Here are some of the worst things a Scrum Master can say or do, compressed into three painfully funny minutes!
A great retrospective has two things: questions that invite people to think deeply, and snacks. I think I’ve put the snacks and questions together in the perfect package…
Grab a copy of my Build your own Scrum exercise for the next Scrum course you teach. It’s a collaborative approach to teaching the fundamentals of Scrum, where your students do most of the work for you.
Here are some of the worst things a Scrum Master can say or do, compressed into three painfully funny minutes!
A great retrospective has two things: questions that invite people to think deeply, and snacks. I think I’ve put the snacks and questions together in the perfect package…
Grab a copy of my Build your own Scrum exercise for the next Scrum course you teach. It’s a collaborative approach to teaching the fundamentals of Scrum, where your students do most of the work for you.
We’ve all been there: You’re trying to help your organization do Scrum. You sit down at the table with a manager to start “playing chess”. The game is going well… You play Pawn to E4. Manager: Pawn to E5. Knight to F3.
Manager: “Go Fish!”
~ Mark Levison, CST“I love Build Your Own Scrum because it allows people new to Scrum to show me what they already understand without a boring lecture. Slides died because of this tool.”
Having a hard time remembering to update your card wall? Don’t feel bad. It happens to thousands of Agilists a day.
After looking far and wide for posters of the Agile Manifesto and Agile Principles to hang in my office, I was quite frustrated to find there where none I liked. Problem solved.
Adam Weisbart is an Agile Coach and Certified Scrum Trainer based in California, who helps organizations deliver high quality software with predictability and happiness. During his time away from the keyboard he enjoys cycling, climbing, improvisational comedy, long walks on the beach, and making trouble. He lives in San Francisco, and loves writing about himself in 3rd person.
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