The document outlines seven habits for stakeholders in Scrum projects: 1) attend daily standup meetings without hijacking them, 2) note the progress flow of stories through sprints, 3) focus on a specific goal without pulling team members off course, 4) encourage constant velocity by calibrating the team and avoiding disruptions, 5) win early and often by setting low goals and promoting quick delivery, 6) promote continuous learning through study groups, and 7) support the team by understanding their concerns and responding to their needs. The document emphasizes that stakeholders should observe without interfering and help remove blockers to ensure smooth story flow.
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7 Habits for Stakeholders
• Attend the Daily Scrum
• Note the Story Flow throughout a Sprint
• Focus on a Specific Goal
• Encourage a ConstantVelocity
• Win Early,Win Often
• Promote Continuous Learning
• Support the Team
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• Don’t talk
• Ask clarifying questions - at the end
• Ensure informative status’ are provided
• Ensure team members are engaged
• Identify obstacles
• Don’t Hijack the Meeting!
1.Attend Daily Standup Meetings
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• No work item should take longer that 5 days
• No worker should have more than two work items
• Understand what ‘done’ means
• Ask questions and help remove blocks
2. Note Progress Flow
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• Create a release mission statement
• Resist the urge to pull team members off
• Resist the urge to have the team follow tangents
3. Focus on a Specific Goal
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4. Encourage a ConstantVelocity
• Team Composition - Are the right people
with the right skills on the team?
• Process - Understand that simply introducing
new practices will cause disruption
• Environmental Factors - Interruptions, noise,
ventilation, etc.
• Team Dynamics - Some team members may
not play nicely
Calibrate - 3 Sprints Optimize
• Avoid changing out team members
• Avoid pulling team members onto other
projects
• Be responsive to the team’s request for
information and involvement
• Set reasonable expectations of the team
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7. Support the Team
• Seek to understand the concerns of the team
• Affirm your confidence in the team
• Respond to changing needs of team
• Promote the project AND the team
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7 Habits for Stakeholders
• Attend the Daily Scrum
• Note the Story Flow throughout a Sprint
• Focus on a Specific Goal
• Encourage a ConstantVelocity
• Win Early,Win Often
• Promote Continuous Learning
• Support the Team
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What can I do?
• Informative status in
standup meetings
• Be transparent with facts
• Communicate results of
retrospective when
applicable
• Weekly update meetings
Team Members
• Attend standup meetings
and ask questions
• Accept and understand
new information
• Respond when asked for
help
• Weekly update meetings
Stakeholders