'Sprint Activity Shortcuts': Colin Tan @ Colombo Agile Conference 2014

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On the surface, Scrum’s Sprint activities may seem straightforward to a new excited team. However, when ‘rubber hits the road’, translating the theory into effective, practical approaches is anything but easy! In this presentation, Colin offers a selection of tried and tested tips to ensure that your Sprints run as effectively as possible.

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Sprint Activity Shortcuts

Colin Tan

@colinltan

AxisAgile.com

[email protected]

Taming the Deceptive Duo

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Stakeholders

Scrum Team

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PO SM

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Stakeholders

Scrum Team

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Expectations

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Expectations

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Expectations

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Stakeholders

Scrum Team

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PO SM

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Expectations

SH

More senior Less familiarity with the project

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So when do we start thinking about the Sprint Review?

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During Sprint Planning

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First NameLast Name

Date of BirthEmail AddressPhone NumberAddress

Gender

SusanSmithFemale22/03/2000s.smith@gmailasdfasdfqwerasdfk

Demo Data

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DemoWorkflow

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Staging Environment

Demo Environment

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Development Server

Staging Environment

Demo Environment

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Staging Environment

Development Server

Individual’s Machine

Demo Environment

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During the Sprint

During Sprint Planning

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Location

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Scrum Team

D D D

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PO SM

Stakeholders

SH SH SHSH SH

New Stakeholders

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Painful Attendees

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Who’s Presenting What

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Set the agenda and send it out

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During the Sprint

During Sprint Planning

During the Sprint Review

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Scene Setting Impediments

Process Improvements

HELP HELP

I M P R O V E M E N T S

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Scrum Team

D D D

D D D

PO SMSH

SH

SH

Stakeholders

OneWay

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Scrum Team

D D D

D D D

PO SMSH

SH

SH

Stakeholders

Two Way

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Scrum Team

D D D

D D D

PO SMSH

SH

SH

Stakeholders

Two Way

Completed

Next Sprint

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Smoke & Mirrors

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Coming Soon!!

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What if there’s ‘nothing’ to show?

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Meeting held at the end of EVERY sprintFocus on the way we work NOT the product5 questions:

What did we do well?What could we do better?What issues should be escalated? What did we change since last time?What can we try next time?

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Scrum Team

D D D

D D D

PO SM

SH

SH

SH

Stakeholders

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Who has ever skipped a Retrospective?

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It’s the same old list every retro!!

Not enough time!

There’s nothing to talk about…

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Potential areas to focus on

Communication Processes Scope

Quality Environment Skills

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Communication

DPO

D

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D D

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Processes

Plan

Execute

Adapt

Inspect

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PBI A

Scope

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Acceptance Criteria:

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ALITYQU

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Quality

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Environment

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Skills

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Meeting held at the end of EVERY sprintFocus on the way we work NOT the product5 questions:

What did we do well?What could we do better?What issues should be escalated? What did we change since last time?What can we try next time?

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Don’t overpromise...Position goals prominently near boardCreate PBIs in the Product BacklogRetro wallEasy to forget in the heat of battle…

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