Tag: retrospective

Top tips for putting the spark back in your team

All teams go through it. It’s the natural stage where the spark of fun has given way to the daily trudge of delivery of work. Here’s how to bring the zing back.

What to do when a User Story is 'not done'

Teams love to get credit for their efforts, but is that what you should do if a User Story gets 1/2 way there but doesn’t get to Done in the Sprint? What should you really do with the remainder of the work?

How do I run a Retrospective?

The Retrospective is one of five events in Scrum. It’s purpose is to inspect the whole Scrum Team from the perspective of people, process and tools, and then adapt the way the whole team works (including the Product Owner).

Why people hate Scrum’s daily stand-ups and what to do about it

What is a “daily stand-up” really for and how do you get the best out of this key Scrum event? How do you avoid stand-up fatigue? Here are some tips to make the Daily Scrum effective again.

How to rapidly scale enterprise agility – key activities for Executives

How can you rapidly scale the ability to pivot to disruptive change? Agile transformations can take 3-5 years. While the bigger the system of work the longer it takes, there are some key activities you can do to lead the change, make it more effective, and make it stick.

Scrum Master Tips for Running Scrum Events Remotely

As Scrum masters we are used to dealing with an ever changing, complex environment and that is the sweet spot for being agile and where having an agile mindset is crucial. It’s now more critical than ever, for Scrum Masters to ensure agile practice is maintained and to support teams to continuously improve their practice and self organise but stay connected and focused on the Sprint Goal.