How I take notes as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach
I’ve been using this for over 4 years! This is Remarkable 2 – my paper tablet that I use to take all of my notes. When I’m attending meetings. When I’m brainstorming by myself. When I take notes while reading a book. I use it to sign documents. To fill in applications. To sketch. To […]
Jira Tool, the best out there| ScriptRunner 101
Jira Tool that will enhance your Agile experience Don’t we all love Jira? It has so many features and then so many companies actually work with it. This time I’ve partnered with ScriptRunner to show you some cool tricks you most likely didn’t know you can do in Jira! I think it makes sense for […]
Sprint Review – 6 steps to making them the most useful Scrum meeting
Sprint Review or Sprint Demo? Oh, you think those are exactly the same, don’t you? Welp… let me show you that your demo is most likely only getting you 10% of value a review is supposed to. And if your team doesn’t do either, I have a few tips to help you get started with […]
Sprint Retrospective – 8 great templates to optimize results for this Scrum Meeting
Sprint Retrospective – How do you feel about this Scrum Meeting? The way I see it, you either love them or dread them! Retrospectives are a regular meeting where the team gets a chance to reflect on their work during the previous sprint and identifies areas for improvement. It’s a key element in the iterative […]
Daily Planning as a Scrum Master – The number 1 key to Success!
Daily Planning as a Scrum Master is an often overlooked task. I’d say daily planning in general is often set aside whether you’re a Scrum Master or not. And you may think… Daily planning is pretty intuitive, and it’s not something that would be different for a Scrum Master from any other profession. Let’s see… Daily […]
Agile retrospective made easy! – The number 1 Remote meeting Software free plan
Agile retrospectives made easy with the best remote meeting software free plan. Sessions will take your remote meetings to a whole other level and increase your teams productivity by facilitating communication. I’ll teach you how to use this tool for Agile teams and Scrum Masters.
How to use Loom to optimize your remote team’s productivity – With an Agile mindset
I’ve been using Loom with my team and it was a real game-changer that made communication so much easier. It helped us solve technical issues faster, get a point across in a matter of minutes, and more WITHOUT the need to have long calls to discuss. Actually, without the need to have calls. Period. So […]
A week in a life of a Scrum Master
What does a Scrum Master do all day? All week? All Sprint? Here’s the a
How to run your first Sprint ever
How exactly do you start with Sprints as a new team? What should you do as a Scrum Master or Team Lead to get it going? Watch the video to find out the practical side of how to run Sprints in Scrum.
How to resolve team conflict in the workplace [with EXAMPLES]
Imagine. You are in a meeting with your team. The discussion is going ok-ish, but you feel the tension rising. Then you start to only hear two people talking back-and-forth to each other in frustration. The rest of the team is silent. There is a big disagreement in the room that is slowly creeping into […]
Technical skills Scrum Masters need | Do Scrum Master have to be technical?
Do Scrum Masters have to be technical? That’s a question that I get all the time. Some people believe the answer is an absolute “YES!”. Not only that, but there is a belief that Scrum Masters can ONLY do their job if they come from a development background or if they have a degree in […]
How to build trust in a team in 30 days | Psychological safety at workplace
You can’t have a high-performing team if there is no trust. Though creating trust in a team can be quite challenging, especially, in a completely remote setting. I’d like to share my experiences in building trust in team to give you some practical tips and actionable advice you can follow. Most of us heard about […]
Retrospective Examples for Fun & Effective Sprints
95% of the time when I join a retrospective of a new team, often a team that doesn’t have a Scrum Master, it usually goes something like this: First, the team quickly collects their happiness level. “On the scale of 1 to 5, how happy were you this Sprint?” Then, the lead asks what the […]
Team Building Activities for Remote Teams and Different Time Zones
A student once asked me if I have any suggestions for coordinating a distributed team that has a 12 hour difference between them. I told her that I don’t have a magic wand, unfortunately. If your team members are spread across the whole world, it IS the reason they are struggling to deliver anything. While […]
5 Easy Icebreakers for Meetings: Virtual and In-Person
How engaging are your meetings? Are people actively participating? Or are they distraught, uninterested, and generally not very creative? Sometimes we need a couple of minutes to get into the right mental space when we start a discussion. Especially, if people are on calls back-to-back all day. Watch this video if you’d like to learn […]