Great Games for Scrum and Agile Learning

Hi there! I'm so glad you visited! This blog focuses on learning activities that work in physical space. Want 15+ amazingly fun learning activities that work online? Then take a look at this article, Your Remote Team Actually Can Be Awesome. Enjoy!  I love using games and interactive activities when I share Scrum and [...]

By |2023-04-22T21:12:37-04:00September 3rd, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Great Games for Scrum and Agile Learning

How to Facilitate a Great Daily Scrum (Scrum Master skills series)

Welcome back to the Scrum Master Skills Series! In part 1, I shared my notes on how to facilitate a great Sprint Planning session. Here, in part 2, I share my notes on ho to facilitate a great Daily Scrum. Enjoy! INTRO Facilitate: to make facile, to make easy. That’s your job as facilitator. [...]

By |2023-04-22T21:12:37-04:00May 22nd, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off on How to Facilitate a Great Daily Scrum (Scrum Master skills series)

Open Space Technology and Lean Coffee

Which is better, Open Space Technology or Lean Coffee? We explored Open Space and Lean Coffee at QCon London 2014. We put 15 facilitated peer sharing sessions on the program. We thought we would hold a series of 15 short Open Spaces, each one focused on a different conference track, staggered throughout the day. The conference was three days long, [...]

By |2023-04-22T21:12:38-04:00March 25th, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Open Space Technology and Lean Coffee

How to Facilitate a Great Sprint Planning Session (Scrum Master skills series)

Hi there! I'm so glad you visited! After you read this article, check out my courses, latest book, podcast, and other blog articles. Enjoy!  Welcome to the Scrum Masters Skills Series! In part 1, I share my notes on how to facilitate a great Sprint Planning session. Enjoy! INTRO Facilitate: to make [...]

By |2023-04-22T21:12:38-04:00March 7th, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off on How to Facilitate a Great Sprint Planning Session (Scrum Master skills series)

The Manager’s Role in Agile

What is the manager’s role in an Agile team? In the typical Agile training class, we learn about Scrum’s three roles: Product Owner, Development Team member, and Scrum Master. Where do managers fit in? Should managers be afraid that their job title isn’t part of Scrum? What is a manager, anyway? In industrial management [...]

By |2023-04-22T21:12:38-04:00February 19th, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Manager’s Role in Agile

Giving Thanks

This is a transcript of the pecha kucha I shared at Give Thanks for Scrum 2013 in November. My slides are here. I’m Richard Kasperowski. I’m an independent Agile coach and Open Space facilitator. I wasn’t sure what to say today, so I followed the advice on page 11 of the Scrum Guide and held a retrospective. I used [...]

By |2023-04-22T21:12:39-04:00January 15th, 2014|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Giving Thanks
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