Scrum Training:
The Scrum Guide Explained
for the Self-Organizing Team
Glen Wang
http://www.scrumalliance.org/community/profile/gwang16
This training is based on the Scrum Guide.
It uses the Self-Organizing Team as the main thread.
And it uses the Scrum Values, Pillars, and Artifacts as the
weapons of the Self-Organizing Team.
* In this training, Scrum is explained roughly in the format of
Subject – Predicate – Object.
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Outline
› Section 1: Overview of the Scrum Guide Explained
› Section 2: The Self-Organizing Team and Its Weapons
› Section 3: Weapon Group 1: 3 Artifacts and 2 Values of
Scrum
› Section 4: Weapon Group 2: 3 Pillars and 3 Values of
Scrum
› Section 5: Tips for the Self-Organizing Team
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The next page is a summary of Scrum.
All components are divided into 4 groups:
-Artifacts
-Events & Pillars
-Roles
-Connections to outside the Scrum world
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Section 1: Overview of Scrum Guide Explained
PO – Product Owner SM – ScrumMaster
3-level Plan:
• Portfolio Plan
• Product Plan
Sprint Plan
• Sprint Plan
Sprint Review
Sprint Backlog
Sprint Goal
Product Increment
A Container to include:
Definition of Done
• XP
Release Plan
PBI for Next Sprint
Monitor Progress
3 Pillars:
• Inspect
Daily Scrum
(toward Sprint Goal)
Retrospective
• Adapt
• Transparency
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Team: Self-Organizing & Cross-Functional
(subject) The next page is the overview of the SelfOrganizing team and its weapons.
(predicate) Self-Organizing uses the 3 Scrum Pillars, which
are associated with the 3 Values behind Scrum.
(object) 3 Artifacts show the results of Self-Organizing. 2
other Scrum Values stand behind the 3 Artifacts.
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Section 2:
Self-Organizing Team and Its Weapons
Self-Organizing Team
3 Pillars
3 Important Artifacts
•Self-Organizing theory
believes in and uses the
intelligence of the
crowd/team.
•Inspect
• Sprint Goal
•Adapt
• Product Increment
•Transparency
• Definition of Done
Scrum Values
Scrum Values
• Courage
• Focus
• Openness
• Commitment
•Self-Organizing itself is
the drive and
motivation.
•It’s about the right way
of working.
• Respect
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Section 3.1 Weapon: Sprint Goal
› The Sprint Goal connects all items in the Sprint Backlog. If
some Sprint Backlog Item has no direct relationship to the
Sprint Goal, it has higher potential to be dropped if we have
to drop some items.
› It shows the values of Focus and Commitment.
› It can be a technical milestone, e.g., Pass the 1st Call.
› It can be a group of functionalities, e.g., Interactions with
Other Services.
› It can be about people, e.g., Touching the CEO.
› The purpose of setting the Sprint Goal is to improve the
possibility of completion.
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Section 3.2 Weapon:
Product Increment
› Agile Value: Working software over comprehensive
documentation.
› Agile Principle: Deliver working software frequently, from a
couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a
preference for to the shorter timescale.
› Agile Principle: Working software is the primary measure of
progress.
› Agile Principle: Continuous attention to technical
excellence and good design enhances agility.
› The feeling of Done 12 times (once per sprint) is better
than Done once yearly.
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Section 3.3 Weapon: DoD
› DoD is the team’s quality commitment. It shows the Scrum
value of Commitment.
› It’s a checklist internalized and bought into by the team.
› The management team can influence the DoD.
› The team needs to continuously optimize the DoD.
› Team learning/development objectives can also be
included in the DoD.
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Section 3.3.1 DoD Example:
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Section 4: Weapon Group 2: 3 Pillars and 3 Values of Scrum
Self-Organizing Team
3 Pillars
3 Important Artifacts
•Self-Organizing theory
believes in and uses the
intelligence of the
crowd/team
•Inspect
• Sprint Goal
•Adapt
• Product Increment
•Transparency
• DoD
Scrum Values
Scrum Values
• Courage
• Focus
• Openness
• Commitment
• Respect
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Section 4.1: Apply the 3 Pillars
› In Sprint Planning, the individual is encouraged to express
his/her opinion, not to hide.
› In the Daily Scrum, team members are encouraged to raise
replanning needs if there are any.
› The team should review and groom the Release Plan.
› The Sprint Review is a chance to Inspect & Adapt. It’s not
for team performance evaluation and celebration.
› Show Courage, Openness, and Respect in the Sprint
Retrospective. Self-reflection and celebration can be part of
the Sprint Retrospective.
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Section 5.1: Tips for Self-Organizing
– Use the intelligence of the crowd
› At the end of a sprint, one cannot say, “I completed my
tasks but Tom still has something to do.”
› Pair programming.
› Collective code ownership.
› The team dynamically pulls tasks from the Sprint backlog.
› The PO focuses on what; the team focuses on how.
› Open discussion: Any other tips and practices?
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Section 5.2: Tips for Self-Organizing
– Scrum Team Daily Time Management
› Make it visible.
› Generate rhythm.
Time Name
Time Range
Purpose
Daily Stand-up
15 minutes
For team synchronization, not for reporting
and long discussion.
Team Hour
1 hour subsequent to
the daily stand-up,
same time of the day
For structured discussion or problem
solving; for example, story grooming or
solution design. It’s better if the topic is
announced one day ahead. Only the related
team members join.
Core Hours
4 hours: 2 in the
morning and 2 in the
afternoon
In the core hours, every team member
should be reachable. Any instant discussion
happens in core hours.
Non-Core
Hours
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To accommodate that some people come
early or leave late. Also for individual work
that requires focus.
Recap:
Self-Organizing Team and Its Weapons
Self-Organizing Team
3 Pillars
3 Important Artifacts
•The Self-Organizing
theory believes in and
uses the intelligence of
the crowd/team.
•Inspect
• Sprint Goal
•Adapt
• Product Increment
•Transparency
• Definition of Done
Scrum Values
Scrum Values
• Courage
• Focus
• Openness
• Commitment
•Self-Organizing itself is
the drive and
motivation.
•It’s about the right way
of working.
• Respect
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