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Shwee & Ravi
A humble beginning to collaborate with the larger world believing in agility through effective and engaging conversations. Hosted by Shwee & Ravi, šÆ% Scrum Masters
In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about a challenging scenario put forward by a Product Owner in staying responsible for accepting and closing the Product Backlog Items in the Sprint. Is that even the right expectation to have for a Product Owner?
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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Stay safe, be good, and Scrum on!
In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about their personal experience and perspectives around escalations in work environment.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to bring back focus on some of the basics with their answers to scenarios around Daily Scrum.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ and Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to answer a question from the listener attributed towards Sprint Review and what it has to do with an increment / releasing several increments to production end of every Sprint.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to answer a question from the listener attributed towards Sprint Backlog and what relationship the Product Owner has with this artefact.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about active listening and how listening as a skill is essential for the success of the Scrum Master role.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to help answer a frequently asked question from the listeners - How different does it get with Bugs, Bug Trends & Bug Reporting? How to handle bugs in the world of Scrum?
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to help answer a frequently asked question from the listeners - What's wrong in expecting Scrum Master to be part of Daily Scrum everyday? And how a Scrum Master can fix an impediment if they don't turn up for the Daily Scrum?
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to help answer a frequently asked question from the listeners - Which is the best tool for Scrum? How to figure out a tool that works best for Product Backlog Management & Reporting in Scrum?Ā
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to help answer a listener's question on failed Sprint and what relationship it has with cancelled Sprint. The hosts clarify the listener's question with a focus not only on the definition but also on the intent behind the usage of 'Failed Sprint' in empirical development.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to help Ā Scrum Master or facilitator of Sprint Retrospective on how to facilitate effectively enabling to Inspect and Adapt.Ā
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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Stay safe, be good and Scrum on!
In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to help an exhausted Scrum Master to get rid of her fatigues. A Scrum Master is a change agent and a facilitator challenging the status-quo in the system. It is quite normal to see Scrum Masters feeling exhausted driving change or helping the system stay aware of their inherent challenges. The hosts take an opportunity to provide a few powerful and pragmatic tips to approach this situation.Ā
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi help to respond to listeners' asks by providing few tips embracing Agility in an environment where the leaders are stubborn to understand product development with empiricism.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi help to respond to listeners' asks on providing few tips for any organization while embracing Agility. The hosts take so much pride and are humbled by the fact that this is their 50th podcast episode with a growing listener base.Ā
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi help to respond to listeners' ask on what are the smells that we are working on in a Feature Factory. Listen to this episode to see how the hosts take turns to quickly highlight all possible smells highlighting a feature factory.Ā
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi help to respond to listeners' ask on what is essential for an organization in their path of embracing an Agile Transformation. Definitely not a secret sauce but a practitioners' insights for listeners to reflect upon.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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Stay safe, be good and Scrum on!
In this episode, Shwee and Ravi help to respond to a listeners' ask on how to facilitate a Sprint Retrospective with an excessive speaking participant in the conversation.Ā
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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Stay safe, be good and Scrum on!
In this episode, Shwee and Ravi help to respond to a listeners' ask on listing all those signs that surface due to excessive Work in Progress (WIP) part of their system. Listen to the complete episode to hear the fun the hosts had in quickly surfacing most of them in less than 20 minutes.Ā
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi help responding to a question from a listener on what are the similarities and differences among the Scrum Artefacts - Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time answering a listeners' question on how Scrum Masters help to improve self-management in the team. With increased collective ownership comes sustainable outcomes in a creative way. The role of Scrum Master is pivotal in increasing this critical ingredient creating lasting outcomes.Ā
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time answering a listeners' question on stakeholder intervention and how to handle this situation better. The hosts converse further helping not only the Scrum Team but even the stakeholders on how better they can deal with change and how to collaborate with the Scrum Team.
Feel free to stay connected with the hosts :
Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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Stay safe, be good and Scrum on!
In this episode, Shwee and Ravi have a much-needed conversation on the misconception and non-inclusive vocabulary with 'Resources'. The hosts clarify what are resources and why humans are not resources. The conversation provides insight into what we mean by resources and how we still hold on to the traditional mindset by looking down on individuals with this language.Ā
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about what are Epics and how to perceive Epics in empirical product development. The hosts continue conversing further on how to deal with crafting acceptance criteria for Epics. The conversation extends further to discuss how different is this from having acceptance criteria for any other Product Backlog Item.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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Stay safe, be good and Scrum on!
