Lesson
15

AGILE TEAM & ENGAGEMENT (PART 1)

Success Problem

It is well known that the agile framework should reflect real time customer requirements and develop a viable piece of product at the end of the Sprint. I was engaged with the agile topics and solved the impediments as SCRUM Master and Couch.

Impact

I would like to share with you my findings from five agile projects, and divide them to the three parts based on common themes: (i) SCRUM TEAM & ENGAGEMENT, (ii) SCRUM Environment (iii) SCRUM Principles & Rules. I have recognized the following mistakes/issues within the first part (i) SCRUM TEAM & ENGAGEMENT: 1. Very passive developers – Insufficient Team Engagement; 2. Poor Communication among agile team members; 3. Communication via the SCRUM Master, only; 4. Missing a Team spirit 5. SCRUM Master as a daily micromanager; 6. Developers did not take full responsibility for a product delivery; 7. SCRUM Master was acting as a mediator between the developers and the Product Owner; 8. Missing a Social Contract; 9. Nobody knew how many team members are on the phone call (international team – virtual conference not used).

Recommendation

Please remember and apply in your practice: Agile is not for people, who just take orders and do not add any value. Socialization is important for agile teams (create a friendly work environment). Communication amongst the team members needs to be at the top of priorities. Agile is about collaboration. To apply the agile principles in a proper way be focused mainly on the change of the mindset not only on the agile events and artefacts.

Category

0 Comments

Forgot Password?

Don’t have account? Register here!

Please read the Terms of Use and Privacy Notice

User Agreement:
Check here to indicate that you have

We have sent an email with a confirmation link to your email address. In order to complete the registration, please click the confirmation link.

The link expires within the next 14 days.

Please check, whether the email is in the junk folder, since confirmation mails with backlinks are sometimes classified as spam.

Please press the button.
Save All Changes.