5am Mester Scrum

#5amMesterScrum Show 768 Live - Retro Pretzel Day  - Today's topic: (1) The one thing I really miss is the excuse to bring real hot soft Philly pretzels into the office.  Let's talk ice breaker with thought experiments via Thanksgiving Dinner. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum #5amMest...

#5amMesterScrum Show 767 Live - Retro Template Failure  - Today's topic: (1) The standard template people use in retrospectives  is poor retro template.  The What was Good?  What was Bad? What can we improve lack discussion. Spaces still available:  I'm offering 6 months of coaching for five (5) US Veterans. Maybe they want to transition into the agile world or would just like to sharpen their ski...

#5amMesterScrum Show 766 Live - Autoshop Work In Progress (WIP) Failure  - Today's topic: (1) A story about work in progress failure from when I took my car into the autoshop to get inspected. Spaces still available:  I'm offering 6 months of coaching for five (5) US Veterans. Maybe they want to transition into the agile world or would just like to sharpen their skills.  It is open for the 1st fiv...

#5amMesterScrum Show 765 Live - #Kanban Day 2, How did we do and what popped into the backlog - Today's topic: (1) A continuation of our Kanban adventures with priority changes, kaizen and new tasks along the way.  Just like in the office.  I think the Kanban board is helping me focus.  I did post a few tiktoks and IG posts. Spaces still available:  I'm offering 6 months of coaching for five (5) U...

#5amMesterScrum Show 764 Live - To Do, Doing & Done Simple Proto Kanban to help Prioritize my Saturday - Today's topic: (1) A simple To Do, Doing and Done proto Kanban chart can help prioritize your day.  The great thing is that if you do things right on your company system your team can have a simple prioritized list on their screens. Spaces still available:  I'm offering 6 months of coaching for...

#5amMesterScrum Show 763 Live - History Fun, Scrum Event Order and Fortune Cookie Friday  - Today's topics: (1) A little fun with communication history, (2) Chat about Scrum Event Order and why and (3)  Fortune Cookie Friday. Spaces still available:  I'm offering 6 months of coaching for five (5) US Veterans. Maybe they want to transition into the agile world or would just like to sharpen their sk...

#5amMesterScrum Show 762 Live - The Forgotten Manager - Today's topics: (1) Consultants, scrum masters and agile coaches keep forgetting to help managers out during the agile transformation.  So let chat about what is missing. Spaces still available:  I'm offering 6 months of coaching for five (5) US Veterans. Maybe they want to transition into the agile world or would just like to sharpen their s...

#5amMesterScrum Show 761 Live - The Art of Saying No and I say "Art" for a reason - Today's topics: (1) Saying "No" can be too easy and too hard.  There is an art to how, when and providing alternatives Spaces still available:  I'm offering 6 months of coaching for five (5) US Veterans. Maybe they want to transition into the agile world or would just like to sharpen their skills.  It is open for t...

#5amMesterScrum Show 760 Live - Top Scrum Master Interview Question - Today's topics: (1) You know the first interview question has to be about the Daily Scrum.  Plus there is a part B and C maybe even a D? Spaces still available:  I'm offering 6 months of coaching for five (5) US Veterans. Maybe they want to transition into the agile world or would just like to sharpen their skills.  It is open f...

#5amMesterScrum Show 759 Live - Tough Cookie Run for Girl Scouts, sometimes you just have to try - Today's topics: (1) Sometimes you just have to try things to find out what they are. Spaces still available:  I'm offering 6 months of coaching for five (5) US Veterans. Maybe they want to transition into the agile world or would just like to sharpen their skills.  It is open for the 1st five (5) vet...

#5amMesterScrum Show 758 Live - #HR Recruiting Fail and Betty's Fav Show: Fortune Cookie Friday - Today's topics: (1)  I had a "CEO" reach out to me via LinkedIn and in my mind created an HR Failure and (2) Fortune Cookie Friday: Empty Spaces still available:  I'm offering 6 months of coaching for five (5) US Veterans. Maybe they want to transition into the agile world or would just like to sharpe...

