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Tag: Liberating Structures

  • Quo Vadis, Scrum Master: The Results of Our Virtual Strategy Session

    Quo Vadis, Scrum Master: The Results of Our Virtual Strategy Session

    TL; DR: Results of a Virtual Strategy Session for Scrum Masters Regarding Remote Work

    Last week, 30-plus participants in the 23rd Hands-on Agile meetup had a virtual strategy session where they explored Liberating Structures’ Critical Uncertainties microstructure. They identified robust and hedging strategies for Scrum Masters and agile coaches regarding the challenges of remote work and distributed agile teams.

    Read on to learn more about wildest dreams, overconfident teams, and Scrum Masters to the rescue.

    Quo Vadis, Scrum Master: The Results of Our Virtual Strategy Session — Hands-on Agile 23

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  • Remote Agile (Part 6): Sprint Planning with Distributed Teams

    Remote Agile (Part 6): Sprint Planning with Distributed Teams

    TL; DR: A Remote Sprint Planning with a Distributed Team

    We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools, followed by exploring virtual Liberating Structures, and how to master Zoom. We had a look at common remote agile anti-patterns, and we analyzed remote Retrospectives based on Liberating Structures. This sixth article now dives into organizing a remote Sprint Planning with a distributed team: practices, virtual Liberating Structures, and lessons learned.

    Remote Agile (Part 6): Sprint Planning with Distributed Teams — Berlin Product People GmbH

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  • Remote Agile (Part 5): Remote Retrospectives with Distributed Teams

    Remote Agile (Part 5): Remote Retrospectives with Distributed Teams

    TL; DR: A Remote Retrospective with a Distributed Team

    We started this series on remote agile with looking into practices and tools, followed by exploring virtual Liberating Structures, how to master Zoom as well as common remote agile anti-patterns. This fifth article now dives into organizing a remote Retrospective with a distributed team: practices, tools, and lessons learned.

    Remote Retrospective with a Distributed Team — Remote Agile (Part 5) — Berlin Product People GmbH

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  • Remote Agile (Part 2): Virtual Liberating Structures

    TL; DR: Remote Agile (Part 2): Virtual Liberating Structures

    Last week, we addressed basic practices and tools of remote agile with distributed teams. This follow-up post now delves into virtual Liberating Structures, answering the question of how we can make use of the powerful toolbox of inclusive and collaborative practices in a remote setting.

    Remote Agile (Part 2): Virtual Liberating Structures — Berlin Product People GmbH

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  • Remote Agile (Part 1): Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters & Agile Coaches

    TL; DR: Remote Agile, Part 1: Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners

    Agile has always been about colocation, about direct communication, physical boards, and all the other haptic and analog moments to create value in the digital realm. As a Professional Scrum Trainer, I strive to provide training classes without using PowerPoint or digital devices. Moreover, admittedly, I love index cards. However, times are changing. So, let’s dive into the particularities of practicing remote Agile with distributed teams.

    We start with basic techniques and tools and follow up with how to apply Liberating Structures in the remote realm. If you like to get a hands-on introduction, consider joining my live virtual classes on Remote Agile.

    Remote Agile (Part 1): Practices & Tools for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, and Product Owners — Berlin Product People GmbH

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  • Liberating Structures for Scrum (6): The Successful Scrum Master

    Liberating Structures for Scrum (6): The Successful Scrum Master

    TL; DR: The Successful Scrum Master Meetup

    During the 19th Hands-on Agile meetup, 30-plus people addressed the path to becoming a successful Scrum Master or agile coach, following up on the “Scrum Master Career 2020 — Using Ecocycle Planning to Identify Opportunities” meetup we had in December 2019.

    We used two Liberating Structures microstructures — Appreciative Interviews and Superpower Cakewalk — to delve into what lets us grow as professionals as well as individuals.

    Liberating Structures for Scrum (6): 19th Hands-on Agile Berlin

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  • Scrum Master Career 2020 — Using Ecocycle Planning to Identify Opportunities

    TL; DR: Scrum Master Career 2020

    Last week, about 30 members of the Hands-on Agile community in Berlin came together to identify opportunities for personal and professional growth for the coming year, using Liberating Structures’ Ecocycle Planning in the process, to further your Scrum Master career 2020.

    Read on and learn in this post what opportunities you have to advance your career as a Scrum Master or agile coach in the next year.

    Scrum Master Career 2020 — Using Ecocycle Planning to Identify Opportunities

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  • Liberating Structures for Scrum (5): Strategy

    Liberating Structures for Scrum (5): Strategy

    TL; DR: The Liberating Structures Strategy Meetup

    During this Liberating Structures strategy for Scrum meetup we addressed dealing with uncertainty — a particularly useful skill in highly competitive markets. Learn more about how to train and grow the resilience of your team when dealing with the unexpected.

    Liberating Structures Strategy — Critical Uncertainties

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  • Liberating Structures for Scrum (4): The Daily Scrum

    Liberating Structures for Scrum (4): The Daily Scrum

    TL;DR: The Liberating Structures Daily Scrum Meetup

    This Liberating Structures for Scrum meetup addressed the Daily Scrum, particularly the notion that it is barely possible to create a Liberating Structure Daily Scrum string that fits into the 15-minutes time-box of the Daily Scrum. Learn more on how to bust that myth.

    Hands-on Agile Meetup Berlin: Liberating Structures Daily Scrum

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  • Liberating Structures for Scrum (3): The Product Backlog

    Liberating Structures for Scrum (3): The Product Backlog

    TL;DR: The Liberating Structures Product Backlog Meetup

    The fourth Liberating Structures for Scrum meetup addressed the Product Backlog, more precisely the issues with Product Backlogs that subsequently cause Sprint Plannings to fail and Scrum Teams to deliver below their capabilities; as the saying goes: garbage in, garbage out.

    Liberating Structures Product Backlog: The Messy Middle

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