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The agile ritual series: Retro

jordankrey July 18, 2019 July 23, 2019career agile, career, retro, rituals, scrum 0
Cartoon word "retro" flipped horizontally to read backwards.

<- previous post in this series on planning My favorite ritual is the retrospective. The retro is a look back on the previous sprint with a specific focus on actions to take in the future. What I enjoy so much about retro is that it aims to give every person…

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The agile ritual series: Planning

jordankrey July 11, 2019 July 10, 2019career agile, career, planning, rituals, scrum 0
Cartoon word planning with the a backwards and one n coming in late via parachute.

<- previous post in this series on refinement In theory, the planning ritual could be automated. Look at everyone’s calendar for the upcoming sprint, estimate velocity and grab the things from the backlog that will fit. In the middle of a well-known project, it may be that simple and only…

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The agile ritual series: Refinement

jordankrey June 27, 2019 June 26, 2019career agile, career, refinement, rituals, scrum 0

<- previous post in this series on stand-ups   While refinement may not be in the handbook of scrum rituals, it is still a prescribed practice. Argue if you want, but I am taking the liberty of calling it a ritual for this series. It took me years to accept…

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The agile ritual series: Stand-up

jordankrey June 20, 2019 June 20, 2019career agile, career, rituals, scrum, stand-up 0
The word stand-up in bubble letters with none of the letters paying attention.

Stand-up is a microcosm of your team. Show me your team’s stand-up and I can diagnose the effectiveness of your team. While there are plenty of articles on how a stand-up should be run, this post is about how you, as an individual, should represent yourself in stand-up. Be on…

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