Let's Be Ceremonious
This first ceremony creates the plan.
What is sprint planning?
It's so important, it should come first.
What is a priority?
"Slack ya later" - to send at a future date/time.
What is to schedule messages?
This post-meeting gathering often takes longer than one minute, despite its name.
What is the 16th minute?
This forecast report shows us where we are against a timeline. It's not hot, despite its name.
What is a burndown?
Feedback is a gift in this session.
We can all fall victim to this "p" word. Good news is, we can control it.
What is procrastination?
Using this geometric shape makes messages and channels easier to find.
What is a star?
In a meeting, this act is an unexpected gift of time.
What is to end early?
The average of this allows us to plan.
What is velocity?
Done once/day, it's meant to increase our chances of meeting our goal.
What is the Daily Scrum (or stand-up)?
Though widely valued, there is a high cost to this activity.
What is multitasking (or task switching)?
Great place for collaboration and sharing, I also paint on one.
What is a (slack) canvas?
Not a literal box, but a great way to get through topics.
What is time box?
Two words for planned vs. actual
What is a say/do?
I can give you pointers on this popular method of relative estimation.
What is story pointing?
This step is part of every prioritization technique, it's also the easiest.
What is to make a list?
A way to manage slack channel "noise", not a personal affront.
What is to mute a channel?
We are gathered here today for...
What is the meeting purpose (or an agenda)?
Time between start and finish, also a fun activity.
What is cycle time (or cycle)?
A personal ritual, a way we spoil our dogs, oh, and we do it in agile, too.
What is grooming?
Our 34th President had two kinds of problems, the _ and _.
What are urgent and important?
Share your level of confidence using this hand-y approach.
What is fist to five?