The daily scrum is probably the best known, and possibly the most misunderstood, scrum event. Here’s why.
Scrum
Face to Face Communications
Why Face to Face?
Agile coaches and scrum masters are fans of face to face communications. They’re great because we can read nuance, emotion, body language and osmotic communication.
What happens when we can’t do this and end up having a video conference or, worse still, a telephone conference?
How Much Planning is Needed Prior to Sprinting?
How do you overcome analysis paralysis? John Harvey Jones advised: “Ready, Fire, Aim”. In describing the reason he said “I’m more interested in speed than direction. Once you get moving, you can veer and tack. But the important thing is, you’re moving”
This can be aptly applied to scrum implementations. We need a plan and we need to get going. But, how much planning do we need to get a scrum implementation started?
Scrum Overview
This is a transcript for a video titled Scrum Overview. You can find the video on YouTube.
Electronic Scrum Board vs Physical Scrum Board
As well as being an agile coach and scrum trainer, I’ve also dabbled in software development. A few weeks ago, I happened across an idea for a software application and I decided to use scrum to help me to create it. The experience reminded me why the location of the product backlog is so important.