill set.
Read MoreHow To Solve Toxic Team Norms
How is it that Teams sometimes encourage people to be less accountable, in the guise of caring for them? As Dan Rawsthorne and Doug Shimp described in The Well-Formed Team™, Team Members do whatever chores are needed to support the work they are supposed to be doing, and are given slack but don’t get to slack off.
Read MoreThe Rise and Fall of Insurgent Scrum
Back in January, I identified three originators of an organization’s move to Scrum: a top-down initiative, a move from the middle outward, or a bottom-up approach called Organic Scrum. I laid out 3 organizational requirements for Organic Scrum to thrive. There is, however, another way in which Scrum can get started in an organization…
Read MoreThe Secret Behind Building Trust
The issue of trust is everywhere. Trust in our media, our leaders, our relationships. You can’t watch a nightly news broadcast that doesn’t mention how trust is permeating our daily lives. How does the issue of trust impact how we establish working relationships, get along on a Team, and (when you get right down to it) get our job done? What is the secret behind building trust? Read on and find out…
Read MoreThe 3 Major Risks Of Skipping Retros
Ahhh….the New Year. You can practically smell the eagerness and enthusiasm of resolutions in the air. It’s time to start fresh, set some personal and professional goals, and give them the old college try until…ah…around January 10th or so. What happens around January 10th?
Read More8 Reasons Why You Should Stand For Your Daily StandUp
Why stand during the Daily StandUp? (Or Daily Scrum, as it is also commonly known.) I’ve been asked this question surprisingly often in recent training classes and coaching engagements. The easy answer is that standing with your Teammates for a few minutes every day is a part of Scrum.
“You’ll have to do better than that….”
Okay, let’s do better then.
Read MoreOur 3 Medal-Winning Agile Infographics
Whether it’s in the workplace or on the track field, going for the gold is truly all about Agility.
In the spirit of the 2016 Summer Olympics, we present to you 3 of our favorite 3Back Infographics. Each Infographic is a winner on its own, valiantly earning Gold, Silver and Bronze medal status.
Read More3 Signs Your Scrum Needs Spring Cleaning
As you roll from Sprint to Sprint, it can get hard to see the signs right in front of you that, just like your garage, your Scrum needs some spring cleaning too.
Read More3 Key Components For Agile Contracts
Tax Day 2016 is quickly approaching. For many of us, Tax Day is one of those days we’d rather didn’t come around once a year. Some might say Tax Day creates stress and resentment, making us feel like we’re stuck in a contract that we didn’t negotiate, with rather inflexible terms we didn’t agree to…
Read MoreWhy the Boss Should Never Be the ScrumMaster
There’s no denying it. Being a successful ScrumMaster is hard work. The ScrumMaster’s ability to be the eyes and ears of the Team requires a particular skill set. As you look at your Team, there may be several people who come to mind to fill this position. One thing is for sure. The Boss, Big…
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