I have found it to be very useful to have regular 5-minute 1-to-1 meetings with my team members. I call it the “personal retro.” It’s made good relationships even better….
Retrospectives Through the Lens of the 5 Scrum Values
I collaborated with my colleague Bryan Gallo* to create and present this material to UPMC and Pittsburgh PMI on February 12th and 13th, 2020. Details Retrospectives are a crucial step…
“I Like, I Wish, What if Soup”
(An Agile Retrospective) This simple retro gets everyone up, talking, and interacting. Everyone takes a turn as “leader” of the conversation. This is a combination of two existing retro styles….
Identify Rabbit Holes and Save Your Team
Sometimes it hard to tell when a team is going into too much technical detail in a grooming session. Other times, it’s easy to tell, but hard to find a…
Mind Map (as an Agile Retrospective)
A mind map is a way of getting all of your (or your group’s) ideas and thoughts out in writing in an organized way. They can be used not only…
Truths, Wishes, and Lies (an Agile Retrospective)
This is a fun retrospective that gets people thinking and talking about the team’s recent work. Items Needed Sticky notes Markers Whiteboard where you can draw the above Truths/Wishes/Lies diagram…
The Many Faces of Han Solo (an Agile Retrospective)
This one is a lot of fun, especially if you have a few Star Wars fans on the team! Items Needed Sticky notes for everyone Pens/markers for everyone Make your…
Cucumber UI Automated Testing Tool
On February 12th, 2015 I made this presentation to PghQA / Code & Supply. Details Cucumber is a UI automation tool that bridges the gap between QA, Business Analysis, and…
Agile and Automated Testing in a High Pressure FDA Regulated Commercial Venture
On June 11th, 2016 I presented this talk at Pittsburgh TechFest. Details What happens to Agile Scrum when “corporate” makes demands that eight months from now 100% of functionality A,…
Release Planning in an Agile Scrum Environment
On October 10th, 2019 I delivered this talk to our local PMI (Project Management Institute) chapter. Details There is no project planning in Scrum as defined by its originators. Attend…