In a serial off shoot from the 5amMesterScrum show and our ChatGPT weekend segments, we decided to chronicle the life and times of Bubbles the Calico Cat and our occasional co-host of the 5amMesterScrum show. This channel will be generated using ChatGPT and to experiment where the technology could lead. The inputs and trainings on the series are human with ChapGPT writing the work with no custom changes by man nor cat. We started with creating basic personas for Bubbles, her sister Heart and dog...
Jun 12, 2023•1 min•Ep. 1095
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,040 Live - Building a Data Foundation for capturing general work product (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) So many teams say "I can't get it Done because of this or that" Well show me the data. I'm going to share how to collect that data. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,040 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Metric Monday 6/1...
Jun 12, 2023•14 min•Ep. 1094
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,039 Live - Space Station Creation and Integration Fun y Fortune Cookie (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) Have some fun building and integrating a space station with the team and (2) Fortune Cookie Friday Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,039 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Fun Friday 6/9/2023 from Philadelphia, PA Happy Scrummi...
Jun 09, 2023•15 min•Ep. 1093
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,038 Live - Core Double Diamond Retrospective Team Exploration (Retro Thursday) - Today's topics: (1) Team Retrospective vs. what the scrum master or agile coach says retrospective. Using the double diamond as a base for all your retros. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,038 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Retro Thursday 6/8/2023...
Jun 08, 2023•15 min•Ep. 1092
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,037 Live - Using bugs to get the team to work together, a neat little technique to get better quality and a little team work moving along the way (We Team Wednesday) - Today's topics: (1) Bugs are the perfect introduction place for XP or Extreme Programming on a small reasonable scale. And we can use Priority and team norms to trigger the teaming activity. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on...
Jun 07, 2023•13 min•Ep. 1091
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,036 Live - "Mature" Team and Metrics not valuable, Now is the Time to You^2 The Team (2-4-1 Tuesday 10X) - Today's topics: (1) Yesterday show 1035 we talked about metrics becoming obsolete as a team mature, well it is now time to shift the curve to a new level. Think 10X or You^2 (squared). Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,036 went live on...
Jun 06, 2023•16 min•Ep. 1090
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,035 Live - Acceleration Metric aging Out and Becoming Obsolete (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) Metrics do become obsolete as team mature. The acceleration metric is a great metric for teams that are learning and growing, but at some point you have to change the metric. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,035 went live on Youtube, Linked...
Jun 05, 2023•9 min•Ep. 1089
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,034 Live - Gamification of Yard Sales and Fortune Cookie Friday (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) I saw a few Gary Vee marketing videos pop up on my feed and I though maybe a fun thing would be to create a fun game involving yard sales and (2) Fortune Cookie Friday Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,034 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Fa...
Jun 02, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1088
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,033 Live - Why Retro? What's in it for ME? 5 Reasons (Retro Thursday) - Today's topics: (1) Many people in almost every place I go say why do we need to retro. I see no value. Well we have to help them see value. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,033 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Retro Thursday 6/1/2023 from Philadelphia, PA H...
Jun 01, 2023•9 min•Ep. 1087
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,032 Live - Calendar Hack No More Blank Blocks for Work in your Calendar (We Team Wednesday) - Today's topics: (1) I was listening to the Ed Mylett and Happy Engineer podcasts and he was saying how he puts specific tasks in his calendar and I was like wow we can put our scrum tasks in work block and no more blank work saving. Plus it is a handy Sprint Planning Hack. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Pleas...
May 31, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1086
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,031 Live - 2-4-1 Planning for Career Growth on your calendar and with OKRs (2-4-1 10x Tuesday) - Today's topics: (1) Listening to Happy Engineer podcast and he talked about scheduling for career growth in your calendar and I wanted to add OKRs to your thought process. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,031 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and ...
May 30, 2023•7 min•Ep. 1085
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,030 Live - Fun Squeeze with 4th Question and Fortune Cookie (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) Having troubles fitting in fun into a work culture? Try small bites like a 4th question just before holiday's or weekends: What Fun do you have Planned for the Weekend? Something quick simple and short and (2) Fortune Cooke Friday Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Me...
May 26, 2023•10 min•Ep. 1084
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,029 Live - A Non-Traditional Retro can be useful (Retrospective Thursday) - Today's topics: (1) The traditional retro much like those 3 question at daily scrum is pretty simple but can be scattered and non focused. What went Well, Not Go Well and what can be better. I'm offering that it is OK to pre-pick a topic and really explore with the team. and (2) Veterans Special - 5 spots for free 6 months of coaching. I do this twice a year for Memorial Day and Veterans day. Pleas...
May 25, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1083
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,028 Live - An Honest take on the Value Add by a Team Discussion (We Team Wednesday) - Today's topics: (1) In scrum and even myself we push the value of teams. Sometimes people say the Team is the only way to go or the best way to 10x your value in a story or product. Is that true? Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,028 went live on Youtube, ...
May 24, 2023•9 min•Ep. 1082
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,027 Live - Sharing your Profession with Our 5amMesterScrum Agile and Scrum Sharing & Interactive Meetup (2-4-1 Tuesday 10x Yourself) - Today's topics: (1) I have always believed that Professionals share and their reward for sharing was career growth and opportunity. With that we are reaching out and offering opportunities to practice sharing with a group of other agile folks and learning from that experience, If you thought about presenting at a major conference provid...
May 23, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1081
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,026 Live - Velocity is Not a Performance Metric but a Planning Metric (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) Listening to JJ Sutherland a few weeks ago and he said an interesting comment about Velocity and that it is not a performance metric but a planning one. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,026 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook...
