itcamp 2012 - dan nicola - scrum v2
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Dan Nicola | MAXCODE
SCRUM. Removing Impediments
What to expect
Agile principles & Scrum
Top 7 impediments
How good is your Scrum?
Individuals and interactions
over
processes and tools
Working software
over
comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration
over
contract negotiation
Responding to change
over
following a plan
Scrum Framework
3 roles
3 artifacts
5 ceremonies
3 roles
Product Owner
Scrum Master
Team
3 artifacts
5 ceremonies
Product Grooming
Sprint Planning
Daily Meeting
Sprint Review
Sprint Retrospective
Impediments
Keep the team from being productive
Team – communicate
ScrumMaster - remove
Lack of focus
No working software (not DONE)
Priorities and specifications (backlog issues)
Waterfall mindset
Interruptions
Technical debt
Dependency on key people
Removing impediments…
…makes the difference!
Let the team do the work
Rapid value creation is key!
SCRUM makes it work,
The Team does the work
SM enables the process
Protects, facilitates and coaches
Ensures impediments are busted
Remember!
ScrumBut... (ScrumBut)(Reason)(Workaround)
ScrumBut... Test
Aka the “Nokia Test”
Goals:
Indicator where you are in your Scrum practices
Collect data for a statistical study
9 Questions
Questions Iterations
Testing
Agile Specifications
Product Owner
Product Backlog
Estimates
Sprint Burndown Chart
Team Disruptions
Team
Questions Fixed iteration length 4 weeks or less
Software is deployed
Good user stories tied to specifications as needed
Product Owner who motivates team
Product Owner can measure ROI
Estimates produced by planning poker by team
Burndown chart burns down when story is done
Noone disrupting team, only Scrum roles
Team is in hyperproductive state
Scrum Smells Loss of Rhythm
Talking Chickens
Missing Pigs
Persistent Signatures
Scrum Master Assigns Work
The Daily Scrum is for the Scrum Master
Specialized Job Roles
Source: “Toward a Catalogue of Scrum Smells”, by Mike Cohn
Scrum is not going to solve your problems, it’s just going to make them in-your-face obvious, every day. (Ken Schwaber)
Conclusion
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