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1. very well explained, everyone should watch

2. Hi Lyssa,

   I think it’s important to clarify (and change in the video) your usage of the term Commitment. A few times throughout the video you state thing like: “the team commits to getting these things done in the Sprint”; or each team member in the Daily Scrum “makes a commitment to each other about what they’re going to get done” in the day. The use of ‘Commitment’ in the most recent version of the Scrum Guide is (I believe) quite different — specifically, “people personally commit to achieving the goals of the Scrum Team”. That usage may appear compatible with your usage; however, “achieving the goals of the Scrum Team” is a broad statement which goes well beyond and may not relate to specific PBIs or Sprint Backlog tasks. For example, the Scrum Team’s goal may not have one-to-one relationship to the Sprint Goal; and may not relate in a direct way to the Product Vision. The Scrum Team may set itself a goal like ‘zero defects’ or ‘learning a new technology’ or ‘better communication’ or ‘hiring another developer’. A participant in my Scrum Master class put it nicely: “we commit to each other, we earn our place in the team every day”. Due to the relative popularity of your video, I worry its usage of that term may reinforce the (wrong) notion that “estimates == commitments”.

   1. I appreciate this comment was written prior to Scrum Guide 2020.
      Nowadays the word ‘commitment’ is used extensively throughout the Scrum Guide. An example extract is:
      “Each artifact contains a commitment to ensure it provides information that enhances transparency and focus against which progress can be measured:
      For the Product Backlog it is the Product Goal.
      For the Sprint Backlog it is the Sprint Goal.
      For the Increment it is the Definition of Done.
      These commitments exist to reinforce empiricism and the Scrum values for the Scrum Team and their stakeholders.”

3. thanks

4. Very good video. Succinct and informative. Will use this info to explain Scrum quickly!

   1. Explain it quickly? Is this because you or “them” don’t have time?

5. This was a juvenile explanation of Scrum. The facilitator should stop talking like a high schooler and stop using “that’s cool” language.

   1. Would you rather have the facilitator use scrum-based jargon in a user-friendly video? The whole point of the video is for people who’re new to the concept to understand the framework in easy scholastic language than jargon based lingo. How about you make a non-juvenile video on this topic and see how many people actually understood the framework?

6. Great job! QQ – How to handle the scenario appropriately when during the sprint something changes which change the whole dynamics? The work in progress is needed to stop and … your thoughts?

   1. This scenario is exactly what scrum is designed for- ability to respond the change. The shorter the sprint the better because it means the work can be stopped.

7. I am interested to learn why you picked Agile Coach as a more generic term for Scrum Master rather than something like Agile Master. Because a Scrum mastery is not only about coaching and not only about Agile.

8. Jouais c’est pas

9. Your teaching of scrum agile framework was very informative. Keep it up!!!

10. Thank you, Lyssa, for scrum framework explained in a nutshell.

11. this is amazing, thanks! 🙂

12. Very useful picture and comments, thanx

13. Hey ! Great work Lyssa…I was trying to relate all that I have learned so far and watching your video made my life so much easier to understand the Scrum Framework…Thanks for this one 🙂

14. Going to be 11 years old video.. all the pointers said here are still relevant and effective in the way we work! Thanks for putting this video and still available for all Scrum masters or Agile Coachers!

15. This was my first video(year 2013) to get to know about scrum before interview, When interviewer asked my question about scrum I explain same what you did here in video. Wow! no further question asked and I got job. Thanks you very much.

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