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  • A Fisherman’s Metaphor for Scrum

    A Fisherman’s Metaphor for Scrum

    Memory can be a difficult thing to manage if you have PTSD or a variety of other conditions, so any hints and tips to help someone remember things are useful. Metaphors are powerful tools for teaching and remembering. A fishing net metaphor is a useful one I find for conveying the approach and value of…

  • The Three Amigos

    The Three Amigos

    This is a useful exercise for backlog refinement. It’s an opportunity for team members who can comment on testing, development and customer needs to get together, analyse product backlog items and work out things like dependencies, risks, assumptions and size estimates.

  • Friday thank you

    Friday thank you

    This is such a quick win. Through your working week, make a note of everyone who helped you. I always like to thank people there and then, but by the end of the week, before everyone is logging off for the weekend, it takes about 2 seconds to write a quick note to colleagues that…