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One of the core Agile concepts is working in short sprints vs. setting long-term goals and plans. Let's look into what a sprint is, how long it should be, how to calculate sprint capacity, and choose a sprint focus. As always, we'll discuss how you can apply all of this to your own personal projects and goals.
Timeline:
00:00 - Innovation in the tech industry
00:47 - What is a sprint?
02:07 - What is a good sprint duration?
04:36 - Sprint capacity
09:27 - Adjusting the scope of your sprint
10:15 - Calculating the sprint capacity is an investment in your future self
14:17 - Sprint capacity for the first sprint
15:49 - Sprint focus
20:29 - Topic for the next video
21:31 - HomeworkHow to apply Agile to your life: http://monthlymethod.com/start-here/
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Backlog is where an Agile sprint begins. It's the foundation of the Agile Framework. Let's dive into the deeper meaning behind a backlog, why you need one in your life, and how to build one from scratch.
Timeline:
00:00 Why Agile?
01:26 Backlog - what it is
01:58 Chaotic life filled with frantic action
03:00 How much time we actually have
04:10 How do we measure the quality of our goals?
06:56 The best time management hack
08:26 Agile tool for measuring the quality of your goals
09:22 Example of using backlog
10:06 That's how you stop the chaos
12:50 How to start a backlog
17:36 What you can do today
19:08 Unpopular opinion
21:35 The comment that made me record this videoHow to apply Agile to your life: http://monthlymethod.com/start-here/
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Let's review the core components and rituals of a sprint cycle and how you can apply those to your personal goals and projects.
Link to the video version of this episode.
Timestamps:
(00:00) - - Overview(00:20) - - Creating backlog(01:51) - - Calculating sprint capacity(02:18) - - Deciding on the number of goals for the sprint(02:57) - - Sprint planning and scrum board(03:54) - - Duration of a sprint(05:05) - - Daily standups(05:37) - - Sprint retrospective(05:57) - - Cool-off week(08:18) - - Repeat the cycle(09:15) - - Where to start(10:19) - - If you don't want to wait for the next video
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In this episode I talk about why long-term goals don't work and how we've been mislead all this time by the traditional goal setting advice. I also share my story of finding out about Agile and how it changed my approach to personal productivity.
Link to the video version of this episode.
Timestamps:
(00:00) - Traditional productivity advice(00:32) - New Year's Resolutions (00:55) - My first job at a fast-growing startup(01:10) - Corporate world - how things are usually done(01:40) - The time the status quo got questioned (02:30) - Creation of Agile Framework for building software(03:03) - How Agile works(04:31) - My story of learning about Agile(06:29) - I stopped creating long-term plans 10 years ago
Useful links
- Subscribe to my newsletter for more frequent deep-dives into Agile life
- Recent newsletter entries
- Start Here page to see the blogposts on the core principles of Agile and how those can be applied to personal productivity
- Twitter for regular examples of my scrum board and how it looks throughout the sprint
- YouTube to 'Back to Agile Basics' type of videos
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A quick episode to say hi and give you some updates on my life and the Monthly Method. Please let me know what you think about the group sprints I have in mind!
Timeline:
00:00 Intro
00:41 What happened last year? 2023 updates
04:13 What's happening this year? Summer 2024
07:59 Plans for the fall 2024
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Today we are discussing finalizing your sprint goals using the definition of done.
00:00 - Intro
00:51 - Recap of our progress so far
02:40 - Finalizing sprint goals
04:05 - Checkpoints
05:00 - Adding definition of done
10:08 - Recommendations of a successful first sprint
12:13 - If you want to launch a side hustle next year
12:55 - If you have questions about this series
FREE Workshop "3 steps to launching your digital product or service in 3 months or less" https://monthlymethod.com/3-month-launch-workshop/
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Let's look at how you can apply agile principles to New Year's Resolutions. Today we are talking about using sprints, sprint capacity and backlog review to set new year's goals. 00:00 - Intro00:50 - Sprints & picking sprint duration08:15 - Don't plan the entire year10:55 - Sprint capacity17:30 - Backlog review19:50 - When you have to many goals to choose from22:00 - Homework22:33 - If you want to launch something next yearFREE Workshop "3 steps to launching your digital product or service in 3 months or less" https://monthlymethod.com/3-month-launch-workshop/Corresponding blog posts with all the links: https://monthlymethod.com/new-years-resolutions-2/Submit your questions: https://monthlymethod.com/contact/Free Guide to Plan Your Week using Monthly Method principles: https://monthlymethod.com/guide/Support this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/monthly_method
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Let's look at how you can apply agile principles to New Year Resolutions. Today we are talking about using sprint retrospective and backlog to start the new year goal-setting process.
FREE Workshop "3 steps to launching your digital product or service in 3 months or less" https://monthlymethod.com/3-month-launch-workshop/
Corresponding blog posts with all the links: https://monthlymethod.com/new-years-resolutions-1/
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Learn how you can apply the Don't Break the Chain Rule to managing your long-lasting projects.
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I share my favourite tips on generating and shipping creative ideas.
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If you find yourself procrastinating on your goals, external accountability can be the fastest solution to your problem. Learn how you can apply it today.
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If you are confused about which goals you should focus on in the upcoming sprint, this episode is for you!
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I'm sharing the main principles, agile and not, that I've used to finish my master's earlier.
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I would like to present a new way to look at time blocking. You might find time blocking being a lot more flexible, freeing and not as strict as before.
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In today's episode, we are talking about another Scrum principle - Sprint Capacity. Listen to learn how you can apply it to your personal productivity.
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - How Sprint Capacity works in Scrum teams
04:50 - How you can apply Sprint Capacity to your personal projects and goals
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In this episode I am sharing Agile/Scrum principles I have been applying to my home renovation projects.
00:00 - Intro + Where I got the inspiration
03:50 - Sprint Planning
09:50 - Sprint Capacity
11:00 - Definition of Done
13:19 - Moving things to Done
16:05 - Daily standup
17:20 - About September sprint
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I want to share the mind trick that can help you in building new habits.
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Learn about a new product management concept that can be applied to your personal projects.
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Let's talk about habit building. How long does it take to build different habits? How can you build the habits faster?
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What did I learn about agile and Scrum from using it every day in my full-time job as a product manager?
Corresponding blog posts with all the links: https://monthlymethod.com/scrum-from-pm/
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