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Stop Spinning Your Team’s WheelsIt’s Time to Revisit Your Working Agreements
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Selfie momentStrike a Pose!
Good Morning!!
What if...
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… your team were this awesome!@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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From Uh-oh to Ta-da!@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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Getting the gig
Becoming the team’s coach@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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Meeting the team@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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Just like that it was
all over!
My Uh-oh moment@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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Learning Moment 1: Your Top three Observations@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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Pair with a NeighborIntroduce yourself
Discuss your TeamWrite down Opportunities & Challenges
Top observations
● Time Zones● Agile Mindset● Clarity● Hidden Impediments● Lack of Shared Ownership
● Cultural Barriers● Engagement● Communication Technology● ScrumMaster Role● Timebox
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Feedback is a gift!@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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Feedback is not always a gift!@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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“Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.”
Patrick Lencioni
Building trust@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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“When Alex tried to break down the barrier of the ‘lead’ being the team spokesman to give everyone a voice, we realized just how much our offshore teammates are giving up to avoid upsetting us, the client” Product Owner
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The Aha moment
The team opens up@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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Scrum values helped us find our North Star
CourageFeel safe to speak your mind
Strict vegas rules
FocusBetter Clarity
Timeboxed Meetings
OpennessEveryone Speaks
Communicate Reality
RespectConfirm UnderstandingMute Self When Silent
CommitmentBite What you Can Chew / Stop Starting Start Finishing
Resolve Impediments Quickly
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Ta-da! Working Agreements that matter
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Outcomes summary
Commitment
Engagement
Meetings
ScrumMaster role
Impediments
Shared ownership
Clarity
Retrospectives
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Lessons Learned@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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Build respect & trust
Prompt & be patient
Be human first
Psychological safety
Overcome cultural bias
Learn from your journey
Leverage scrum values
Evolve working agreements
Learning Moment 2: Create YOUR North Star@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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Create Your Team’s North Star
Aligns Observations to Scrum Values
Use your Team Star to Improve
Let’s Practice! Draw your Team’s North Star@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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Focus
Openness
Courage
Resp
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Commitment
Add your Top Three Observations@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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Top Three
Focus
Openness
Courage
Resp
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Commitment
Add Two Opportunities per Scrum Value@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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Focus
Openness
Courage
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Commitment
Top Three
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Use your Team North Star to Retrospect@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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Focus
Openness
Courage
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Commitment
Top Three
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Summary@AlexKanDu#LeanAgileUS
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Create Team Star
Leverage Scrum values
Evolve Working Agreements
Create safety in the team
Strength in Diversity
Learn from the Journey
“To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often”
Winston Churchill
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Immortal Words
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