Agile QuickTip: Use an External Facilitator
Have you ever considered improving your Sprint retrospective with the help of an external facilitator? If you can’t think why that would help, just keep reading. As the ScrumMaster, you know that a successful retrospective is key to the continued improvement of the team. This is where the team discusses the sprint as a whole […]
‘All things Agile’ GIFs by Giora Morein
“Have you tried out Giora’s GIFs? If not – you’re missing out! Who doesn’t love a GIF? When words just aren’t enough, and you need to explain something unique to your team, or respond quickly on the fly, a GIF can sum up a whole lot of meaning in just a couple of seconds. If […]
Agile QuickTip: Kick off your Team with a Retrospective
Kick off your Team with a Retrospective Starting your scrum team off the right way can be the difference between success and failure. Here’s a great idea to set them up for success, by starting by looking back – with a retrospective. Everyone has their own way of kicking off a scrum team. Some Scrum […]
Agile QuickTip: Estimation a drag? Get the whole team involved.
Estimation a drag? Get the whole team involved. While it might seem counter-intuitive, getting your entire team involved in the estimation process will end up providing more clarity, and actually improve your plans overall. Let’s just admit it. Estimating stories or other backlog items is not fun. A lot of times it can even become […]
Agile QuickTip: Conduct your daily scrum in front of the board
Conduct your daily scrum in front of the task board The daily scrum provides team members an update on exactly what’s happened over the last 24 hours, what has been learned, and what sort of adjustments need to be made over the next 24 hours. However, have you ever thought about how you’re hosting your […]
Can Working Remotely and Working Agile… Work, Together?
Want to meet for a coffee? … Oh right. Whether you think it’s a great idea or not, you’ve probably found yourself working as part of a remote team over the past few weeks, and none of us know exactly when it’s going to end. For those of us who thrive on the agile idea […]
It’s Official – Women Are Killing it in Agile!
The ScrumMaster trends report 2019 showed that women in the ScrumMaster role are taking home a higher salary than their male counterparts. Those with training and certification were doing even better than those without. Here at ThinkLouder, we’ve seen that women are eager and excited to get the ScrumMaster certification under their belts. In fact, […]
Agile QuickTip: Yellow and Red Cards!
Here’s how introducing yellow and red meeting cards can help you focus your teams meetings, and stop them getting taken off track. We’ve all been there when a meeting loses focus. Sometimes participants get too far in the weeds, sometimes they start talking about things that aren’t relevant, or maybe start talking about redundant things […]
Agile Quicktip: Use Defect Thresholds to Help Product Quality
Use Defect Thresholds to Help Product Quality Most scrum teams have backlogs that contain more than just user stories and new product features. Oftentimes, they contain bugs and defects that have been reported by customers or users or even by the team itself. These aren’t always handled right away. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, […]
Agile QuickTip: Using Multiple Choice Estimates
Agile QuickTip: Using Multiple Choice Estimates If you ever find that estimating tasks during sprint planning is painful and argumentative then multiple choice estimates might really help with your team’s planning. Most scrum teams follow a similar path during sprint planning. Team members will break user stories or backlog items down into individual implementation tasks […]