Paulo Rodriguez Archives - Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast

Paulo Rodriguez on the impact of polite cultures on the crucial open communication Scrum teams need

People want to be polite, especially in some cultures like the Philippines. But too much politeness prevents the teams from talking about the tough issues that they must resolve. Paulo was struggling with such a team, and he had to solve that. He needed to help the team tackle the difficult issues. In this episode we talk about how you can help your team tackle the tough issues in a way that even the most polite cultures can deal with.

About Paulo Rodriguez

Paulo has worked in the IT industry for 15 years. He started as a web developer for a local bank. His Agile journey began in 2015 and he’s been a Scrum Master for 3 years. Paulo is also a Certified Professional Scrum Master from Scrum.org (PSM I).

You can link with Paulo Rodriguez on LinkedIn and connect with Paulo Rodriguez on Twitter.

Paulo Rodriguez: Value Delivery and self-organisation as the measures of Scrum Master success

As the team takes more initiative and responsibility, the Scrum Master role changes. That, in itself is a measure of success for us as Scrum Masters. However, the real measure of success comes from the team delivering consistently value to the market, and following the Scrum values.

In this episode we also talk about the Comparative Agile Survey as a way to help the teams reflect on their progress.

Featured Retrospective Format for the Week: Start / Stop / Continue

Paulo prefers an action oriented format for his retrospectives, and the Start / Stop / Continue retrospective format provides a simple, yet effective way for the team to generate improvement actions.

About Paulo Rodriguez

You can link with Paulo Rodriguez on LinkedIn and connect with Paulo Rodriguez on Twitter.

Paulo Rodriguez on the role of communities of practice in the adoption of Agile and Scrum

There are many possible approaches to help change stick in an organization. In this episode, we explore how a community of practice can help spread knowledge and support Agile adoption.

In this episode we also talk about communities of practice outside the organization were we work. In Paulo’s case, Agile Philippines was one of those communities that helped him. Do you have one near you?

About Paulo Rodriguez

You can link with Paulo Rodriguez on LinkedIn and connect with Paulo Rodriguez on Twitter.

Paulo Rodriguez on how even small changes can wake up a team

In this team Paulo was facing an environment of complacency. The team wasn’t taking initiative, not holding their daily stand ups unless asked to. Paulo had to come up with ways to help the team raise their energy level and commitment to the Scrum process. It is a story on how helping to raise the level of energy in the team meetings helped the team get excited and have productive meetings.

Featured Book of the Week: Drive, by Daniel Pink

Continuing the theme from the previous episode, we talk about rewards and their impact on teams. In the book Drive, Daniel Pink explores what research has revealed about the use of rewards in different environments, and that helped Paulo find better ways to use rewards. Listen in to learn about his tips.

About Paulo Rodriguez

You can link with Paulo Rodriguez on LinkedIn and connect with Paulo Rodriguez on Twitter.

Paulo Rodriguez on the negative impact of rewards

Rewards are an easy tool to use. But does it work as intended? Do rewards really help teams and people perform better? In this episode, we explore one story where Paulo tried to use rewards to help a team, and what happened once the rewards became an expectation from the team.

About Paulo Rodriguez

You can link with Paulo Rodriguez on LinkedIn and connect with Paulo Rodriguez on Twitter.