How Scrum boosts your willpower and productivity
Anna Obukhova, Agile Coach
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Is 400% productivity in SCRUM a myth, a luck…or?
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What the productivity is?
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Willpower energy is not endless
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That means it can dry up
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Lysine is the specific willpower fuel
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Lysine – what it affects and regulates:
Regulates Energy metabolism and body recovery Lipids metabolism Immune system Short-term memory Attention concentration, focus
Not enough Lysine Anxiety, nervousness, cannot feel happiness Lower height or bad powerlifting results Allopecia – less hair on the head Problems with potency
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1 - Don’t spend Lysine
2 - Don’t allow others to spend our Lysine
3 - Get Results and feel happiness
Strategies for productivity:
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Why it is about SCRUM?
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Strategy 1 - Don’t spend Lysine
Habit Ritual Flow
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Strategy 1 in SCRUM: Don’t Spend willpower
1. Standup
2. Sprint Pulse
3. Picking the tasks
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Strategy 2- Don’t allow others to spend your Lysine
Anxiety Uncertainty Stress
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Strategy 2 in SCRUM: reduce uncertainty and stress
4. PBR meetings
5. Story tests and DOD
6. Change Requests
7. UT and Test Automation
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Strategy 3 – Get the result and get happy
Get the result Authorize the result Sell the result
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Strategy 3 in SCRUM: Success Well
8. Story - done
9. Tasks <= 1 day
10.Fixed Price Agile
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Compound Effect
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What hyperproductivity potential your team has?
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1. Standup - identical
2. Sprint Pulse present and constant
3. Tasks picked by developers
4. PBR meetings prepare for commitment
5. Story tests used for Demo
6. Change Requests – Request for new result
7. UT and Test Automation – green tick
8. Story Done – visible acceptance
9. Tasks <= 1 day
10.Fixed Price Agile - result >money
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Is 400% productivity in SCRUM a myth, a luck…or?
