Practical guides for agile teams
Short, useful how-tos, each with a free tool you can use straight away.
25 sprint retrospective ideas and formats (with when to use each)
25 sprint retrospective ideas and retro formats, with a table showing what each is for and when to use it, plus facilitation tips and how to make actions stick.
EstimateLiftPlanning poker: how to run it well (remote-friendly guide)
How to run planning poker well, in person or online: Fibonacci cards, avoiding anchoring, handling outliers, when not to estimate, and t-shirt sizing instead.
RetroLiftIcebreaker games for remote teams that people actually enjoy
Icebreaker games for remote teams that people enjoy: quick virtual team building games, no-tool ideas, and which to pick for a 5, 15 or 45 minute slot.
MeetingLiftLean Coffee: how to run a structured-but-agendaless meeting
The Lean Coffee format explained: how to run an agendaless meeting with topic voting, timeboxes and thumbs votes, online or in person, plus a run sheet.
PulseLiftTeam health check: questions, format and how to act on it
A practical team health check guide: a squad health check template with questions, how to run it anonymously, read the results and turn them into action.
RetroLiftHow to run a sprint retrospective: a step-by-step facilitator guide
How to run a sprint retrospective in 60 minutes: preparation, a minute-by-minute agenda, facilitation tips, remote set-up and how to make the actions actually happen.
RetroLiftVirtual team building games: 10 free ones you can start from a link
Ten free virtual team building games that run in the browser with no sign-up, which suit 5 or 40 people, and ready-made plans for a 10, 30 or 60 minute session.