What the construction of a tent has to do with the agile way of working

A great result from our last coaching "Agile Leadership": Each product owner explained his vision of a shelter in the forest to their teams. Two different results and both functional.

And besides, the participants actively implemented the learned values and principles of agile working methods.

Sprints are so effective that they’re often seen as the first step on the path towards greater agility. Mastering sprints require a mastery of a handful of scrum and agile concepts that build upon each other.

Some hints for a successful agile approach

1. Make sure the team sets and understands the sprint goal and how success will be measured. This is the key to keeping everyone aligned and moving forward toward a common destination.
2. Do ensure you have a well-groomed backlog with your priorities and dependencies in order. This can be a big challenge that could derail the process if it’s not properly managed.
3. Ensure you have a good understanding of velocity, and that it reflects things like leave and team meetings.
4. Do use the Sprint Planning meeting to flesh out intimate details of the work that needs to get done. Encourage team members to sketch out tasks for all stories, bugs, and tasks that come into the sprint.
5. Leave out work where you won’t be able to get the dependencies done, like work from another team, designs, and legal sign-off.

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