Part 7 in our #scrummaster #interviewquestions series where John McFadyen answers common questions posed to #scrummasters and #agilecoaches in interviews and engagements.  

This is a more technical question from an interviewer to ascertain how you, as a #scrummaster or #agilecoach, would guide the team in #sprintplanning and #sprintretrospectives.  

It is an interesting question because factoring these elements into planning and retrospectives is important yet it isn't the most important thing to be focusing on as a team.  

Yes, housekeeping matters, but ultimately, the purpose of a #scrumteam is to create products and features that truly delight customers. To deliver the highest value items to the #productowner #productstakeholders and customers.  

So, how do you balance technical elements with delivery elements?  

In this short video, John McFadyen explains how he would consider refactoring, fixing important bugs, exploring new ideas and concepts in terms of the team's capacity.  

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