Stella Ihenacho: Building Self-organizing Agile Teams and Measuring Success Through Delivery Metrics and Team Well-being

In this episode, Stella explores the complex definition of Scrum Master success, focusing on team dynamics, agile principles, and sustainable delivery. She emphasizes transparency, ownership, and continuous improvement. Stella shares her approach to building self-organizing teams and measuring success through delivery metrics and team well-being. 

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

Stella’s favorite retrospective format, Start/Stop/Continue, is simple yet powerful. Stella tweaks the format to always start with a gratitude exercise, setting a positive tone, and encourages openness about possible issues to be discussed. Stella explains how this format is accessible to any team and fosters continuous improvement. Listen in to find out what makes this format so effective, and how can it be implemented seamlessly.

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About Stella Ihenacho

Stella is the Manager of the Continuous Improvement and Agility team at RedHat and Agile Faculty Lead at NSTAR Technologies. Dedicated to transforming organizations and individuals through an agile mindset, she believes there's always room for improvement, even when things aren't broken.

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