Daily Scrum or Daily Stand Up is a very important ceremony in the Scrum framework. As part of the Daily Scrum, the team meets on a regular basis for a quick sync up of 15 minutes. Remember, you only have 15 minutes to finish this Daily Scrum. We want to use every minute optimally during this ceremony,… Continue reading Improve Daily Scrum
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The Art of getting MORE done with LESS
Can Agilists use Check Lists? Can checklists help them perform at a much better level? To answer this question, we will have to visit the two bookends of User Stories. Please grab copies of your team’s Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD). A user story should not be allowed to go onto… Continue reading The Art of getting MORE done with LESS
Shrink or Grow Sprint Length
Sprint length to shrink or grow. Jen, one of the Scrum Master I am coaching and mentoring asked recently: I am scrum master for this team and generally, we do two-week sprints. But, for this sprint the team does not have enough work, so they want to shorten the sprint from two weeks to one week.… Continue reading Shrink or Grow Sprint Length
10 Apps for 10x Productivity
I introduced you to my top three apps in my earlier post. Let’s continue where we left off, and let me introduced you to remaining apps on my list. 4. Google Photos Being Agilist who loves art and doodling, I take a lot of pictures. And, the limited storage space on my mobile devices could… Continue reading 10 Apps for 10x Productivity