Best practices for agencies, service providers, product companies and project teams
💡 Tip: Use Scrum Poker for transparent estimates with clients. Show uncertainty through "?" cards.
SAFe
Structured, top-down, good for regulated industries
LeSS
Lightweight, bottom-up, multiple teams, one Product Owner
Scrum@Scale
Scales Scrum principles to meta level
💡 Tip: Start with 1-2 pilot teams, show successes, then scale. Big bang transformations usually fail.
Since COVID-19, remote agile is the new standard. The challenge: Scrum was designed for co-located teams.
Solution: Digital tools + adapted practices.
Video: Zoom, Google Meet
For dailys, plannings, retros
Board: Jira, Linear, Trello
Digital Kanban/Scrum boards
Estimation: Scrum Poker Online 🃏
For remote Scrum Poker
Retro: Miro, Mural, FunRetro
Digital whiteboards
📹 Cameras On
Especially in dailys & retros – fosters connection
⏰ Fixed Times
Daily always 9:00, Planning every 2nd Monday → Routine
📝 Over-Communication
What is "quickly discussed" in the office must be proactively communicated remotely
🤝 Virtual Coffee
15min informal meeting per week for team bonding
Motivated team, complex product, supportive manager. Not too critical (low risk).
2-day Scrum workshop, then external agile coach for 3-6 months.
After 3 sprints review: What works? What doesn't? Adjust process.
Show metrics: time-to-market, bug rate, team satisfaction. Share learnings internally.
Second team, third team... but NOT big bang. Organic growth.
| Metric | What does it measure? | Goal |
|---|---|---|
| Velocity | Story points / sprint | Stable over time |
| Sprint Commitment | % of planned stories completed | > 85% |
| Cycle Time | Days from start to done | ↓ Reduce |
| Escaped Bugs | Bugs in production | ↓ Minimal |
| Team Happiness | Team satisfaction (1-5) | > 4.0 |
Begin with Scrum Poker for better sprint planning.
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