#5amMesterScrum Show 757 Live - Veterans Day Coaching Offer and Another House Fire story about a trouble shooting classic  - Today's topics: (1)  I'm offering 6 months of coaching for five (5) US Veterans. Maybe they want to transition into the agile world or would just like to sharpen their skills.  It is open for the 1st five (5) veterans.  Typically once a week for 30 minutes and capped at 6 mo...

#5amMesterScrum Show 756 Live - Why a Single Story vs 3 plus (design, dev, test, deploy) - Today's topic: (1)  So many teams carried over from waterfall designing love to create multiple user stories that should be represented as one.  Let explore some advantages and disadvantages. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Kee...

#5amMesterScrum Show 755 Live - Coaching By Just Being There as a focal Point - Today's topic: (1)  Sometimes Agile Caoching or Coaching in general is just about being there.  Coaches have to listen to what the coachee needs and sometimes it is to say nothing. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mest...

#5amMesterScrum Show 754 Live - Prioritization: Team Autonomy  and Why is it Good to Have? - Today's topic: (1)  With such a Great push for dictation on what teams should do, there is Good Reason for Team Autonomy, Prioritization! Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum #5amMesterScrum #agil...

#5amMesterScrum Show 753 Live - Prioritization: Swimming Lessons vs. Basketball Practice - Today's topic: (1)  So in life and in business there are decisions to make:  Go with the popular choice or go long term.  The other day we as a family had a choice stay for basketball practice or go to swim lessons.  How does that also apply to the work place? Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScr...

#5amMesterScrum Show 752 Live - Perception: Customer v. User Story and Fortune Cookie Friday - Today's topic: (1) I'm really starting to not like the term user story, as it is so impersonal.  When in reality everyone is a customer. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum #5amMesterScrum #agi...

#5amMesterScrum Show 751 Live - 30 minute Daily Scrum, Oh my well then add some Taebo at the 15 minute mark - Today's topic: (1) So many companies I have worked with and I see 30 minute and 60 minute "Daily Scrums". Which made me think of Elon Musk quote give a person a month to clean the house and it will take a month, but give them 3 hours and it will take 3 hours. Please like and subscribe and...

#5amMesterScrum Show 750 Live - Perception: Why are We Stuck? Change perspective or perception - Today's topic: (1) Stuck on a complex problem then move anywhere or anyplace. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum #5amMesterScrum #agile #scrum #coaching #philadelphia #philly #feedback #stuc...

#5amMesterScrum Show 749 Live - Perception: Negative? If they are you need Radical Change - Today's topic: (1) Does your team have a perception of doom and gloom?  Then you might want to consider major changes in how you do things. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum #5amMesterScrum #agi...

#5amMesterScrum Show 748 Live - Are You Going Down the Right Path and Change maybe the only way to Get there - Today's topic: (1) So does your Team or your Company have a Goal of Where they want to be? Is your Current path getting you there? Hiring more people is probably not the Best Path. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great P...

#5amMesterScrum Show 747 Live - Scary Trust Failure - Today's topic: (1) Sharing Halloween Fun and a Scary Trust Failure from my experience. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum #5amMesterScrum #agile #scrum #coaching #philadelphia #philly #halloween #fun #trust #feedback 5am Mester Scrum...

#5amMesterScrum Show 746 Live - Top 5 Data Points to Consider when Sprint Planning and Fortune Cookie Friday - Today's topic: (1) My Top 5 Things I use to help me Plan a sprint as a Product Owner and (2) Fortune Cookie Friday Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum #5amMesterScrum #agile #sc...

#5amMesterScrum Show 745 Live - Time to Gain a Team's Trust Should vs. Actual Poll Results  - Today's topic: (1) I took a poll on LinkedIn to see what people thought about gaining a team's trust looking an should and an actual timeframe Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum.  Please send me your topics.   You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum #5amMesterScrum...

#5amMesterScrum Show 744 Live - Scrum Master's Trio: Team Norns, DoR and DoD  - Today's topic: (1) So many times I meet new and old teams and they have so many issues at working as a Team. Yeah there is organizational issues, many Scrum Masters don't understand the value behind getting a team to develop Team Norms, a Definition of Ready DOR and a Definition of Done DoD. Please like and subscribe a...