Promoting Agile Team Growth Through Experiments And Small Focused Changes | Robert Finan

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Robert Finan: Promoting Agile Team Growth Through Experiments And Small Focused Changes

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Robert defines Scrum Master success as driving impactful team improvements through small, focused changes.

By maintaining a backlog of improvement ideas and encouraging teams to experiment, Robert highlights the importance of measurable progress in both behavior and collaboration.

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About Robert Finan

Robert has been working in IT for over 25 years, with the last decade spent deeply engaged in “messy” real-world Agile transformations. He documents his experiences in the Agile Drill Sergeant webcomic.

You can link with Robert Finan on LinkedIn.