This document provides information about Benjamin Sommer and his expertise in areas like lean startup, Scrum, and Lean Canvas. It outlines his background in business angel investing and startup consulting. Several sections summarize key Agile concepts like the Scrum framework, product backlog, sprints, daily stand-ups and the roles of product owner and Scrum master. Other areas covered include the Lean Canvas business model, customer development process, and principles of validated learning and innovation accounting. Contact details for Benjamin Sommer are provided at the end.
8. Sprint Retrospective
Sprint Review Meeting
SPRINT
BACKLOG
VISION
Aim of the
project
SCRUMWORKFLOW
Potentially
Deployable
Increment
SPRINT
1- 4 wks
24 hrs
Release Planning Meeting
Product Backlog
Prioritised features
Desired by customer
Sprint Planning
Meeting
Part 1: What?
Part 2: How?
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PRODUCT
BACKLOG
9. The Scrum team
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Product owner, responsible for why
and what to build i.e. the Vision and the
Product Backlog
Scrum Master, responsible for the
process
The Development Team is
responsible for how to build it i.e. the Sprint
Backlog
10. Product Owner characteristics
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Understands the
market, customer
and users
Has a good working
relationship with
stakeholders
Empowered to make
decisions, is decisive,
willing to say no
Leader and facilitator
Respected by the
team
An individual, not a
committee
11. A servant leader
The teams
best friend
Not the
decision
maker
A relentless approach to the pursuit of
continuous improvement
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Scrum master characteristics
12. Dev Team characteristics
Typical Scrum team is 7 +/- 2
! Scrum scales by having several teams,
not by having larger teams
Team members
should be 100%
dedicated to the team
Should ideally sit in a
shared space
Is self-organising in
response to the
challenges provided
Is cross-functional:
includes all skills and
disciplines to go from
idea to implementation
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13. • Help the team understand and “buy in to” the overall
goal
• Much more productive
• Product Owner’s responsibility
VISION
Elevator
Statement
Peer
Consensus
Future
Press
Release
Product
Boxing
14. Teams with a clear and concise
vision were more than 3 times more
likely to excel than those without LYNN & REILLY
3x
15. DAILY SCRUM
MEETING
• Same Place – same time
• 15 minutes time-box
• Open meeting. Anybody
may come to the meeting,
only team members are
allowed to talk
• Some teams include the PO
• For co-ordination between
team members, not for
problem solution!
What did I do since
the last meeting
What are my
plans for today
Do I face any
impediments
25. Key take aways
Model your idea or business using the Lean
Canvas (or business model canvas)
Get out of the building to validate the problem and
your solution
Use Scrum as a framework to keep track of how
you are progressing with your project
Create a physical task board to facilitate
communication and understanding