2 Ways to Make Your First Agile Team Great #agiletransformation #highperformanceteams
Teams that succeed with agile, focus on getting one team really good at agile before scaling. Discover two areas to leverage to create one high-performing team that can model success for the organization.
00:00 Why focusing in one team is important 00:12 Two leverages points for a great first team 00:23 Stacking the deck for team success 00:41 Focus agile coaching on one team ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR9mUGCrDMo
Your team doesn't like story points. But don't you have to use them to be agile? Find out in this video from Mike Cohn.
00:00 What problem do story points solve?
00:18 3 reasons Scrum teams use story points
00:30 Alternatives to story points
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUYoRx4c7vE
Find out how to run a sprint planning meeting that is more effective and takes less time! Just one of these tips will save you an hour in your next sprint planning meetting.
00:00 End arguments in sprint planning
00:40 Why teams struggle with sprint planning
01:57 How many tasks to plan
03:50 Tasks to identify in sprint planning
For more on creating effective agile plans, check out these blogs and tools:
* https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/agile/planning-poker
* https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/search?keywords=sprint+planning
* https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/your-team-wont-think-of-everything-in-sprint-planning-meetings-and-thats-ok
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQcGwd_-mJg
Overwhelmed managers are the new norm. Managers today are accountable for 51% more responsibilities than they can handle (See Gartner research below)
And a new article from Harvard Business Review says that 48% (nearly half) of all managers might fail.
This scares me. Find out why.
00:00 Scary statistics on overwhelmed managers
00:35 Essential functions managers perform for agile teams
01:24 Risks for manager failure
02:10 What to do if you are an overwhelmed manager
* Gartner: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-06-22-gartner-hr-survey-finds-77-percent-of-employees-are-placing-increased-importance-on-manager-support
* HBR Article: https://hbr.org/2024/04/4-reasons-why-managers-fail
* MGS Blog: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog
* Agile Mentors Podcast: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/agile/podcast
* GoatBot: https://goatbot.mountaingoatsoftware.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEQkL9L7Cu0
eLearning on Agile Estimating and Planning: http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/elearning
An excerpt from Mike Cohn's eLearning video training course on Agile Estimating and Planning. In this video, Mike begins to introduce the ideas of estimating a product backlog by drawing analogies to estimating two real-world activities. Earn four PDUs and a certificate of completion after successfully completing the full course.
Course may be downloaded or streamed. Learn more at http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/elearning
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpdzY6zP6RA
Have you ever considered becoming a product owner? Should you? Find out the skills you'll need, what roles often become product owners, and what you'll need to succeed.
0:00 Four of the Most Important Product Owner Skills
1:34 Do Product Owners Need Technical Skills?
2:17 Five Roles That Tend to Become Product Owners
4:01 Four Questions to See if Product Owner Is Right for You
What are some other questions you'd ask to see if product owner is right for you? Let me know in the comments.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyydVZI-Jdc
When you are trying to empower a team to solve problems by asking questions, the silence can be uncomfortable. Here's a simple tip to get you through it.
When you're tempted to jump in: Try counting silently to 10 before you say anything.
Even after counting to 10, don't answer your question. Ask a follow-up question instead.
Get more questions Scrum Masters and product owners should be asking teams:
https://bit.ly/3NRqKm4
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=WoMCK63Ebh8
What are Acceptance Criteria? And where do they go? Get a quick explanation and example from this Minute with Mike.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quzwBv__wHs
Is fear of failure making your Scrum team think too small, and risk too little? Discover what Scrum teams can learn about sprint commitments from the best basketball players.
00:00 A controversial opinion on sprint commitments
00:10 What sports players expect when they take a shot
00:21 Expectations vs reality
00:32 Teams should expect to finish, but...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4MkXDptb84
When you need to give a rough idea of how long a product will take to deliver, it can take too long to break stories down into small pieces. Use large backlog items and estimates instead.
00:00 Big backlog items can be better
00:10 Example where big backlog items help
00:22 Writing product backlogs for rough estimates
00:32 3 ways larger items are easier
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-UFt0XX1Zc