Why You Should Limit Work In Progress And Stop Multitasking
Agile Product Ownership in a Nutshell
TEAM VALUES
A great exercise to do with your team, as copied from https://scrum-agile.nl/?page_id=256
Start by individually answering the following questions:
- At work, I get inspired by…
- I’m proud to be part of a team that…
- What I can offer my colleagues is…
Shared the outcome with each other and talk about the outcomes.
Then answer the following questions:
- My Personal top 5 values are…
For inspiration you can use a list of values from https://scottjeffrey.com/core-values-list/
After writing down 5 values, you challenge them by asking the following questions for each value:
- If you were to start a new organization, would you build it around this core value regardless of the industry?
- Would you want your organization to continue to stand for this core value 100 years into the future, no matter what changes occur in the outside world?
- Would you want your organization to hold this core value, even if at some point in time it became a competitive disadvantage—even if in some instances the environment penalized the organization for living this core value?
- Do you believe that those who do not share this core value—those who breach it consistently—simply do not belong in your organization?
- Would you personally continue to hold this core value even if you were not rewarded for holding it?
- Would you change jobs before giving up this core value?
- If you awoke tomorrow with more than enough money to retire comfortably for the rest of your life, would you continue to apply this core value to your productive activities?
(source: https://www.jimcollins.com/tools/vision-framework.pdf )
If you can answer a values with “yes” on all questions, you got a winner.
Collect all values that were answered with a yes on all questions, and from those values look for similar personal values within the team.
12+ Icebreakers to kick off your next zoom meeting
Breaking the ice? Warming up the crowd? Whatever you call it, it can make your collaboration more successful and perhaps a bit more fun.
https://jeffgothelf.com/blog/12-icebreakers-to-kick-off-your-next-zoom-meeting/
Asguardians of Agility #PeopleFirst
I recently met Christopher Stone, who created a lot of interesting videos. You can find them here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPkaxYqvk9rWDMo2KqKg0xQ/videos
David Fox’s Videos
David Fox created some interesting videos which can be found here: http://davidfoxit.com/media/
Scrum Tips for Scrum Masters with Virtual Meetings (1-2-4-all, W3)
Scrum Master Tips for spreading information (1-2-4-all, W3)
Easy but effective tips for better Sprint Planning (1-2-4-all, critical uncertainties, social network webbing)
Measure you own agility using whats important to you (shift & share, ecocycle planning & panarchy)
Tips and Tricks: The Daily Scrum (1-2-4-all)
Can You Be a Part-Time Scrum Master?
In this blog post Barry Overeem shares his view on the question: https://medium.com/the-liberators/can-you-be-a-part-time-scrum-master-86fe590a513d
Remote workshop Icebreakers & warmup activities – Remotely Interesting Ep5
👇ICEBREAKERS👇
05:03 🧻Toilet paper crusher or folder – Rakesh Kasturi
08:44 🧑🎨Art Remake – Margriet Buseman
12:29 🖌️Draw your Teammate – Robert Skrobe
15:21 🎨 Draw what teamwork looks like – Mehmet Karakus
18:14 🤔What is in the box GIF tournament – Sandy Lam
20:58 🐦Squiggle Birds Twist – Jason Ruud
26:19 🪑Grab a Seat & Marching Band – Andy Davis
31:39 🔢Bingo – Mardea Gartee
Toby’s Virtual Facilitation Toolkit
Facilitating Virtual Training and Workshops?
Here is a collection of exercises, techniques and approaches in Toby’s toolkit.