In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about Daily Scrum and what is the role of Scrum Master in Daily Scrum. The hosts continue further answering a listener's question - whether the Scrum Masters are necessary / say mandated to participate in Daily Scrum.Ā
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about smells that help to figure out cargo-cult Scrum. Listen to this interesting episode where the hosts take a deep dive around the tenets/aspects that help to smell the right mindset to embrace Scrum.Ā
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about how Project Managers can help implement Scrum in the organization with their understanding of the system, knowledge around the policies and mindset to serve the team.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about everything an organization or a team embracing Scrum should know about Sprints. Sprints are the heartbeat of Scrum and within the timebox of Scrum, the Scrum Team live up to the values of Scrum and embrace the pillars of empiricism.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the science behind estimates and whether estimates ever be of help for Developers? The hosts converse about the merits of estimates and how Developers should perceive.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about providing some tips that help the Product Owners timely and proactively clean the Product Backlog. The Tips discussed are in the podcast not specific only to Product Owners but for the entire Scrum Team in empirically managing the Product Backlog.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
Listen to one of our previous episodes on Backlog Ordering: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e12hkp7
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about what Scrum Masters and Product Owners should be practising Check-in. This encourages autonomy and creates space for Developers to manage their own work timely getting reflected with Open, Leading and Powerful Questions instead of getting micro-managed with Checking up on status and progress.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about what Scrum Masters should be mindful of from not letting the Developers (part of their Scrum Teams) from being burned out. The hosts continue conversing on aspects around setting the right Sprint Goals, helping Developers self-manage Daily Scrum and watching out for emergent practices with Product Backlog Refinement.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the practice of planning several Sprints in advance and what are the challenges with such an approach. The hosts cover everything that is constrained with a mindset to perform big planning upfront and how to overcome with a pragmatic alternate - referring to the Product Goal.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi take time to respond to some of the listeners' questions on 'Defects and how to handle them in an environment embracing Scrum'. Articulating, Reporting, Estimating and Tracking Defects are some of the aspects the hosts kept covering during this episode.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about what is the minimum required to complete the Sprint Planning and how the Developers get benefitted from trust and emergence during the Sprint. The hosts continue to talk about Sprint Backlog which is a forecast by the Developers about what functionality will be in the next Increment and the work needed to deliver that functionality into a āDoneā Increment.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about why there are rules in Scrum and what are they. Scrum is built upon by the collective intelligence of the people using it. Rather than provide people with detailed instructions, the rules of Scrum guide their relationships and interactions. Listen to this episode to understand the importance of the rules of Scrum.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about visualizing Technical Debt. The hosts talk about how visualizing Technical Debt help Product Owner and stakeholders understand the impact of Technical Debt and factor the effort and focus required to timely address them.
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the relationship between Product Owners and Developers from the lens of Developers. The hosts talk about some of the traditional and unconventional attitudes Product Owners still continue to practice. From a Developers' standpoint, how such a mindset of Product Owners spoil the equation and create discomfort between the two accountabilities is where this episode focuses on.Ā
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about what is Scrum is all about and how it navigates to a complex and uncertain future with the help of an empirical mindset. The hosts continue to talk about how the pillars of empiricism come to life through these Scrum events. At the same time, when the same events are misconstrued, they create havoc and frustration in the mind of Developers as context switching and overhead.Ā
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the Product Backlog Items (PBI) and how to express PBIs on all different occasions. The hosts continue talking on the merits and challenges with User Stories and how relevant it is to articulate PBIs on every occasion only as User Stories.Ā
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Shwee @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shweeta-poojary-83470115/ andĀ Ravi @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravishankar-r-0813751b/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the space between the Product Owner and the Scrum Master in a Scrum Team. The hosts discuss the growing tension, emerging conflicts and possible commonalities between these two accountabilities in Scrum. The conversation completes a full circle exploring all the aspects and how both the accountabilities should work with a focus to deliver value.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about Developers' Capacity and how to leverage Velocity trend as planning input for Sprint Planning. With a constant tension in the minds of the Developers between what to consider and why, most of the Sprint Planning is sabotaged. The hosts talk about having clarity on the inputs for Sprint Planning and how to wisely use this information helping to craft a better Sprint Goal and stay focussed.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the importance of the Definition of 'Done' and how awesome can your Definition of 'Done' get to be.
The Definition of 'Done' is a formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product. The Definition of 'Done' creates transparency by providing everyone with a shared understanding of what work was completed as part of the Increment.Ā
If a Product Backlog item does not meet the Definition of 'Done', it cannot be released or even presented at the Sprint Review. Instead, it returns to the Product Backlog for future consideration.Ā
The hosts discuss in which direction should our Definition of 'Done' improve and what drives teams' maturity with evolving Definition of 'Done'.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi start their conversation recognizing the internal conflicts Scrum Masters do have while transitioning from their traditional job titles. The hosts continue to discuss these challenges and how to overcome them in becoming great, realizing their accountabilities.Ā
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi become more vulnerable and honest enough to recollect their learnings and mistakes around Product Backlog Management. The Product Backlog is owned by the Product Owner but still, the entire Scrum Team helps the Product Owner to maintain the Product Backlog in a state of good health with just enough and just-in-time (JIT) items. Listen to this wonderful conversation on how to help the Scrum Team spot anti-patterns and facilitate to get over them.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi discuss the key ingredients for successful Sprint Planning. In the world of Agile, it's not about plans (artefact) but it's all about planning (activity). The hosts of this episode take this opportunity to put forward a perspective on the readiness around Sprint Planning and ways to improve its effectiveness.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about how and where to start exploring to get the first job of Scrum Master to gain experience. The hosts talk in detail about the mindset required, aspects to explore and attributes to cultivate in order to get better at mastering Scrum. Hear this lengthy yet interesting conversation bringing perspectives to reflect upon.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about what is Ordering the Product Backlog and what is meant by Prioritization? The hosts talk about what it takes to look at the Product Backlog only by Priority and why it is wise to Order the Product Backlog but not always by Priority.Ā
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about ways to overcome the usual challenges the Scrum Teams face in facilitating their Daily Scrum. Daily Scrum is a crucial Scrum event meant to inspect progress toward the Sprint Goal and adapt the Sprint Backlog as necessary, adjusting the upcoming planned work. Even with this importance, not every Scrum Team gets to effectively run their Daily Scrum. Having said that, here in this episode both the hosts take an opportunity to share their insights as tips and complementary practices to bring more effectiveness to the event.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about ways to bring stakeholder engagement in Sprint Reviews. The Sprint Review is intentionally kept very informal, typically with rules forbidding the use of PowerPoint slides and allowing no more than two hours of preparation time for the meeting. A Sprint Review meeting should not become a distraction or significant detour for the team; rather, it should be a natural result of the Sprint.
