Empiricism
Retrospective
Inspect the team – people, process and tools – and decide on improvement actions
Facilitation Guides
Varies
difficulty
Varies
Agile IQ® Level
Self-Organisation
Practices
Varies
Framework
Introduction
These facilitation guides present numerous agile practices and approaches curated by certified Professional Scrum Trainers.
Practices
Creating Good Sprint Goals
The Sprint Goal is an objective to be met by the Sprint through the implementation of
Empiricism
Sprint Planning – How
How does a team decide on what items will become part of their Sprint?
Facilitation Guides
Complexity and Cynefin
Understanding complexity helps attack problems with the best approach
Agile Manifesto
Agile Manifesto Bingo
A Retrospective activity to help improve people’s awareness of the Agile Manifesto
Facilitation Guides
The Sprint
Sprints are the heartbeat of Scrum, where ideas are turned into value.
Process
Go beyond ‘What Worked’, ‘What Didn’t Work’ in Retrospectives
The “What Worked”, “What Didn’t” gets boring quickly. Learn how to mix things up in Retrospectives
Definition of Done
How to use the Definition of Done in Sprint Planning
The Definition of Done is a vital part of Sprint Planning, indicating the quality, standards, and
Definition of Done
Using the Definition of Done in the Retrospective
When quality slips, defects and rework increases, it’s important to look at the Definition of Done
Empiricism
Mastering Agile Events
Learn how to get the most out of inspecting and adapting using Scrum’s 5 key events.
Empiricism
Sprint Planning – Why
How does a Product Owner facilitate discussion on the value needed from the upcoming Sprint?
Facilitation Guides
Daily Scrum isn’t a status report
Inspecting progress toward the Sprint Goal empowers a team to adapt its Sprint Backlog
Empiricism
Sprint Planning – What
How does a team decide on what items will become part of their Sprint?
Agile Manifesto
12 Principles of the Agile Manifesto
The principles of the Agile Manifesto provide a guide for behaviour and action.
Facilitation Guides
Yin and Yang Backlog Refinement Pattern
A pattern to support experimentation and research as part of Backlog Refinement
Guardrails
Improve facilitation with Liberating Structures
Liberating Structures are easy-to-learn microstructures that enhance relational coordination and trust.
Facilitation Guides
Backlog Refinement
Getting on top of your Product Backlog is a key element of improved agility
Practices
Capacity Planning
Assess capacity each Sprint to understand what the load is on the team versus how much
Empiricism
Daily Scrum
Inspecting progress toward the Sprint Goal empowers a team to adapt its Sprint Backlog
Facilitation Guides
Facilitation Guides & Downloads
Curated practices on facilitation best practice by certified Professional Scrum Trainers
Facilitation Guides
Facilitation Prompts for Scrum Masters
Teams’ agility improves when the Scrum Master supports self-organisation with these simple phrases and facilitation patterns
Empiricism
Sprint Review
Go beyond a demo and inspect the increment to get feedback on the direction for the
Empiricism
Sprint Planning Basics
What are the essential parts of Sprint Planning and how do you make it effective?
