Pomodoro Technique for agile Teams

Pomodoro technique for agile teams Sylvain Fankhauser, Benoît Pointet Innovation after work @ Liip Fribourg 27.10.201126.05.09

Pomodoro Technique (tm)26.05.09

Goals Enhance focus Reduce interruptions Divide complexity Gather small successes Detect blockers early Keep a sustainable pace26.05.09

Pomodoro core 30min cycles: 25min focus 05min break ‘Break cycle’ after 3-4 cycles Bell rings at phase change26.05.09

Supporting activities Plan tasks lists estimate cycles per task Track cycles per task interruptions Visualize & improve26.05.09

Pomodoro & Scrum Shared values work iterations clear focus tracking inspection26.05.09

Perfect pomodoro tasks are 1-cycle sized feel the rythm (inner bell) ability to focus/defocus26.05.09

Timers26.05.09

Physical Timers suggested by creators benefits clearly visible any time/one audible tick audible end/start26.05.09

Digital Timers benefits automatic cycle start customizable less intrusive26.05.09

www.pomodorohelper.com interruptions, notes graphs, projects unbreakable pomodoro no custom durations26.05.09

www.focusboosterapp.com Adobe AIR custom session/breaks durations26.05.09

Apps apps apps 40 iOS apps 40 Android apps 7 OsX apps26.05.09

Experience26.05.09

Standard pomodoro for a team Team or perso rythm? I don’t want to be the timer I forget to start/stop it Should/can we start now? Morning/evening situation? >> poor results26.05.09

PomodoRAW - how we do it mixes pomodoro and scrum works for our team26.05.09

PomodoRAW - rules evertimer 00>25>30>35>00 jump in/out at ‘00 or ’30 enforce focus/defocus enforce ‘break cycle’ tracking on scrum board26.05.09

PomodoRAW - benefits focus together less ext. interruptions motivation & respect break together share ideas unblock each other relax and have fun26.05.09

Just do it! pomodorotechnique.com book & cheatsheet PDFs ...26.05.09

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