5am Mester Scrum

So yesterday I got a really good question from a team member post Sprint Planning. I thought the team organizes what goes into the sprint plan. The team member was partially correct. So lets dive into this on our 4R Thursday Roles, Requirements, Reviews and Retros. Here on our #5amMesterScrum show number 1262.

#5amMesterScrum show 1261 Get to the Next Level New Tuesday Topics   I'm going to be changing the Tuesday programming from 2 for Tuesday or 10x to more of a Get To the Next Level in your Agile or Scrum Career. Soon I will also announce a new spin off as well that relates to general Career Growth and Business Growth on a separate channel. Related to the idea of Get to the Next Level. I hope you wil...

Documenting the past vs, measuring the future Show 1260 #5amMesterScrum.  The time value trap of looking into the past .

Restarting the Show programming with show 1259 on this Friday What is your Yacht Name? Retro activity I'm trying a new microphone and just getting rust off. I hope you get to try it. Let me know your Yacht name!

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,258 Live - 10X Long Game (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) It's been a month since we did a 10X show and the funny thing is the last time we also covered the new #67DayChallenge program.  The longer and longer I do this the more I believe it is a game changer.  Applying it to yourself and your team. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Plea...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,257 Live - Simply Metric Monday and They do Work (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) Just a simple message to restart our Mondays with a Metric Monday show on how they do work and some core ones for Scrum teams. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am M...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,256 Live - Scrum Master Continuous Learning (4R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) Talking the Scrum Master and even Agile Coach role today and what we do to challenge others to grow and learn but don't do it ourselves.  We should be challenging ourselves 1st and a great way is Reading 10 pages a day from a growth or tech book.  I give away my Change Vol 20 book (in...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,255 Live - HR & Learning Culture How can HR Facilitate (We Team & HR Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) In Reading John Maxwell's book "High Road Leadership" as a part on my 10 pages a day challenge (#67daychallenge), there was a line In becoming a part of a learning culture we need to build “an environment that values learning invites people to acknowledge...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,254 Live - Seasonal Change Fun Team Walk abouts and Fortune Cookies (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) Its that time of year again when Spring arrives in the North or Fall in the South.  Take the opportunity to have your team venture out take pictures and share with the team.  This works from home or in the office and (2) it's Fortune Cookie Friday Please like and...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,253 Live - Using a Baseball Lineup Strategy in Sprint Planning (4R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) Just don't through together a Sprint Plan with random items, why not try thinking about it as a Baseball Manager does when they create a batting line up. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,252 Live - Baseball Season is Here Again and Fortune Cookies (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) Baseball home openers all around the US and I wanted to do a little baseball retro different than before and (2) it's Fortune Cookie Friday Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing....

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,251 Live - Sprint Review and Retro Should NOT hold the same time slot (4R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) Many organizations try to save time by condensing or combining meetings.  I highly recommend that Sprint Review and Retros be held in the same time slot.  It never works out well. So lets discuss it. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,250 Live - Scrum The Mastermind of Agile (We Team & HR Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Tonight 3/26/2025 I'm giving a Lightning Talk on Scrum The Mastermind of Agile.  Its an intro on turning your team into a mastermind to not only get incremental change but leaps in productivity and thought solutions.  I'm working on a ebook to go along with the presentation...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,249 Live - Coach Yourself 1st (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) We launched the #67DayChallenge program as many might know and some are just hearing about it.  We have not done a 5amMesterScrum show in a while but it is time.  The girl scout cookies have left my office and I have been working since January on coaching myself and I wanted to do an little in...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,248 Live - a Taboo subject Team Bonuses Why not meet with HR (We Team & HR Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) I'm going to say it why not associate some form of bonus to some of the team metrics that companies track to.  Why not work with HR to develop some incentives at the team level and individual level? Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Pl...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,247 Live - Spend Money on Growth Opportunities and not just Entertainment (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Last week I was listening to the Alex Hormozi podcast and he asked, where are you spending your money?  Is it on education and growth opportunities or is it on stuff that does not help you reach your goals. For me spending money on a hoagie does not...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,246 Live - Have Some Guts and Adjust Scope (4R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) Vasco Duarte from Scrum Master toolbox posted on X how estimates don't help us meet schedules or cost. I replied basically that only adjusting scope does, but program, managers, project managers and leaders are scared to do so.  Adjust scope is my secret to success. Please like and subs...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,245 Live - Be More Than a Q  as a Coach or Scum Master (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) I was reading Bob Galen's newsletter the other day and he talked about agile coaches being more than powerful questions.  I would add also now is a time to up your technical or business domain expertise to actively help your teams as well. Please like and subscribe and...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,244 Live - Predicting Future Bonus by Monitoring Metrics (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) I got lucky Sunday and got cheap tickets to a NFL football game.  Saw some records not be broken and saw some metric levels achieved where they made an extra $500K.  Why scrum masters and coaches should be looking down the road as well as current sprint. Please like and s...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,243 Live - Wow Holiday is over so lets talk Next Fun Vacation and Fortune Cookies (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) This is a fun activity to do for team building where we share our next fun vacation idea and what are we looking forward to.  This can be done as a Team and I truly recommended that we do it as an individual as well and (2) it's Fortune Cookie Friday...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,242 Live - New Years Resolution Retro - Erase Bad and Write New Habits (4R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) I saw a New Years resolution activity briefly while scanning TV the other day.  One person was I think out in public having people write down bad habits in 2024 and then write down good habits in 2025.  I thought it an interesting retro for the new year.  Thi...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,241 Live - 10X in New Year through Mastermind, Coaching and People (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) The New Year is tomorrow and I wanted to share some of the things I'm doing in the New Year to 10X my year. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am M...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,240 Live - Retro Meets Planning when the Team Gets over Eager (4R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) I don't care what anyone says, a team will every so often get influenced by a manager or leader or themselves to over commit.  The tough job of the coach is to share the data and ask: "what did you change to allow you to think you can produce more in this next sprint?...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,239 Live - End of the Year Spying on the Team and How they Handle Time Off (We Team & HR Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Well it is that time of year, hurry up and take some vacation time before they expire.  Observe how your team handles it and make plans for the new year. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You...

#5amMesterScrum Lightning Talk 1,238 Live - Bah Hum Bug Fun Share a Holiday Nick Knack or something from you House (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) So many times there are those in a company that can be anti-fun well I say ignore them with a fun activity of share a Holiday decoration past, current or future or something from around the house and (2) it's Fortune Cookie Friday Please like and sub...