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You can count on me

You can count on me to have studied best practices You can count on me to have attended daily scrums You can count on me to have attended sprint planning meetings You can count on me to have attended sprint review meetings You can count on me to be prepared for all activities required to deliver a potentially shippable product You can count on me to present myself in a professional manner You can count on me to arrive at meetings at the designated time You can count on me to participate in the design meetings You can count on me to cooperate with the team goal during the sprint You can count on me to communicate You can count on me to be unafraid to question the actions of a fellow team member when I think an error might be made You can count on me to be able to accept information from a fellow member and admit that I was wrong You can count on me to have the courage to stick by my decision, even when a fellow member thinks I'm wrong You can count on me to be able to accept critici...

Scrum - Winner and Loser Attitudes

Surround yourself with winners! WINNER LOSER Wants the challenges to come his way Wants challenges to be dealt with by others Wants the sprint to be close and decide just in time what to re-negotiate. Wants the sprint goal to be a walk in the park Eager to tackle the difficult tasks Doesn't want the difficult problems Wants to be involved in team discussions, if needed Stays away from team discussions Wants to get it right Wants to avoid taking the blame Is not afraid to voice his opinion "It's their problem;" - not our problem Knows and understands best practices Doesn't know best practices Uses common sense No feel for the tasks Works hard Lazy Supports and defends team members "It's not my call." A team player . Only cares about himself Tries to help other team members "ME" not "we" attitude Makes other members better Has "rabbit ears" A leader A loner Works with product owner / Stakeholder Easily intimidated by prod...