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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