When you're brand new, your team isn't in a position to know what may or may not be the best approach for them. Find out why the best way to start Scrum is by the book, and why it might not be the best place to finish.
00:00 Do Scrum Masters and teams question some agile practices? 00:16 The truth about Scrum's evolution 00:36 Why, early on, you should do Scrum by the book 00:46 When you shouldn't do Scrum by the book 00:59 What to do if your approach goes against the Scrum Guide
Product owners shoulder big responsibilities. And they are often asked to make decisions that are beyond the scope of their expertise. But like presidents, product owners don't have to make those decisions alone.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BxOBmiKQII
We can learn a lot about agile teamwork from kids and their sports teams.
Find out how 1 question taught me all about one kid's attitude toward teamwork.
00:00 What an 8-year-old taught me about teamwork
00:17 Do you think about how the team did?
00:27 Or do you think about your own performance?
00:43 How would your team members answer?
Get more questions Scrum Masters and product owners should be asking teams:
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Find a Certified Scrum Master class: https://bit.ly/3LMUo94
Find a Certified Scrum Product Owner class: https://bit.ly/3NK0nhL
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKxhnGdtLAI
One of the questions I get frequently about the Scrum Master role in agile is, Who do Scrum Masters report to? The short answer is "It depends."
Discover the 3 places that Scrum Masters report to most often in "Who Is the Scrum Master's Boss"
If you are thinking of becoming a Scrum Master, be sure to check out the related video: Should You Become a Scrum Master.
And for training options with Mountain Goat, check out https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/training
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KgId3ScMzI
Are you (and your product owners) taking advantage of all the opportunities they have to inspect what gets delivered?
0:00 Why there's no point in inspecting if you don't adapt. And why adapting without inspecting is equally problematic.
0:22 Why do some product owners fail to engage in sprint activities?
0:55 Three things to try when your product owner is absent during the sprint
2:24 What to do if the product owner is truly too busy during the sprint
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOIYx6r2wI4
Currently, we are running Virtual Certified ScrumMaster® and Virtual Certified Scrum Product Owner® classes.
More info at https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/training/schedule.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC3TcSA8r3g
Can agile teams afford to ditch upfront thinking it in favor of a figure-it-out-as-we-go philosophy? The answer is more nuanced than you might think.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0w-632X4Io
Links for you
Definition of Done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq9O7mnUNM4
Overlapping Work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AS36CTjkNc
The Definition of Ready and its Dangers: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/the-dangers-of-a-definition-of-ready
Training from Mountain Goat Software: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/training
Inside the video
00:00 Introduction
00:24 What is a definition of ready in agile
00:55 What's good about a definition of ready
01:12 The dangers of a definition of ready
02:20 How a definition of ready acts as a gate
03:01 Are definitions of ready always a bad idea?
04:34 What to do if you feel you must have a definition of ready
05:24 Does your team use a definition of ready?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SVwNF3quZo
People often ask us, what do we do when the sprint ends but some of the stories are left undone?
00:00 First, don't panic when unfinished work happens
00:18 Second, put the story back in the backlog
00:45 Third, don't take velocity credit
Read More:
Your Team Won't Finish Everything Every Sprint, And That's OK. https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/an-agile-team-shouldnt-finish-everything-every-iteration
Don't Take Partial Credit for Semi-Finished Stories
https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/dont-take-partial-credit-for-semi-finished-stories
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWFHNPvaS6s