Slack hacks for Agile teams
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Afshin Shaw
- May 26, 2020
- 2 min
How to remotely run an online planning poker
Planning poker is a great tool to use to help your team estimate stories. More importantly, it is an opportunity to get your team...
Afshin Shaw
- May 20, 2020
- 3 min
Creating a better relationship with your product owner
If you are a scrum master, you will probably spend a large part of your day speaking with your product owner about requirements, product...
Afshin Shaw
- May 15, 2020
- 3 min
Effective remote stand-ups
Last week I was speaking with a friend about zoom calls and some hilarious videos circling the internet. We were talking about how he has...
Afshin Shaw
- May 6, 2020
- 5 min
How can we better plan the school year in the post-COVID-19 world?
The COVID-19 crisis has brought to the forefront of significant gaps in our current educational systems. Lack of clarity about the...
Afshin Shaw
- Mar 19, 2020
- 3 min
Tips for using Scrum to keep your remote students on task
The current situation with the Corona Virus pandemic has thrown a curveball on our plans for the next few months. Wherever you are, I...
Afshin Shaw
- Dec 26, 2019
- 4 min
Pre-sprint planning meeting for Scrum Masters
A while back, I remember facilitating a sprint planning meeting that crashed and burned from the get-go. I was a new scrum master,...
Afshin Shaw
- Sep 15, 2019
- 4 min
Using Scrum in Classrooms
Using Scrum to help breakdown big projects and goals for students into smaller, manageable tasks.
Afshin Shaw
- Jul 19, 2019
- 4 min
Transforming classrooms by introducing the 'Definition of Done'
What is the Definition of Done and Why is it important? The definition of done (DoD) is when all conditions, or acceptance criteria, that...
Afshin Shaw
- Nov 17, 2018
- 5 min
Conversations around metrics
Most people and teams view metrics on any project team as a measure of productivity. This is the reason why metrics are rarely spoken...
Afshin Shaw
- Oct 19, 2018
- 3 min
Product Owner Contract
Complex software projects have no shortage of moving pieces, making the Agile methodology a logical approach to keep everyone heading in...
Afshin Shaw
- Sep 28, 2018
- 3 min
Agile tools you might not know
It has been a rough couple of weeks, especially for teams all over the world who have not worked remotely before. If you have been...
Afshin Shaw
- Sep 6, 2018
- 3 min
Everyone owns the story, here is why
From the title of this blog post, you might be confused as to what I mean by 'All team members in the team, own user stories.' Before...
Afshin Shaw
- Aug 24, 2018
- 3 min
What do Scrum Masters do all day, in an experienced team
There are many many blog posts out there that explain what Scrum masters generally do all day. We have all heard the responsibilities:...
Afshin Shaw
- Aug 20, 2018
- 4 min
Using agile in your own family with children
We have all been there. Rushed mornings when it is a surprise to everyone that school backpacks must be packed. Chaotic evening routines...
Afshin Shaw
- Jul 3, 2018
- 3 min
Why everyone on the team needs to have a TDD mindset
A software product is ever-evolving, ever-changing, and fluid. Features are continually being added, modified, or removed. Developers are...
