#5amMesterScrum Show 1,137 Live - Widdle or whittle Down Meeting Invites (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) So I was watching a facilitator talking about checking in with your cc's and I'm like No. You should not have cc's for meeting invites except mabe a boss or something and only if they attend semi-regularly. 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 1,137 went...
Jan 23, 2024•15 min•Ep. 1210
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,136 Live - Fun Day in the Snow with Crazy Scrum Master (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) Its snowing so go outside. Have a snow person contest or fun hour with family or friends and share pictures. 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 1,136 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Fun Friday 1/19/2024 from Philadelphia, PA Happy Scrumming, P...
Jan 19, 2024•3 min•Ep. 1209
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,135 Live - Ignore Everything Day or Team Only Day (We Team Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) The ability to ignore noise and focus is a great skill. In today's world of instant chat and 1 hour responses, being able to ignore has to be trained. Starting a Team Only Day once per month and then a me only 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,...
Jan 17, 2024•15 min•Ep. 1208
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,134 Live - The art of creating busy work - Calling Each Person on a Team vs. Asking the team to Comment on Issues (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Fresh from a team debate: when to comment and when not to. The art of creating busy work for managers and scrum masters. Please give up on scaling now if you don't have a practice of commenting. Please like and subscribe and share 5amMesterScrum. Please send me your topics. You are are doing Great Please Keep on Sharin...
Jan 16, 2024•19 min•Ep. 1207
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,133 Live - Acceleration vs. Velocity Metric (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) Compare Teams with Acceleration and see how your Retros are doing. Measuring change in velocity. 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 1,133 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Metric Monday 1/15/2023 from Philadelphia, PA Happy Scrumming, Please Don't forge...
Jan 15, 2024•13 min•Ep. 1206
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,132 Live - Rockets and Fortune Cookie Fun Friday (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) Building rocket parachutes 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 1,132 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Fun Friday 2/12/2024 from Philadelphia, PA Happy Scrumming, Please Don't forget to sign up to our 5amMesterScrum newsle...
Jan 12, 2024•7 min•Ep. 1205
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,125 Live - Leveraging Corporate Surveys (3R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) We have chatted about this before and the timing is good for many corporations as it is survey time. 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 1,131 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook 3R (Requirements, Reviews, Retros) Thursday 1/11/2024 from Philadelphia, PA Happy ...
Jan 11, 2024•9 min•Ep. 1204
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,130 Live - Teams are a Balance of Individual and Team (We Team Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Teams don't have to do everything together. 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 1,130 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook We Team Wednesday 1/10/2023 from Philadelphia, PA Happy Scrumming, Please Don't forget to sign up to our 5amMesterScrum...
Jan 10, 2024•11 min•Ep. 1203
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,129 Live - Goals and Visual Meditation (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) I'm reading my Life book by Jim Lutes and he talks about the subconscious programing. So I started adding visual meditation to my daily practice of Goal writing. The same can be applied to Sprint Goals. 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 1,129 went live on Youtub...
Jan 09, 2024•10 min•Ep. 1202
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,128 Live - Planning for Departure by Preparing the Team (We Team Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) I read a slack group post about a company taking away the scrum masters and leaving the team to fend for themselves. In 2024 challenge is to prepare your team. 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 1,128 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook W...
Jan 03, 2024•13 min•Ep. 1201
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,127 Live - The Time is Now for You and Myself (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) January 17th is give up on your resolution day. Don't let that happen to you. 5amMesterScrum has lots of stuff to help you with your 2024 resolutions and lots free. 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 1,127 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook 2-4-1 ...
Jan 02, 2024•15 min•Ep. 1200
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,126 Live - New Year's Resolution Sharing and Chocolate Fortune Cookie Fun Friday (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) Sharing resolutions post New Year and seeing if the team can support and (2) a new Chocolate 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 1,126 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Fun Friday 12/29/2023 from Ph...
Dec 29, 2023•16 min•Ep. 1199
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,125 Live - Self Time is Now, Do a Personal Retro (3R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) Reserve some time for yourself today and do a personal retro. What worked and what did not. Ask yourself what got you excited or energized. 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 1,125 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook 3R (Requirements, Reviews, Retros)...
Dec 28, 2023•14 min•Ep. 1198
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,124 Live - 10X by Reading in the Holiday Bookend Week (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Challenge to read a book this week, put down the social media. Prep for growth in 2024 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 1,124 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook 2-4-1 10X Tuesday 12/26/2023 from Philadelphia, PA Happy Scrumming, Please D...
Dec 26, 2023•10 min•Ep. 1197
This show 490 popped up on my Facebook feed and I thought it was cute and wanted to reshare once again. Twas the Night Before Christmas IT version Replay Wishing you all Happy Holidays with a little bit of fun. Cheers, #5amMesterScrum
Dec 24, 2023•3 min•Ep. 1196
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,123 Live - Design Team Fun Learning and Grow plus Fortune Cookie Fun Friday (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) Doing a little research on team and kid fun. Per Lego Foundation learning fun should be Joyful, Actively Engaging, Meaningful, Socially Interactive and Iterative 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 1,123 w...
