Scrum meetingsThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Titles

• Valentyn Budkin• Scrum facilitator since 2010• Certified Scrum Product Owner• val.budkin@gmail.com

Special thanks for Sergio Leone

Wasteland?

Average 2 weeks sprint:• 4 hours on Planning• 2 hours on Sprint Review• 2.5 hours on Daily Standups• 2 hours on Retrospective• = 13.125% time is not development

Daily Standup

The Good

• 15 minutes• Team runs it• Updating each other• Timebox• Chat is OK

The Bad

• Driven & managed• Asking questions• Silent• No tasks finished• Can’t remember

The Ugly

• Middle of the day• Implementation talk• No obstacles• Improvement Board

Planning Meeting

The Good

• 4 hours• Freezing changes• Developers create

tasks• Definition of Done

The Bad

• Non completed backlog• No ROVe• Micromanaging tasks

The Ugly

• Detailed backlog• Scope with date and

budget• Trading on scope• Courage

Backlog Refinement

The Ugly

• No timebox• It never ends• Refining

userstories from the sprint

Sprint Review

The Good

• 2 hours• Product owners job• Tour on working delivery• Receive feedback• Put feedback on a board

The Bad

• Show screenshots• Blaming each other• Schedule it on Friday

The Ugly

• Devlopers on the stage• Blaming Product Owner• Boss sets timing

Retrospective

The Good

• 2 hours• Feedback loop• Help introverts• Make it fun• Use Retro Technics!

The Bad

• Non-safe place• Suppress feelings• No implementation• Not regular

The Ugly

• Blaming• Firing

Every gun makes its own tune

• Timebox• Details are

important• Facilitate

FINE