Reading about the principles of Agile software development is one thing. But understanding how to implement and use these in real-world situations is another. As a result Belatrix Software is bringing together three of our most senior Scrum Masters to dish the dirt on the day-to-day challenges and rewards of working with Agile. Karla Bernal, Julieta Barrionuevo, and Alejandra Roitman will share stories from their hands-on experiences with Agile - what has worked well, and what didn´t work so well. The lessons they learnt will help you in your Agile projects. During the webinar they will discuss: * Advice for starting Agile projects * Best practices for on-going Agile engagements * What steps to take when a project is failing * Open Q&A

1. Stories From The
Agile War Room
Thursday, May 21st
1pm PDT|4pm EDT
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2. Panelists
Charles Green
Marketing Analyst
Karla Bernal
Team Leader & SM
Alejandra Roitman
Team Leader & SM
Julieta Barrionuevo
Team Leader & SM

3. Have you ever faced issues
suggesting Agile to a company?
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4. Highlight the benefits of using Agile
Organizations must be fully engaged
Provide information, tools, and practical examples
Start with small sprints/features
Start with Kanban and then transition to Scrum
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TIPS

5. What are the common mistakes
teams make in planning?
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6. Mistake 1: Estimation
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7. Mistake 2: Missing Sprint goals
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8. Mistake 3: Defining “done”
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9. Be proactive
User stories ready before pre-planning
Give the team permission to fail
Don’t immediately accept projected
deadlines
Definition of “done” needs to be consistent
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10. What do you do if there
are low performing
individuals on your
team?
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11. Regular meetings
Get a senior peer to help
Propose trainings
Assign appropriate tasks
Speak in private
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12. What are best practices for successful
retrospectives?
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13. Have the meeting even if the client is
not present
Review items from previous
retrospectives
Define your action plan
Talk about what can be improved
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14. What was your biggest mistake as a
Scrum Master?
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15. Self-organization is key for
Agile
Individuals have different
experience and maturity
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16. What are your best practices for
being a successful Scrum Master?
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17. Encourage the team to ask
for help
Invest time in people
Everyone participates
Effective mediation
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18. QUESTIONS
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19. Karla Bernal
kbernal@belatrixsf.com
Alejandra Roitman
aroitman@belatrixsf.com
Julieta Barrionuevo
jbarrionuevo@belatrixsf.com
Contact us

20. Belatrix Software
@BelatrixSF
Belatrix Software
Belatrix Software Factory
Thank you!