The Board Episode 20 — Scrum tips

By Ruka

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Episode 20 of The Board was presented by Kirstin Donaldson and Gavin Coughlan, both Agile coaches at Boost. Paul, usually the third presenter, was away holidaying for a couple of weeks in the UK. This episode we covered the following topics:

  • Actors in a user stories
  • How to handle chores
  • What happens during the last sprint of the project
  • Velocity and its importance
  • Ways to measure how happy your team is
  • The role of the Scrum Master
  • Breaking the Scrum rules
  • How to keep retrospectives fresh
  • Splitting user stories

Links mentioned in the show

Further reading

The Product Owner Scrum Primer — this series gives Product Owners practical tips for successful Scrum projects

Retrospective ideas — plans for a range of retros and guidance on when to run them

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