by agileinitiatives | Jul 19, 2019 | Scrum Master
I probably see this question asked more than any other on all of the Scrum Master groups that I am in and it isn’t a sentence or two answer so I thought I’d weigh in here and link to it. So you have a PSM or CSM certificate – congratulations! But,...
by agileinitiatives | Jun 10, 2019 | Big Bang Theory, Retrospective, Themed Retrospective, Themed Snacks, Working Agreement
Have you ever considered how Sheldon Cooper from Big Bang Theory could help your team to create a working agreement? Particularly one that is thorough but not too detailed? Does your team even have a working agreement? If yes, have they taken a few minutes in the last...
by agileinitiatives | May 17, 2019 | Agile Benefits, Cinco de Mayo
One of the many benefits of Agile is the concept “fail fast, learn faster, Innovate”. There are two things I particularly like about it. Did you ever have a teacher that said, “there is no such thing as a stupid question”? I did, and I tend to...
by agileinitiatives | May 17, 2019 | Cinco de Mayo, Openness, Retrospective, Scrum Team Values, Themed Retrospective
When your team needs to be reminded that they are part of a bigger picture than just themselves or when they need to identify the ripple effects and how they might impact them and/or when they face impossible odds this is the Retrospective for you. Also great when the...
by agileinitiatives | Feb 18, 2019 | Assumptions, Fast & Furious, Retrospective, Uncategorized
This retrospective was created to use when you notice your team working off of assumptions particularly with their attitudes and impacting their decisions. It is helpful during buy-outs, mergers, company structure changes, or any time lots of rumors and speculation...
