Agile by example 2016 - Organize your sm and po development

Łukasz Aziukiewicz

Organize your SM and PO development

Agile by Example 2016

Setting up pairs

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● Junior and senior

● Always 1x1

● People likely to get along well

Kick off

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● Share expectations

● Set learning goals

● Set up rules e.g. schedule, AMA, Vegas

Variety of session types

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● Topic and format set in advance

○ Mini-workshop/training

○ Supervision & Feedback

○ Current team issues

○ Coaching session

● Have a “menu” of topics

● Find balance between the goal/development path and current issues

Feedback

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● Feedback during sessions

● Overall retrospective

● Next steps

Key success factors

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● A vibe and trust between the mentor and mentee

● Willingness on boths sides

● Regularity

● Diversity of sessions

● Being prepared

● Action points

Outcomes/Conclusions

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● 3 months to increase skills

● People feel supported

● Mentors learn as well as mentees

● A knowledge base is easily created

● Having a structure helped us achieve those

THANK YOU!

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Contact:

Łukasz Aziukiewicz [email protected]

@aziuk_l

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