Participants in the Sprint Review typically include the Scrum Team, management, customers and developers from other projects. Given the critical nature of Sprint Reviews, the hosts Shwee and Ravi share ideas on how to bring engagement with stakeholders.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about ways to bring engagement in Sprint Retrospectives. Given the purpose of the Sprint Retrospective is to plan ways to increase quality and team effectiveness, Shwee and Ravi provide few timely tips on scoring better on engagement and driving effective ways to conduct Sprint Retrospectives.Ā
Shout Out References:
- Retromat: https://retromat.org/en/?id=129-93-105-11-92 and
- Fun Retrospectives: https://www.funretrospectives.com/
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about Sprint Reviews and what role does Scrum Masters have with respect to this Scrum event. The discussion greatly emphasizes the importance of Sprint Reviews and how Scrum Masters sense the patterns and coach the Scrum Team and Stakeholders for a better and effective understanding of empiricism in a complex environment. They also help the listeners with some of the common patterns and anti-patterns with Sprint Reviews.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about Impediments and what do Scrum Masters have in relationship with them. The discussion heads further clarifying what could Scrum Master do to help resolve impediments. They further converse around how the rest of the Scrum Team leverage the Scrum Master's accountabilities in a mindful manner when it comes to impediment resolution.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about Burndown charts, their purpose, benefits and who actually needs them. They also converse on what are complementary practices and how Burndown charts are a good example for one such. Listen to this conversation and get a fair understanding of how does Developers leverage Burndown charts in their Daily Scrum. Also, they speak around what Scrum Masters should be mindful of when they start exposing Burndown charts to everyone outside of the Scrum team.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the 'How' part of Sprint Planning. They converse around some of the beliefs, behaviours and their associated impact around the How part of the planning. Practices such as tasking, detailing out the plan, eliciting all possible work in the Sprint within the Sprint Planning timeframe is discussed and clarified.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about what should the Scrum Team focus on when work not 'Done' at the end of Sprint. They converse further pointing to the impact the Scrum Team has with more and more work not 'Done' and how timely conversation as a team focusing on the right aspects might help them get better and handle these challenges.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about What are Story Points and why measuring and tracking Story Points beyond the use of a planning indicator by the Developers is not a wise decision.Ā
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the practical challenges when Scrum Masters start serving several Scrum Teams in parallel. They continue the conversation further exploring the intent behind such arrangement by management/leadership in this context. The conversation never intends to find any solution to this situation but explore all that is possible to happen and might happen to influence the effectiveness of Scrum implementation within the organization.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the accountabilities of the Scrum Master role and a role discipline is different from job titles in an organization. They continue their conversation further around the Scrum Master's experience, personal aspirations, what they are good at and how are looked upon in an organization among the other factors a Scrum Master should be mindful of to understand the career progression trend.Ā
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about What is Refactoring, why refactoring and why the Developers part of the Scrum Team have difficulty in surfacing the time, effort and focus required to handle Tech Debts and refactoring in-particular part of Sprints. The conversation revolves around helping Developers with timely practical tips on how to navigate Technical Debt related efforts within the Scrum Team's planning and manage the flow consistently.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about where goes an improvement after it gets identified from the Sprint Retrospective. It is not a must to have improvements in the Sprint Backlog but at the same time, it is not also a wise practice to log them in the Product Backlog. Given all these aspects, the hosts talk around who decides ultimately on tracking improvements when, where and how.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the Product Backlog Refinement (PBR) activity from participants' perspective. The conversation revolves around what level of awareness is required for the Scrum Team when stakeholders are invited for the PBR and whether the entire Scrum Team is required for the PBR every time.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the importance of the Definition of Done and how by respecting and remembering the same, the Product Owner gets to deliver Increments and maximize value. The merits of Definition of Done from the Product Owner's perspective brings an interesting angle to the conversation held in this episode.
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In this episode, Shwee and Ravi talk about the typical challenges faced by Product Owners in eliciting and managing feedback from stakeholders. They also talk about what kind of threat and potential risks Product Owners end up with their biased outlook when managing feedback only from a few stakeholders and not spreading themselves thin and leveraging diverse sources for inspection and adaptation.
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