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What advice would you give to help a new teammate develop their agile mindset?

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Alfred Jacob August 9, 2022

Practice the given tips in tutorial its very helpful, and always try or explore for new thing and adopt new things always

Michelle A Johnson August 9, 2022

Make the Agile Manifesto part of your brand and core values. If you haven't already, take the Agile course on Atlassian University to clearly understand how and why it works. 

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Dean De-Viell August 10, 2022

My advice would be to focus on delivering something which works and not aiming for perfection, get it out the door and into the hands of your users, you'll learn so much more in real life than any testing scenario.

Many of the things you think you know at the start of a project are likely to change as it progresses, be open to those changes and see them as positives to deliver a better product. 

Don't beat people over the head with requirements and user stories and refuse to adapt, "this is what you asked for, this is what you got" doesn't help anyone, including you.

Richard Beattie August 11, 2022

It seems to me that the most important decision is the definition of "done"... How good is "good enough"? Am I holding up the workflow by striving for perfection where this is not necessary?

Robert Shay August 11, 2022

If coming from a different background/tool use take the plunge with Agile and don't waste time or effort comparing or complaining of the differences.  You will become a better team member faster with less stress.

Laurien Scoville August 11, 2022

Two Words: Be proactive. Nothing happens without that. Nothing.

Elana Margolis August 14, 2022

When deciding which agile framework to use, Kanban or Scrum. Make sure it matches the product outcome you are looking for so you can use your teams time wisely. 

Nikhil Bhivgade August 14, 2022

My advice would be to go through the Atlassian free training course available on university.atlassian.com to start with for basic understanding.   

siara ch August 14, 2022
  • Respect for others. Having respect is important for a team to work efficiently. ...
  • Collaboration. ...
  • A sense of ownership. ...
  • Focus on the customer. ...
  • Improvement and the ability to adapt to change. ...
  • Be present. ...
  • Communicate clear and realistic goals. ...
  • Listen to the customer.
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Lisa Sparks August 16, 2022

Remember and apply the Four Values of agile each day.  It takes practice and getting used to

Ivo TopolovÄŤan Montina August 16, 2022

I think this tool is very good to develop teamwork and fexibility and many other creative angle of views for one idea. It change the mindset in flexible and practical way.

Abraham Birbrayer August 17, 2022

Learn the framework and customized flows of your particular team. 

Marissa Ryan August 18, 2022

You are looking to create something viable, not perfect. Have a plan but don't love your plan so deeply you aren't willing to change it. This mindset will ask you at times to be responsive to the environment & current customer asks. 

Edward Ogedegbe August 18, 2022

My advice is to keep an open mind and keep the four Agile Values in mind. Put ego aside and focus on what is right rather than who is right.

Consolate Ojwang August 19, 2022

Once you manage to learn all the terms used in Agile, you will be on your way to mastering the strategy. Perhaps it's something you have used before but has never structured it in the way Agile does; it is a process that guarantees better working program.

David Irving August 21, 2022

Just do one thing at a time, huge projects are so much simpler when you break them down into different stages and always communicate with each other before, during and after.  Avoid multi-tasking and just do 1 thing at a time and you won't feel overloaded or under pressure, and you will enjoy the work you do much more. Houses aren't built by just one person, it takes a team.

Keila Rivas August 22, 2022

Hola! 

La mejor práctica es practicar!
Antes de comenzar scrum, hay nociones básicas, términos, bases, valores, principios a revisar.
Validar este aprendizaje y comenzar a trabajar siempre atendiendo estas mejores prácticas.

Pero no quedarnos con "ya hice el curso"!  NO! no es suficiente.

Tengo 4 años como scrum master y repaso los valores, principios, la guĂ­a de Scrum 2017, la guĂ­a de scrum 2020 y otras guias de refrerencia que ayudan a mantener el foco en Ă©ste framenwork. 

Reforzar en el scrum team lo que es la adaptaciĂłn, la inspeccĂłn y  transparencia, Full comunicaciĂłn entre el team y levantar la bandera a tiempo si estan atascados en algo. 

El tema de la organizaciĂłn de prioridades es super importantes por que podemos tener un planing excelente pero a mitad del sprint surgen temas de productivo para atender y hay que atender! y tenemos que adaptarnos manteniendo el Goal del sprint en mente.

No siempre se logra el Goal, es romántica la idea que de que todo sale perfecto al final del sprint sin  embargo aprendemos de cada uno, aprendemos del equipo y reforzamos lo que es ino no es scrum.

No se quede con un solo ibro o ua sola guĂ­a. Compartan en su team las mejores  prácticas y refuerce el aprendizaje. 

Ade Idowu August 24, 2022

I believe that the first step is to internalize the four values of Agile. They will be the guidance through the path to becoming efficient and getting more done. Also, Making a habit to use the tools in agile whether its the scrum or Kanban board daily will help develop a routine and lead to expertise in the field. Finally, be open to new ideas, knowledge and change.

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Nidhi Nayar August 25, 2022

Focus on the current tasks first. Complete them and then proceed to the other ones. 

Aditya Jain August 25, 2022

First and foremost thing is to be flexible and remain adaptable to absorb any given challenge and allow yourself and team members to think freely. once this mindset is understood keeping a customer orientation in mind, JIRA and AGILE practices will surely be their supporting tools to achieve their final goals.

Juliana Vellardi August 25, 2022

I'd say that 'done is better than perfect'! As it'd be this person first experience with agile, it'd be important to understand the concept of MVP and using popular expressions or everyday situation might help at first! 

Adriana MarĂ­a Salazar August 28, 2022

The first that you must to do is understand the Agile Manifesto, Values and Principles.

Kelly Lim August 31, 2022

My comment is - Your work does not have to be perfect.

Ingrid Helff September 1, 2022

Developing your agile mindset is beneficial for you - not only in your workplace, but in so many aspects of your personal life.
Showing respect, communicating clearly, looking for ways to innovate, improving your skills, producing a deliverable (rather than a perfect result) and being flexible enough to change your plan will stand you in good stead - all around!

Kristin Ludlow September 1, 2022

Prioritize building the right thing over shipping every thing. Some teams ignore user research and design and rush to market. Being "agile" is meaningless if you can't go back and fix a thing because you're constantly chasing the new thing to ship. 

You should also be able to open any Jira ticket and know exactly what's going on. Learn how to write a proper story or task w/ requirements and acceptance criteria. Use the comments like it's religion.

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