The document introduces the POWER Start method for effectively structuring and focusing Scrum meetings. POWER Start stands for Purpose, Outcomes, What's in it for Me/We, Engage, Roles and Responsibilities. It provides a POWER Start template for each of the Scrum events - Planning I & II, Daily, Refinement, Review, and Retrospective - with the purpose, outcomes, engagement statement, and roles for each. The goal is to help everyone in the meeting stay on track by clarifying the purpose, expected outcomes, benefits, and responsibilities at the start.

1. Scrum Events POWER Start
Effective and focused meetings are a key element to the Scrum
methodology. Therefore each sessions requires a shared
understanding of what it is all about. With the help of a POWER Start
everyone in the room gets engaged on purpose, outcome, benefits
and roles & responsibilities to stay on track throughout the session.
Find a POWER Start version for all Scrum events which can be
adjusted to your individual needs to make the most out of your
sessions.

2. POWER Start
Method
Purpose - What is the purpose of the meeting?
Outcomes - What are the outcomes and/or deliverables resulting from the meeting?
What’s in it for Me/We? – Quickly and clearly inspire and excite participants about the
broader vision that the meeting serves and the impact that the outcomes will have.
Engage – One way to engage with participants is with a motivational excite statement.
Roles and Responsibilities – What are the participants and stakeholders actually
empowered to do and responsible for?
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3. POWER Start
Planning I
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Purpose
All open questions regarding the tasks were
clarified and all team members have a
common understanding of the objectives.
Engage
Achieving a common understanding of the tasks
to be performed.
Outcomes
Finally, the product backlog was prioritized
for the planning of the team. All backlog
items were estimated.
Roles & Responsibilities
Scrum Master keeps track of the process and
tracks whether all team members have
understood the objectives of the tasks. He is
responsible for the adherence to the agreed
process and the communication between the
participants.
Team members should ask questions about
ununderstood tasks on their own responsibility
and create a common understanding.
Product Owner organizes the event and is
responsible for the preparation of the backlog.
He takes over the final prioritization of the tasks.
What’s in it for me?
By clarifying ambiguities, misunderstandings
can be avoided and planning can be driven
forward in a targeted manner.

4. POWER Start
Planning II
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Purpose
Based on the existing capacities and the
empirical values of previous sprints, the
planning of the coming sprint is carried out in
order to be able to make a reliable statement
about the expected delivery result of the team.
Engage
Preparation for the achievement of a smooth
sprint.
Outcomes
Finalized sprint backlog including team
commitment.
Roles & Responsibilities
Scrum Master moderates and organizes a
structured approach in the team to determine
appropriate subtasks. Together with the team,
he validates the sprint backlog based on the
previous velocity.
Team members break the tasks down into
subtasks on their own in order to track progress
during the sprint and to clearly differentiate
tasks from each other. A sprint goal is
formulated together.
Product Owner can question the sprint result
and renegotiate it if necessary.
What’s in it for me?
Clarity about the scope of the tasks to be
completed or the results implemented
within the next iteration.

5. POWER Start
Daily
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Purpose
Synchronization of all team members to the
running sprint. Maintaining the flow of work.
Engage
Ensure that all participants know what the current
state of affairs is. Problems and obstacles can be
uncovered and solved afterwards.
Outcomes
Common view of the progress in the current
sprint. Impediments were identified and
addressed.
Roles & Responsibilities
Scrum Master moderates the exchange in the
event. He actively follows the obstacles of the
team and avoids excessive debates.
Team members explain what they achieved
yesterday, what they want to achieve today and
whether obstacles have arisen.
Product Owner can participate as an equal team
member.
What’s in it for me?
Recognize and solve obstacles.
Clarification of discrepancies to avoid
redundancies.

6. POWER Start
Refinement
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Purpose
Conscious 'time-out' from the ongoing
implementation for presenting new and
refining existing backlog content in preparation
for subsequent sprints.
Engage
An early joint exchange ensures a continuous and
high-quality workflow.
Outcomes
Backlog entries have been added.
Uncertainties of the team clarified or clearly
addressed for further preparation. Individual
tasks were estimated.
Roles & Responsibilities
Product Owner organizes and prepares the
event. He presents the current status of new
tasks in the backlog and their objectives. Based
on the feedback of the team, he makes
adjustments or adapts the content.
Team members discuss the tasks and their
objectives. They discuss uncertainties regarding
the tasks to be performed and improve the
understanding of these.
Scrum Master can be supportive.
What’s in it for me?
Objectives of future tasks can be compared
at an early stage and open points can be
addressed.

7. POWER Start
Review
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Purpose
The results of the past sprint are presented to
stakeholders and customers. The feedback
received enables targeted further improvement
of the product or service.
Engage
Maximum focus on the customer's needs enables
the development of valuable products and services.
Outcomes
Qualitative evaluation of the results based on
feedback from customers and stakeholders.
Quantitative evaluation based on the number
of tasks planned and delivered.
Roles & Responsibilities
Product Owner invites the stakeholders to a
review and presents (if necessary together with
the team) the realized results from the previous
sprint. He ensures that the feedback received is
recorded.
Scrum Master moderates the appointment if
necessary and can support the presentation of
the quantitative results.
Team members support the preparation and
presentation of the results.
What’s in it for me?
The feedback from customers and
stakeholders makes it possible to assess
one's own performance and provides pointers
for future improvement potential.

8. POWER Start
Retrospective
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Purpose
Foster a common sense for continuous
improvement and fast learning based on the
shared experience of all team members.
Engage
Continuously improve and avoid being improved.
Outcomes
Concrete actions to address the learnings
from the last iteration and improve the
delivery of value to the customer.
Roles & Responsibilities
Scrum Master facilitates the session by
preparing the agenda and collecting information
where needed upfront.
Team mates are the major source of knowledge
on issues and also hold the responsibility of
developing actionable solutions.
Product Owner and other Stakeholders of the
Team might attend based on the individual
setup and also actively participate in solutioning.
What’s in it for me?
Gain insights and understanding of the
thoughts of your team mates and create
solutions for pain points together by
sharing and building on the ideas of others.

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