Best Practice: Look to the Scrum Guide *First*

Short Story: When teams struggle with Scrum, it is my strong opinion that they should look *first* to the Scrum Guide for guidance. (Or *look back* to the Scrum Guide, if they are an experienced team) Long story: A more complete way of saying this is: When teams struggle(whether they be beginner or experienced), it [...]

Tips for a Good Sprint Review

Sprint Review Tips These tips are not a part of Scrum according to the Scrum Guide. They are my own personal tips based on my Scrum Coaching experiences. I do believe these tips are consistent with the Scrum Guide. First, foremost, and most importantly, know what a Sprint Review is supposed to be. Read the [...]

Executive Summary: The Sprint Review

Summarized directly from the Scrum Guide. Goals Informal meeting Present work just completed(demo) Collaborate on work just completed in the current Sprint Use work completed and current state of Product Backlog to collaborate about what to do in the next Sprint Minimal Requirements of the Sprint Review Time-boxed to 1 hour per per week of [...]

Worst Practice: The Sprint Review as a Signoff Meeting

Summary One of the “worst practices” I’ve discovered several times when coaching Scrum teams is when a team uses their Sprint Review as a “signoff” meeting, with either the Product Owner or other stakeholders acting as approvers. Getting feedback at a Sprint Review is great, but treating the Sprint Review (some call it a “Demo”, [...]