Scrum Team LOs

5.1 evaluate three situations when transparency, inspection, and adaptation are not working effectively. (1 situation in this chapter)

3.1 describe at least three attributes of an effective self-managing team.

Example: “Effective self-managing teams are responsible for their own work, accountable for their progress, deliver to the satisfaction of their customers, are capable of improving their performance, provide space for individual learning.” [Richard Hackman: Leading Teams].

3.2 apply a technique to improve the team’s ability to manage themselves.

Example: This Learning Objective is not about removing impediments. Self-management requires the team to take responsibility for their own performance processes [Hackman].

a) A technique that supports the team to manage their own work; for instance, conducting the Daily Scrum on their own.
b) A technique that supports the team to improve their performance strategy; for instance reflection in a Retrospective c) A technique that fosters learning within the team; for instance establish brown bag sessions.

3.3 explain the difference between a team and working group.3.3 Examples of how working groups and teams differ: teams demonstrate on-demand leadership, ability to deal with conflicts, equal voice, well-known and practiced norms, shared goals, mutual accountability, long-term composition, full dedication.

3.4 describe at least one multi-stage model for team formation and development.

Examples of a multi-staged model for team formation: Forming/Storming/Norming/Performing [Tuckman], Five dysfunctions of a Team [Lencioni], Team Performance Curve [Katzenbach/Smith]

3.5 facilitate the creation or improvement of a strong Definition of Done.

Example: This requires an actual demonstration or experience report of a facilitated session. Alternatively, the student could combine their experience with facilitating something different with the special content required for a Definition of Done – “The Definition of Done is a formal description of the state of the Increment when it meets the quality measures required for the product”. [Scrum Guide 2020]

3.6 describe how a Definition of Done could be formulated for a non-software product.

Example contexts for a definition of “Done” for a non-software product: insurance tariff; hardware product; event planning.