Fill Your ScrumMaster Toolbox – “Tips and Tricks”April 18, 2018
Lonnie Weaver-JohnsonMike Stuedemann
Introductions
Tips and Tricks Proposed Agenda
Gather “Tips and Tricks” that you can use as a ScrumMaster for the following:
• Sprint Planning• Daily Scrum• The Sprint• Sprint Review• Sprint Retrospective• Product Backlog Refinement
What do you mean “Tips and Tricks”?
Tips – “A Useful Suggestion”
Tricks – “An effective way to do something”
Source: https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/tip_1#tip_1__9
Source:https://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/dictionary/american/trick_1?q=Tricks
Sprint Planning – “Tips and Tricks”
• “Yesterday’s Weather”• Trade-Off Matrix• Avoid “Fast & Furious” Mode• Use the Data• Don’t fear the “Technical”
Daily Scrum – “Tips and Tricks”
• Collaboration Call (Geographically Dispersed Teams)
• Make it fun• Stand outside the circle• “Guest” Facilitator• Don’t start• Function over Form
“Tips and Tricks” – Your Turn
5Minutes
The Sprint – “Tips and Tricks”
• Rotate Event Times / Share the Pain (Geographically Dispersed Teams)
• No Varsity and JV team• Open Conference Call/
WebCam (Geographically Dispersed Teams)
• “Who Dies?” – Mid-Sprint Interruptions
• Have Fun
Product Backlog Refinement – “Tips and Tricks”
• No more than current Sprint plus two additional Sprints
• 10% of Capacity• Don’t Add Acceptance Criteria
too far out• Don’t under invest• “Pay me now or pay me later”• Experiment
Sprint Review – “Tips and Tricks”
• More than a Demonstration• “If you can’t attend…”• “Mini” Reviews• Audience may not be consistent
Sprint Retrospective – “Tips and Tricks”
• “Celebration” Retrospective• “Taboo” Retrospective• Don’t keep notes• “Change it up”
“Tips and Tricks” – Your Turn
5Minutes
ScrumMaster “Tips and Tricks” Wrapping Up
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