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Change Management

Scrum: "Our retro is only about what we can improve as a team"

Discover how to leverage external factors for Scrum team success.

Willem-Jan Ageling
Jul 28, 2019 • 3 min read
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Intermediate
Change
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Summary

Explore the importance of addressing external issues in Scrum retrospectives. Delve into how overlooking these can limit team effectiveness and learn strategies for Scrum Masters to advocate for change beyond their immediate team. This episode emphasizes the role of Scrum Masters in fostering organizational agility and offers actionable insights to enhance productivity. Engage with this resource to empower your Scrum team and drive meaningful improvements.

Takeaways

  • Collaborating with other Scrum Masters can amplify efforts to resolve common impediments.
  • Encouraging organizational agility requires advocating for change beyond the immediate team.
  • Scrum Masters play a crucial role in addressing obstacles outside the team's control.
  • Scrum retrospectives should include external factors impacting team performance.
  • As a Scrum Master, it's good to align with other Scrum Masters outside your team when obstacles arise. Chances are that the obstacles are not unique for one team and addressing them together increases the probability of resolving the impediment.
  • If you only improve things that are within the team then you miss out on many opportunities to improve.
  • Many things that impede the team from having effective and enjoyable Sprints are caused by issues outside of the team.

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