Agile for Humans with Ryan Ripley and Todd Miller

Today's question is all about roles on a Scrum Team. Is there a Team Lead? What about Junior or Senior developers? All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. What do you think? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum that can throw you off. Do you understand how hierarchy could i...

Today's question is all about team size. How many Scrum Team members are too many? How many team members are too few? All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. What do you think? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum that can throw you off. Do you understand the impact of team...

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Today's question is about how a Scrum Team should only have one Sprint Goal. Todd and Ryan break down why one Sprint Goal is essential and the issues that come when this advice is ignored. The big lesson here: FOCUS! and get something done.  How does your Scrum Team handle sprint goals? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about the Scrum Events that c...

Today's question explores the Scrum product Increment. What exactly is an Increment? When does an Increment get made? All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. What do you think? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum that can throw you off. Do you understand what an Increment...

Today's question is all about who owns the Scrum Event calendar on a Scrum Team. Who schedules the Daily Scrum? How about the Sprint Review? All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. What do you think? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum that can throw you off. Do you unders...

Today's question explores different levels of Product Backlog decomposition. This time we cover what an EPIC is and how it can break down in to feature and tasks. All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. What do you think about EPICS? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum tha...

Today's question explores whether or not a Product Owner should the concept of a Minimally Viable Product (MVP) as a tool for agile product development. MVP has a lot of baggage that comes along with it. Todd and Ryan start with defining MVP and break it down from there. All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. What do you think ab...

We are launching a new video series about Agile Coaching. Every week, Ryan Ripley, Todd Miller, and guest agile coaches will discuss how to effectively work with teams and coach them to greater levels of success. Let us know what you think about this episode in the comments. Leave your questions and don't forget to smash that LIKE and SUBSCRIBE button. Buy Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to...

Today's question explores whether or not a Project Manager should become a Scrum Master. Does the Project Manager want to change roles? Can the Project Manager step into the many stances and mindset of a Scrum Master? All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. What do you think about the shift from Project Manager to Scrum Master? Le...

Today's we explore "Planned vs Actual" and discuss why it's such a terrible metric for Scrum Teams. Todd and Ryan focus on the anti-patterns and horrible practices that emerge when this metric is used to measure the success of a team. All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. Does your Scrum Team use "Planned vs Actual" as an improv...

Fixing Your Kanban with Daniel Vacanti, Todd Miller, and Ryan Ripley. Ways to make your team events more meaningful with Kanban practices, ideas, and agile metrics. // Want to learn more about Kanban? Visit ProKanban.org - https://prokanban.org/Read the OFFICIAL KANBAN GUIDE - https://kanbanguides.org/ // Join Dan, Todd, and Ryan in an Advanced Flow Metrics Course - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ad...

Today's question explores when a Product Goal is created on a Scrum Team. Should a Scrum Team do this during Sprint Planning? Does the Product Owner do this on their own?  All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. When does your Scrum Team create their Product Goals? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master int...

Today's question explores the real cost of context switching for a Scrum Team. Do you know how much time and money is lost because we do not let teams focus on their work?  All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. How many projects do your Scrum Teams simultaneously work on? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum M...

Today's question explores the relationship between the Scrum Master and management. How does the Scrum Master approach management? How can management help the Scrum Master and Scrum Team?  All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. How do you partner with management? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master inte...

Today's question asks which agile principle is most important. It was a hard choice but Todd and Ryan did their best. All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. Which agile principle is most important to you? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions about Scrum that can throw you off. Do you...

Today's question asks if Developers on a Scrum must be full-time Scrum Team Members. Check out today's video as Todd and Ryan discuss the pros and cons of part-time and full-time Scrum Teams members. All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. How does your Scrum Team handle the team membership? Let us know in the comments! This is on...

Today's question is all about User Acceptance Testing (UAT). UAT is an anti-pattern in Scrum. There...we said it. It's just a bad idea. You're creating a phase gate that makes your agile practices look a lot like a waterfall. All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. How does your Scrum Team handle UAT concerns? Let us know in the c...

Today's question is all about the relationship between the Scrum Master and the Product Owner. Specifically, how do they work together and communicate on a day-to-day basis? All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. How well do your SM and PO get along? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questio...

Today's question is all about FOCUS. Specifically, how does a Scrum Team handle interrupt work? Remember, you cannot put the Sprint Goal in jeopardy. Sometimes, the right thing is to wait until the next Sprint. All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. How does your team manage interrput work? Let us know in the comments! This is on...

Today's question is all about the stakeholders. Specifically, how do we get our stakeholders to attend the Sprint Review? Clearing calendars and making the event valuable for the stakeholders is critical. All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. How does your team get the stakeholders to attend Sprint Review? Let us know in the com...

Today's question is all about wearing multiple hats on a Scrum Team. This time we are looking at whether or not a Product Owner can also be the team manager. All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. How does your team handle wearing multiple hats? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview questions ab...

Today's question is all about Sprint Planning! How deep of a plan do we need to get started with the work? Time to talk about emergence, complexity, and Product Management. All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. How does your team handle Sprint Planning? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview que...

Today's question is all about Sprint Planning! How deep of a plan do we need to get started with the work? Time to talk about emergence, complexity, and Product Management. All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. How does your team handle Sprint Planning? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master interview que...

Today's question is all about story points. When does a Scrum Team get credit for the story points? What happens if only half the work is done? Do we get half the points? All of this and more are discussed in today's episode of Your Daily Scrum with Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley. How does your team handle credit for story points? Let us know in the comments! This is one of those Scrum Master intervi...