Certified Scrum Professional - Scrum Master Chris Hurney joins Angela for a conversation about Agile coaching and how many organizations aren't clear on how it's intended to work. If you think Agile is a framework to be installed - watch this episode of Ignite Agility to learn why it's not.
Ignite Agility Podcast
This one is a little snarky folks- don't say we didn't warn you!
Angela Johnson, CST and Christian Antoine, CST talk about an interesting place many organizations are finding themselves in about #agile and what might need to happen.
In Marvel’s popular movie, Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill is trying to come up with a plan to stop the villain and save the day and confesses that he only has 12% of a plan put together. As he engages support from his teammates, they each stand as they commit to the goal. As the final member, Rocket, stands he says “Well now I’m standing. Happy? We’re all standing now. Bunch of jackasses, standing in a circle.”
Does that remind you of your Daily Scrum? That scene struck a chord with me. I hear so many students and clients complain about the Daily Scrum. Yet the things they claim not to like, only reveal that they don’t understand the point of the Daily Scrum. They believe the myths and create anti-patterns that degenerate Daily Scrum into a waste of time.
The original copy of this post appeared in 2019. It’s time to update it since the official, free Scrum Guide was revised in November 2020.
A question we get asked a lot is why we don't like User Stories. Scrum doesn't make you use them but many Agile adoptions seem to treat them as mandatory. Angela and Christian talk through why that might not be the case.
Just what is the current state of Scrum? Is it delivering on its promises? Join Angela as she welcomes Jessica Temple to walk through where Scrum stands right now and what might be some ways to make it work for you!
This time on Ignite Agility Angela welcomes Laura from Jackbox Games to discuss how Scrum helps them develop and deliver games that people love.
Can Scrum language become a problem? How does a Scrum Master work with an organization to use Scrum to actually get things done?
Trinity joins Angela to talk about how Introverts and Extroverts can benefit from working this way!
Kanban and Scrum have very different ways of looking at work. In this short conversation Christian and Rand talk through the differences and what effect it has on the team structure.
