Laura Fisher

ScrumMaster, RTE, and Agile Coach. Tweets represent my own views. (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 black lives matter

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

@RonJeffries I should add that there are also a lot of people who ARE wearing them, constantly, without complaint. Some staff told me that this is the most masked conference they’ve seen the whole pandemic. So, much gratitude and appreciation to those who still care.

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

@RonJeffries That’s a bit above my pay grade as a volunteer, but I don’t particularly disagree. (Easy for me to say as a person not forced to confront anyone.) But it’s unfortunate for everyone that our society has left us w/individual risk assessment as the solution to a collective problem.

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

@RonJeffries I know the conference staff are trying (as a volunteer with a vested interest in not getting covid again, I’m helping them try), but it’s disheartening that so many people aren’t following the policies they committed to adhere to when they registered.

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

#agile2019 #SAFe #purpleshirtpride

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

@niknak2030 I knew. :) That video was great, and so are you!

[Scott Hanselman 🌮 @shanselman]

Number of lines of code written is not a measure of your value to a project.

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

@RonJeffries As a coach who appreciates it but doesn't know enough to teach it, I'm happy and quick to suggest bringing in someone who does know to fill in the gaps in my knowledge. Orgs rarely take me up on that, but then they rarely allow the teams the freedom to pursue knowledge at all.

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

@RonJeffries 😀 At an in-person event, I very likely would have! I haven’t yet perfected my web camera directed stink eye, but I will now suggest that we update our class working agreement today with something to address that behavior. Thanks for the idea!

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

In an Agile course this week and w/in the first 1.5 hrs, women participants have been cut off multiple times. I just tried to amplify another’s voice a few exchanges after she was cut off. Me: B, did you have something you wanted to say? Guy: I had something I wanted to say, so.

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

@lzmoors Sadly, no. We’ll see how today goes.

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

@RonJeffries He gave his 2 cents, then 2 more people followed him, & then B was finally able to speak. I give the instructor some benefit of the doubt - it’s an online class and not easy to facilitate people talking over each other - but there was really no excuse for that guy’s behavior. 🙁

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

@CocoKur I was an English Lit major, worked as an Admin Asst and then IT Help Desk, then “content” help desk/completely untrained business analyst on a Govt contract before they decided to go Agile and I became their ScrumMaster.

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

@jchyip That’s not the point of my original statement, though. I believe that it should never be your call. You appear to disagree with “never” but I haven’t heard a situation from you yet that’s made me change my mind.

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

One of the most impactful things I've learned as a Scrum Master: Never make a decision for the team that they are capable of making for themselves. Even - and maybe especially - if you think they might make a bad one. Let them own the choice, and let them learn.

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

@jchyip But if that IS the case, all the more reason to let the team decide instead of forcing your views on them, right?

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

@jchyip It certainly depends on how an individual defines “bad”. I went for brevity in the tweet, but there’s probably an entire essay in dissecting that alone. :)

[Laura Fisher @ScrumMaster_Lah]

@jchyip Again, there’s a difference between “won’t intervene” meaning “won’t decide for the team” and “won’t make sure the team has the necessary info to inform their choice.” I see the latter as a thing the SM should do, and the former as one they should not.