May 22, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1080
5amMesterScrum May 17, 2023 Meetup presentation about Scrum Master Relationship Value Stream (SMRVS) Presented by Scott Sampson Details: Scrum Masters may feel that the only way to drive software and product success is to solely focus on the developers on a project. However, there is more than meets the eye (and ear) when trying to ensure a smooth flow of information for quality product delivery. Join us as we discuss an expanded view of communication called the Scrum Master's Relationship Value...
May 20, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 1079
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,025 Live - Crazy Hats and Fortune Cookie (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) I have my (actually my son's) Goofy hat from Disney and in this vacation mindset a Crazy Hat day sounds fun for a team and (2) Fortune Cookie Friday. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,025 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Fun Friday 5/19/2023 from Philadel...
May 19, 2023•14 min•Ep. 1078
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,024 Live - Retrospecting on Vacation Return and impacts on Velocity or capacity (Retro Thursday) - Today's topics: (1) Got back on Monday from vacation and it seemed like I needed a vacation from my vacation and reminded me of the mistake that scrum masters, project managers and people in general make when they return from vacation. They assume they will be right back where they started in full gear. One thing I realized is that exercise is the best answer. Please like and...
May 18, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1077
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,023 Live - Resisting Telling the Team What They Should Do - Building a Stronger Team is not necessarily the Best (We Team Wednesday) - Today's topics: (1) So many "agile" people want to tell teams what they should do, but they should really be facilitating and mentoring as they encourage the team to decide and as a result they become stronger. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am...
May 17, 2023•14 min•Ep. 1076
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,022 Live Take 2 - Servant Leader Stepping In When needed (2-4-1 Tuesday 10x your day) - Today's topics: (1) Just wanted to share an experience as a servant leader in a non-IT role and how sometime servant leaders just have to step up and do the job the team works on. It should not happen daily and should be retrospected on why/ Also Kanban is not really kanban without a team of sevant leaders. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. ...
May 16, 2023•13 min•Ep. 1075
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,019 Live - We Make Great Code, Having the Team Show off their Tech Skills and How They Did It (We Wednesday) - Today's topics: (1) So many Agile coaches and Scrum Masters miss out on a Great Opportunity by only Focusing on the Product at Sprint Review. We should really include the opportunity for the Team to show off their tech skills to each other and learn from each other. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing G...
May 10, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1074
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,018 Live - Increase Your Skills Now and translate them into experience plus don't slow the team down because you don't understand (2-4-1 Tuesday #10x yourself) - Today's topics: (1) Listening to the Happy Engineer podcast and the had Dr. Ruth on talking success factors and going back to the skills we learned at 20 and then Ed Mylett show talking the business R word (recess...). Now is time to get that cert while things are good. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMeste...
May 09, 2023•10 min•Ep. 1073
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,017 Live - Metrics to Create Good Habits (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) So many are so negative on metrics. I would like to argue that metrics can be used to help set up good habits. My son and me to follow are using metrics to establish a good health exercise program every day. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,017 went live on Yout...
May 08, 2023•15 min•Ep. 1072
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,016 Live - Fun Friday Search & Share and Fortune Cookie v. Fortune ChatGPT - Today's topics: (1) A simple fun exercise that can happen out side meeting with a simple search for weekend events and share and (2) Fortune Cookie Friday Special Cookie Fortune v. ChatGPT Fortune Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,016 went live on Youtube, Link...
May 05, 2023•14 min•Ep. 1071
As a part of a new Afterhours Series we are Interviewing Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, Product Owners, Managers, Entrepreneurs, Agile People, etc.. with a goal to release the interviews Weekly on Thursday Nights at 8pm EST Our 6th Interview is with Scott Sampson who is also presenting at our 5/17/2023 Meetup on The Scrum Master's Relationship Value Stream (SMRVS) . Scottis Scott is a certifed Agile Coach and Scrum Master and has earned the SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) certifcation. He is al...
May 05, 2023•36 min•Ep. 1070
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,015 Live - 3-2-1 3 Coaches, 2 Mentors and One Mastermind on Retro Thursday - Today's topics: (1) Listening to the Add Value 2 Entrepreneurs podcast with Robert Peterson and he had Micheal Silvers on and they talked about coaches. I wanted to retrospect on what I have used in the past and what I'm doing now.. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show ...
May 04, 2023•15 min•Ep. 1069
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,014 Live - We Wednesday Where Story Size is not Key to short Sprints - Today's topics: (1) Many coaches emphasize smaller stories is key to a successful sprint, even myself at times. But the Real Key is how the team is willing or available to help each other. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,014 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook ...
May 03, 2023•7 min•Ep. 1068
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,013 Live - 2-4 Tuesday: Track Non-Dev Work - Today's topics: (1) Feeling overwhelmed or like you have no time to develop valuable product, then track the non-development work for a sprint. Insist on it and self retro on results and share with team. It is about the data. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,013 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn an...
May 02, 2023•15 min•Ep. 1067
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,012 Live - Metric Monday: 3 Timebox metrics from Getting Stronger, Faster, Higher - Today's topics: (1) This weekend while helping record Stronger, Faster, Higher metrics for my son's Webelos Scouting badge in scouting, I really appreciated the simple nature of the metrics they asked for. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharing. 5am Mester Scrum 5am Mester Scrum Show 1,012 went live on Y...
May 01, 2023•11 min•Ep. 1066
