collaborative ways of working - help a Scrum Team work together

As a Scrum Master there are many things you can do to promote collaboration within the team and also with stakeholders. Here are some ideas  to get you started:

  • Support the team with the creation and evolution of a team working agreement in which team members explore their team’s goals, what collaboration tools to use, and how to share knowledge within the team. 
  • Ensure everyone understands what it means to be Done. Help the Scrum Team with crafting a Definition of Done and encourage the Scrum Team to regularly revisit the Definition of Done.
  • Support the Product Owner and Developers in building empathy with the team’s stakeholders to increase stakeholder collaboration.
  • Create transparency in the way the Scrum Team makes decisions.

 

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Why create a team working agreement? A team working agreement provides an agreed upon set of guidelines for a Scrum Team to follow, so everyone understands what is expected as they work together in pursuit of delivering value. A team can use a working agreement to help them work toward self-manag...
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In this video we discuss the Definition of Done, why it is important and give an example of how it is created. (4:29 Minutes)
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When it comes to Scrum Teams delivering value effectively, collaboration is key within the team and also externally. Scrum Teams should work closely with their stakeholders and engage and collaborate with them closely during the Sprint to gain valuable insights proactively. This enables them to insp...
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Learning Series
Scrum Teams need to make decisions all the time. Helping teams reach a decision effectively, and gaining necessary buy-in from all team members can be challenging, especially when team members are unclear on who has the final say in making it. Understanding the decision rule, how a decision is made and whose input is required, is necessary because ambiguity in the decision process causes confusion and frustration.

 

 

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To help ensure that the work the Scrum Team delivers is valuable, they need to work together, share ideas and responsibilities and have team ownership while also working closely with their stakeholders, including customers and end users.