Posts Tagged ‘scrum team’
5 Tips to Help Your Scrum Team Work Remotely (And Be Happy And Productive Doing It)
COVID-19 has caused a major upheaval in nearly every aspect of our daily lives, including in the workplace. Collocated Scrum Teams have become instantly distributed, working remotely from home offices (if you’re lucky), kitchen tables, and garage spaces. And, while working from home cuts down on your daily commute, dry cleaning bill, and happy hour…
Read MoreWhen A Team Graduates From Its Coach
When a Dev team, their Agile Coach, and Team Facilitator are working well together, it’s a great thing to see! The Agile Coach helps a number of teams to strengthen their use of Scrum, improve technical skills, and identify a team kaizen each Sprint. Each of these teams has a Facilitator whose role is to…
Read MoreWhat Do You Do When You Finish a Sprint Early?
So, let me talk about the easy stuff first. One of the best things that can happen to a Scrum Team is that it finishes its work early in a Sprint. It amazes me that Teams are confused about what to do, but they are. So here goes… If the Team finishes early, it seems to me there are two choices:
Read MoreThe Twelve Days of Scrum
In the spirit of the holiday season, the 3Back Scrum Singers presents to you, “The Twelve Days of Scrum.” Feel free to sing along.
Read More3 Goal-Driven Team Prioritization Strategies That Drive Results
The 3 layers of prioritization are the same regardless of what the Scrum Team is developing. However, overall prioritization strategies differ based on the main goals of the Team. There are 3 goal-driven Team prioritization strategies:
Read MoreIs Your Scrum Team Really Cross-Functional and Self-Organized? Find Out Now.
According to the Rules of Scrum, Scrum Teams are cross-functional and self-organized. Having a firm grasp on what these two terms mean, and what they look like within the realities of Modern Scrum, is key to a successful Scrum Team.
Read MoreThe 5 Discussions Your Scrum Team Should Be Having
The Daily Scrum is an absolutely necessary part of Scrum, but it’s not really about those 3 questions we all know and love…
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 MoreShould Your Product Manager Be Your Product Owner?
Assume that you are on a Scrum Team doing development; your Team actually builds Product. Many people, including many Coaches and Trainers, would suggest that the Product Manager for that Product is your Team’s Product Owner.
Read MoreWhat Football Teaches Us About Scrum Teams
Even if you think that a “Fair Catch”[1] has something to do with a summer carnival fishing tournament and a “Flea Flicker”[2] can be eradicated with a dog collar, there are two things that all football and non-football fans know. The crazy intensity of the championship football season is among us. And, the only football…
Read MoreWhy Size Matters
We at 3Back maintain that size impacts how well we “do Scrum.” Rather than talk about it behind closed doors, we present you an open and honest discussion about why size matters.
Read MoreScrum Speak: Cross-Functional and Self-Organized Teams
According to the Rules of Scrum, Scrum Teams are cross-functional and self-organized. Having a firm grasp on what these two terms mean, and what they look like within the realities of Modern Scrum, is key to a successful Scrum Team.
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