LeadingAgile SoundNotes: an Agile Podcast
Technology:Podcasting
This week Jessica Wolfe and Dave Prior respond to a question about how to be an effective ScrumMaster when you are not in the same location as your team. To complicate matters even more, try stepping into the ScrumMaster role in place of an SM who was colocated with part of the team. If that doesn’t seem challenging enough—try two Product Qwners working with the team.
Here is the question:
My Scrum team consists of 4 devs in San Diego and 3 devs and 2 POs remotely (I know, breaking a rule right there having 2 POs and multiple projects assigned to one team) The previous scrum master for our team was located in San Diego and was able to have actual facetime with the portion of the team 2 times a week on average. Tuesday for Daily Scrum and Wednesdays for Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective and Sprint Planning (and then off week's Daily Scrum and Backlog Refinement). While we do everything virtually (Sprint backlog, Product Backlog, screenshare ceremonies encouraging video (but not required)), it was something the team welcomed, it was a rallying day, and I believe allowed the SM a better check on the morale/heartbeat of over half the team - seeing them in person, having easier one on one time available if needed. I have now taken over as SM for this team and another team (other team is all remote and they never met in person regularly), so I'm wondering if you might have any suggestions to foster that same closeness, continue to keep a close pulse on the team and provide a safe environment for openness and collaboration while serving the team from across the country.
Links from the PodcastIf you are curious about Jason Kelce’s speech at the Eagles parade, here you go:
If you’d like to contact Jessica you can reach her at:
If you’d like to contact Dave you can reach him at:
If you have a question you’d like to submit for an upcoming podcast, please send them to dave.prior@leadingagile.com
Upcoming ClassesAnd if you are interested in taking one of our upcoming Certified Scrum Master or Certified Scrum Product Owner classes, you can find all the details at https://www.leadingagile.com/our-gear/training/
Understanding Change Management with Melissa Oberg & Dennis Stevens
Corporate Communications in Agile with Tim Zack
Knowing the Answer is Not Enough with Mike Cottmeyer
Getting Started at LeadingAgile with Matthew Oatts
First Principles
Is Your Software Getting Better or Worse?
All About Spikes
Growth Mindset: Criticism
Growth Mindset: Effort
Working with Product at LeadingAgile
Advanced Scrum Mastery
Prioritizing Value
Goal Question Metric (GQM) Approach
Moving from SAFe to JIT with Yusef Hakim
Working with Legacy Applications in Agile Transformation
Servant Leadership & Coaching Stances with Luther Harris
Scrum‘s Guide Product Goal
Locus of Blame, Elevate Agile, and Speaking with Authority
Growth Mindset: Obstacles
Design Thinking w/ Angela Peat & Derek Poppink
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Beer Today Beer Tomorrow
A Prairie Home Companion: News from Lake Wobegon
radiofreeredoubt
Pod Pod Pod — A Podcast Playlist
Possibly Unsafe