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- 1. 1 November 2019 ScrumMaster: Trick or Treat? Leah Burman SPC4, CSM, CSPO, CSP-SM, CSP-PO leah.burman@collabraspace.com
- 2. Leah Burman • SPC4,CSM, CSPO, CSP-SM, CSP-PO • 9+ years agile experience • Java software developer, now Agile coach • Coached agile transitions ranging from a single team to over 29 teams • Northrop Grumman Agile Center of Excellence enterprise agile coach • TS/SCI with lifestyle poly • DOD, intelligence, federal, and other customers
- 3. High Performing Teams:Scrum Master Encourages learning within the team Demonstrates commitment and agility daily Change agent Resolves conflict with the team Thinks outside traditional approaches Team Dynamics aficionado Root Cause Analyzer Organized; detail oriented Fun! Motivated Coach Humble Collaborative Knowledgeable Listens
- 4. Maestro! Reference 1. First BeQuiet 2. Feed Your Inner Responsibility Junkie 3. Master the Art of Checking In 4. Showcase the Team 5. Clear A Path 6. Be the Hardliner Your Team Needs You to Be 7. Know Your Stuff – And Learn When You Don’t 8. Assert Influence Without Taking Over
- 5. Trick or TreatTime!
- 6. TALK TOO LONG •Start on time • Disco ball/lights • Baking • Parking Lot • Hand Held Whiteboards • Sticky Hand • Timers • Stoplight Cards LATE/DON’T SHOW UP Sticking with Timeboxes MEETINGS RUN OVER • Agenda with times • Timers that make noise • Post Standup 3 Questions ATTENTION LAGS • Cell Phone Jail • Pass a ball around • Remote cameras
- 7. USE RELATIVE ESTIMATIONMAKE EVERY VOICE HEARD Estimation and Planning Takes FOREVER! • Planning Poker Cards • Squeeze Ball • Stickers (Dot Voting) • Post It Notes • Silence • Candy jar estimates • Example user stories for each size • Use modified Fibonacci series • Bucket Sort around the room – “One of These is Not Like the Other” • Sticky Hand Resist the ridiculous with silliness
- 8. My team isn’tmotivated • Admit you failed • Sunny Disposition • Continuous Learning • Bias Towards Change MAKE IT FUN PERSONALIZE IT BE THE EXAMPLE • Daily Standup outside • Polls for Fun • Baked Goods • Swag • Stick to Timeboxes • Team Cash • Master the stop by • Bravo board • Ask for help • Performance goals • Silence
- 9. We just can’tFOCUS • Working times • Context Switching • Discuss Approaches to “50%” person • Swarming EDUCATE • Airplane Game (Too Much WIP) • Alpha/number game (Context Switching) • Read Deep Work by Cal Newport VISUAL TOOLS • Burndown Charts In Team Area • Release Metrics In Team Area • Stoplight • Sprint Goal (One Thing) TEAM AGREEMENTS
- 10. Retros Don’t Resultin Improvements • Lean Coffee • Post Its • Stickers • Whiteboard Puzzle Pieces • Dry erase cubes • Pass a ball around • Dixit Cards • Sailboat • Silence • Read Agile Retrospectives IDEAS NOT IMPLEMENTED • Reflect on previous retro at start of next one • Add process improvement stories to backlog • Report on process improvements in sprint demo • Follow through • Assign an owner TOO LITTLE PARTICIPATION ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS • 5 Whys • Fishbone • Wardley Maps • Mindmaps
- 11. READ BOOKS LEARNFROM OTHER SCRUM MASTERS I Don’t Have Time for Learning • Lending library • Recommended Reading • Book Club • Books on CD • Graphic Novels • Community of Practice • Agile Safari • Show and Tell • Podcasts – Agile for Humans; Agile Amped • Meetups – Women in Agile Mid Atlantic • Conferences EMBRACE THE AGILE COMMUNITY • MAKE IT VISIBLE • Recognize Certifications • Post a calendar of opportunities • Book of the month/quarter
- 12. What’s in mytoolkit?
- 13. Further Learning forScrum Masters • Agile Estimating and Planning • Succeeding with Agile • The Goal • Real World Agility • The Scrum Field Guide • Making Work Visible • User Stories Applied • Chief Agility Officer • Message to Garcia • The Four Tendencies • Deep Work • Scrum Mastery
- 14. SAFe Scrum MasterCertification SAFe https://www.scaledagile.com • SAFe scrum master is 2 day in person course. • Three offered in MD/DC area between Sept and Dec this year, cost is $850-$1200 per student. • Course includes one test assessment fee CollabraSpace will be offering SAFe Scrum Master Certification course
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