All tasks done by individuals on a Scrum Team must be chosen voluntarily. If one Team Member, in any way, tells another Team Member what task to work on, this […]
Scrum Rules: As a Team Member I Attend Sprint Retrospective Meetings In-Person
The Sprint Retrospective meeting supports the Scrum value of Openness and the principle of inspect and adapt. This rule of Scrum also aligns with the Agile Manifesto principles “at regular […]
Scrum Rules: As a Team Member I Attend Sprint Review Meetings In-Person
The Sprint Review meeting supports the Scrum value of Openness and the principle of inspect and adapt. This rule of Scrum also aligns with the Agile Manifesto principles “The most […]
Scrum Rules: As a Team Member I Attend the Daily Scrum Meetings In-Person
The Daily Scrum meeting supports the Scrum value of Openness and the principle of self-organizing teams. This rule of Scrum also aligns with the Agile Manifesto principle “The most efficient […]
Scrum Rules: As a Team Member I Attend Sprint Planning Meetings In-Person
This rule of Scrum aligns with the Agile Manifesto principle “The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.” In-person attendance […]
Anchoring (a Cognitive Bias) Can Affect Outcome
Anchoring is a cognitive bias about the human propensity to rely on the first piece of information when making decisions. Anchoring can stifle creativity, eliminate alternatives, and affect outcomes and […]
Scrum Rules: As a Team Member I Live the Values and Principles of the Agile Manifesto in My Team
The Agile Manifesto is the founding document of the Agile movement. It can be found here and if you haven’t read it, it is strongly recommended! Living values and principles […]
Scrum Rules: As a Team Member I Take Direction For Product Vision From the Product Owner
It is the responsibility of the Product Owner to give the Development Team the vision of the product, decide based on that vision what is on or off of the […]
Scrum Rules: As a Team Member I Work With the Team to Expand the Definition of ‘Done’
The Definition of ‘Done’ for a Scrum Team makes transparent how close the team’s work is coming to being shippable at the end of every Sprint. Expanding the Definition of […]
Scrum Rules: As a Team Member I Am Willing to Learn Any Skill to Help my Team
Scrum Team Members, excluding the Scrum Master and Product Owner, must be completely open-minded to learning new skills. Skills can be technical, business, personal, tools-based, etc. A Team Member is […]