“In the company I work there is an architecture team that needs to support 8 squads where each one has its priorities. That is, the architecture is being a bottleneck… Do you have any tips to help us? Thanks in advance. ”By Aline Dias This was a question...
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Scrum Roles and Expectations activity
This post shares a good activity to foster the conversation about the Scrum roles and their responsibilities. Please find below the Flipchart prepared for the Roles and Expectations activity for the Scrum team roles. I used this activity on a Scrum workshop. It was...
Lean Inception Agenda Template
In this comprehensive guide, seasoned Lean Inception facilitator Paulo Caroli shares invaluable insights and practical strategies for successful Lean Inception workshop planning and execution. Discover two distinct agenda templates tailored to specific needs, enabling facilitators to optimize feature brainstorming based on business goals or user journeys. The Lean Inception agenda template has sessions such as the Kick-Off, Product Vision, Personas, User’s Journeys, Brainstorming, Sequencer, MVP Canvas and Showcase. Three distinct scheduling styles are outlined, comparing benefits and drawbacks. The checklist ensures meticulous preparation, making this guide an essential companion for anyone orchestrating a Lean Inception workshop.
On Agile teams, use the name PO instead of BA
Scrum has taken the agile landscape space. According to VersionOne 13th State of Agile Report [1]: 54% of agile projects uses Scrum (against 1% using XP and 5% using Kanban). The Scrum framework prescribes three roles: ScrumMaster (SM), Product Owner (PO) and team...
Preparing for an online retrospective – an example
Please find below a sample agenda for a retrospective, as well as my thinking process while creating it. As per a previous post -- On planning a retrospective --, I have sent a few questions to the person who invited me to facilitate the retrospective. Below are the...
Lean Inception at Berlin – Oct 24h and 26h
Berlin was the first place hosting an event for the Lean Inception book launch. On Thursday, Oct 26th we had an amazing meetup at the Thoughtworks Berlin office. 60+ people showed up for a presentation and great conversation about Lean Inception and transformation. ...