Dec 22, 2023•14 min•Ep. 1195
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,122 Live - Let Your Team Pick the Work from the Backlog (3R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) So many managers, Product Owners and Scrum Masters hand feed work to the team. Please Stop. If a 10 year old can pick breakfast recipe from a big backlog, so can teams. 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 1,122 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Faceboo...
Dec 21, 2023•9 min•Ep. 1194
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,121 Live - Protecting the Team What Could that Look Like (We Team Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Teaching class the other day and people from outside would interrupt the class. It reminded me of the servant leader role of a scrum master. 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 1,121 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook We Team Wednesday 1...
Dec 20, 2023•15 min•Ep. 1193
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,120 Live - New Year New Learings (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Building a wish list for new year and pick an in person event and save up for it. 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 1,120 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook 2-4-1 10X Tuesday 12/19/2023 from Philadelphia, PA Happy Scrumming, Please Don't forget to sign up to ...
Dec 19, 2023•11 min•Ep. 1192
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,119 Live - Don't Plan a Year Out (3R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) It is that time of year again, Yearly Budgets and Planning. Resist. Only go out 6 sprints or a quarter max. 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 1,119 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook 3R (Requirements, Reviews, Retros) Thursday 12/14/2023 from Philadelphia, PA Happy...
Dec 14, 2023•9 min•Ep. 1191
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,118 Live - 10X Your Team with Shared Growth (We Team Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Many managers and Scrum Masters worry about getting people to share their knowledge and skills because they are scared it will slow the team down. While that may be true for short term thinkers, in the long run your team will appreciate it. 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 ...
Dec 13, 2023•11 min•Ep. 1190
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,117 Live - Dealing with Scrooges and Fortune Cookie Fun Friday (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) Dealing with the Bah Hum Bug Scrooges that invade every company and don't want any fun 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 1,117 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Fun Friday 12/8/2023 from Philadelphia, PA Ha...
Dec 08, 2023•13 min•Ep. 1189
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,116 Live - Risk and Events are Key and Should NOT be Skipped ((3R Thursdays) - Today's topics: (1) I was running a retro the other day and Risks were on the image for discussion. So I wanted to share why Sprint Review, Retro and Planning are key especially if the team wants to address Risks 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 1,116 went live on...
Dec 07, 2023•10 min•Ep. 1188
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,115 Live - Let Them Eat Almond Cake, Sharing Food (We Team Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) On this We Team Wednesday it is Sprint Planning Day for my team and I'm bringing cake that I baked. 1st time for for an 83 year old recipe for almond cake this time. 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 1,115 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook W...
Dec 06, 2023•11 min•Ep. 1187
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,114 Live - Teaching In Person Wake Up Call Making more side money (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Reflecting on my 1st Day of teaching kids technology quickly reminded me what it was like pre 2020 when I used to teach in person agile training for 2 to 3 days in a row. 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 1,114 went live on Youtube, Li...
Dec 05, 2023•13 min•Ep. 1186
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,113 Live - 1st Day of School (Metric Monday) - Today's topics: (1) Today is my 1st Day of teaching preK to 8th grade technology. I will be on my agile toes observing and creating feedback loops everywhere for myself and the students 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 1,113 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Metric Monday 12/4/2023 fro...
Dec 04, 2023•6 min•Ep. 1185
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,112 Live - Growth is Fun and Fortune Cookie Friday (Fun Friday) - Today's topics: (1) On a different take on Fun and enjoyment I get from growing and challenges that come along 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 1,112 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook Fun Friday 12/1/2023 from Philadelphia, PA Happy Scru...
Dec 01, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1184
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,111 Live - Everyone is Different (We Team Wednesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Already onto my 3rd or 4th podcast this morning and I was listening to the Agile Mentors podcast and they were talking about advertent thinkers and I thought is was a perfect topic for We Wednesday. 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 1,111 went live on Youtube, LinkedI...
Nov 29, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1183
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,110 Live - Adjusting Your Morning Habits (2-4-1 10X Tuesdays) - Today's topics: (1) Morning Habits when written at 1st are a Great Start to reaching your Goals. But like anything they will probably need adjustments as we learn. 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 1,110 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Facebook 2-4-1 10X Tuesday 11/28/2023 fro...
Nov 28, 2023•11 min•Ep. 1182
#5amMesterScrum Show 1,109 Live - Yearly Evaluation Metrics (Metric Mondays) - Today's topics: (1) Are you ready for your yearly evaluation metrics? It is that time of year, so what kind of metrics can we suggest to be in our personal and team evaluations? How about number of Experiments? 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 1,109 went live on Youtube, LinkedIn and Fa...
Nov 27, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1181
