Found this online tool, need to give it a try: https://www.retrium.com/
Bootstrapping a Working Agreement for the Agile Team
Bootstrapping a Working Agreement for the Agile Team is a simple, yet powerful practice every team should have! Read about it here: https://blog.crisp.se/2018/12/05/jimmyjanlen/bootstrapping-a-working-agreement-for-the-agile-team
How to introduce myself as a Scrum Master in an existing team?
Some questions you could ask yourself are:
- Does the team know Agile, the Scrum framework?
- What is the composition of the team?
- What motivates the members?
- What are the common goals of the team?
- How about the values of the team?
- Is there a history that we need to know before joining the team?
- Would you start with a kick off / retrospective where the team would explain their pains and where we could discuss
way of working?
Introduction to Scrum
But what is the Scrum methodology, and how does it work? This introduction to Scrum PPT will explore just that. Whether you’re a manager, programmer, tester, product owner, or just want to improve product delivery, check out these Scrum presentations by Certified Scrum Trainer and author Mike Cohn of Mountain Goat Software. Source: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/presentations/an-introduction-to-scrum
Addicted to Hopium – Throughput
The complete review of Kevin Kohl’s Addicted to Hopium – Throughput: Using the DVA Business Process to Break the Guesswork Habit by Jack Vinson can be found here: https://www.jackvinson.com/blog/2018/10/12/addicted-to-hopium-throughput.
The Liberators build their website
The Liberators build their new website with a Scrum Team within a week. In these posts and videos, they share what they’ve learned about flow and releasing more often – with examples that are as real-life as imaginable 🙂
Read the complete articles here:
https://medium.com/the-liberators/how-we-built-theliberators-com-incrementally-93d5095db4ab
The First Question To Ask When Building Teams – Is This Really A Team?
Reading Time: 5 minutes
Have you ever wondered why so many organizations fail at building effective and high performing teams despite offering so much support in different ways e.g. by managing people, by managing the environment, and by coaching teams? You’re not alone. This is often something that frustrates teams, coaches, and managers.
Read the complete article here: https://www.viktorcessan.com/2018/10/the-first-question-to-ask-when-building-teams-is-this-really-a-team/
User Story / Task templates
USER STORY:
WHO:
Requester
- Add Requester here
WHAT:
Functional Requirements:
- Add Functional Requirements here
- Functional Impact Analysis on whole chain (this team is accountable that the impact analysis is done, but we can ask the requester to perform the impact analysis, if that is appropriate)
WHY:
Background and Introduction:
- Add background and introductory information here
HOW:
External Dependencies:
- What are the external dependencies that need to be addressed?
Test Strategy:
- List Test Goals
- Approach per Test Goal per Test Level (Sprint Test, iST, etc)
- Which team has to do what
Test Data Availability:
- Is the test data already available to test this user story? If not, who will be responsible for providing the test data? By when will the test data be available?
Solution Outline:
- A brief outline of what should be the solution
Dependencies With Other User Stories:
- Is this user story dependent on any other story?
Dependencies Within CCC:
- What are the dependencies within the Capital & Control Chain with regards to this story?
NFRs:
- Any non functional requirements that need to be addressed?
TASK:
Background and Introduction:
- Add background and introductory information here
Functional Requirements:
- Add Functional Requirements here
External Dependencies:
- What are the external dependencies that need to be addressed?
Test Data Availability:
- Is the test data already available to test this user story? If not, who will be responsible for providing the test data? By when will the test data be available?
Solution Outline:
- A brief outline of what should be the solution
Dependencies With Other User Stories:
- Is this user story dependent on any other story?
Dependencies Within CCC:
- What are the dependencies within the Capital & Control Chain with regards to this story?
NFRs:
- Any non functional requirements that need to be addressed?