{"id":11471,"date":"2019-06-19T17:00:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/cpt_blog\/agile-marketing-change-your-mindset-embrace-flexibility-and-rock-your-team\/"},"modified":"2025-04-15T19:19:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:19:55","slug":"agile-marketing","status":"publish","type":"cpt_blog","link":"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/blog\/o\/imagicle-news\/people-culture\/agile-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Agile marketing: change your mindset, embrace flexibility and rock your team."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;63px|0px|0px|0px&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Agile Marketing&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Agile Marketing.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Have you ever heard the saying<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-quot\">&#8220;constant<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> dropping wears away a stone&#8221;?\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Well, this is what happened to me while working in a company where the R&amp;D department never stops talking aboout Agile methodology: slowly, day by day, my curiosity has grown. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">After months watching groups of people<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/blog\/o\/tech-inside-agile-software-development-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> stand at the beginning of each morning<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(don&#8217;t<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> worry, I don&#8217;t see through walls: we work in an open space) talking about story points, backlog, stories, sprints, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/blog\/o\/agile-software-development-the-retrospective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">retrospectives<\/a><\/strong>, epics, etc., my exploratory spirit could no longer resist.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">So, after a quick search on Google and a bunch of questions to my colleagues, I started connecting the dots until the painting became clearer.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Then, as I became more and more familiar with Scrum, I started to understand why many companies have dropped the waterfall methodology in favor of this software development model.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Once you get into the mechanism, in fact, the benefits become so evident that you cannot help but wonder why it&#8217;s not being applied to other teams and sectors.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">However, incredibly enough, surfing the Internet, you can find many examples of Agile method applied to development, but very few cases where it&#8217;s used within marketing teams.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><strong>That&#8217;s why I decided to join these pioneers and venture out on this unexplored green land to see how far you can go<\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Introducing Scrum into the Marketing Team&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Introducing Scrum into the Marketing team.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">If you\u2019re a software developer working into an Agile team, the following information will appear obvious to you<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(and,<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> probably, not exhaustive). If you are a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/blog\/o\/scaling-agile-less-scrum-adoption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scrum Master<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(especially<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> one of the two exceptional guys that work in my company and shall forgive me as they read these lines), you\u2019ll find several inaccuracies and maybe too many adjustments comparing to the Scrum book.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">On the other hand, if you are a marketer, hereunder you may find <strong>some useful tips to help you get stuff done through a framework that keeps your team&#8217;s members synchronized, flexible, transparent, and insanely productive<\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;How Scrum works&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>How Scrum works.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">I don\u2019t want to bore you with unnecessary details, but, in order to fully understand the real advantages deriving from the adoption of this approach, I think it&#8217;s essential to define some key terms and roles, and the main steps of the process.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 data-usually-unique-id=\"835519036724396569920272\">Stories, epics, sprints.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">At the heart of Scrum methodology, there are the backlog items, that we treat as<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-ldquo\">\u201c<strong>user<\/strong><\/span> <span class=\"thread-852948262505742758441665 attrcomment attrcommentfirst thread-852948262505742758441665-first author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><span class=\"comment-extra-inner-span\"><strong>stories<\/strong>\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">, just like our R&amp;D department.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">In fact, stories are nothing but the items that form the building blocks of a Sprint.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">They must be expressed in a few short sentences, following the pattern<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-quot\">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-quot\"><b>As<\/b><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><b> a<\/b><\/span><b> <\/b><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\"><b>(role)<\/b><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><b> I want<\/b><\/span><b> <\/b><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\"><b>(something)<\/b><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><b> so that<\/b><\/span><b> <\/b><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\"><b>(benefit)<\/b><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">&#8220;.<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> For example,<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-ldquo\">\u201cas<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> a salesperson, I want several use cases to be shared with partners so that they can remember <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Imagicle<\/a><\/strong> strength points when they talk to customers.\u201d In a nutshell, stories represent the stuff to do.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Whenever a story can&#8217;t fit in a Sprint, it becomes an <\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><b>Epic<\/b><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">, a big chunk of work with one common objective to be split into smaller stories.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">So, for example, in our team, we have Epics like<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-rdquo\">\u201dLaunch<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> a new website\u201d,<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-ldquo\">\u201cAdopt<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> a marketing automation tool\u201d or<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-ldquo\">\u201cNew<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> video series for applications\u201d, stories related to an Epic or free-standing stories<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(e.g.<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-ldquo\">\u201ccreate<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> the storyboard of new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/products\/call-recording\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Imagicle Call Recording<\/a><\/strong> video\u201d). Plus, a few small tasks that don&#8217;t require further subdivisions and act as a reminder for little activities to be carried out during the sprint<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(send<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> an email, update an image on the site, etc.).<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">I&#8217;ve been talked about the Sprint. If you work in an<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(Agile)<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> software company, I assume you know what it is. But just to be clear, <strong>the<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong> Sprint is a time-boxed unit of work in which the scrum team will deliver the Sprint goals<\/strong>. <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">The length of the Sprint may vary from 1 to 4 weeks.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">On our team, we&#8217;ve decided to set a Sprint length of 2 weeks, because a week seemed too short a time to carry out broader activities and to plan and reviews the Sprint. At the same time, activities that take more than two weeks are likely to become dispersed, while the team&#8217;s focus is likely to diminish.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Team roles&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Team Roles.<\/h2>\n<h3>Product Owner.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">As PO of the team, I\u2019m in charge of the backlog; so, first of all, I\u2019m responsible for sharing the vision and priorities with the team.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Ok Bernardo, but in practical terms, what do you do?\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Basically, I make sure that backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all members, and I prioritize the items in the backlog in order to produce the maximum value from the work of the team.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 data-usually-unique-id=\"567748006675933204886960\">Scrum Master.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">In Imagicle we\u2019re lucky: we have 2 amazing Scrum Masters.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">But, once again, what does a Scrum Master actually do?\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">As I like to joke, they are the evangelists of the Agile concept: they show us the way, and they make sure that we stick on it helping us to get the most from Agile approach.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><strong>A Scrum Master should manage Sprint Reviews, plan meetings, stand-ups, and grant the overall facilitation of the Scrum process<\/strong>. At Imagicle this is not always the case, since the Scrum Masters must also take care of some R&amp;D projects and other teams, but that is certainly the right direction.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Team members.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">All members of the marketing department<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(included<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> me) are part of the team and, as such, they contribute to the entire process described hereunder.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">To be clear, there&#8217;s nothing like a hierarchical relationship: <strong>we all are on the same level, and each of us contributes to getting the job done<\/strong>. The success of the team is everyone&#8217;s success, and so are the failures.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;50px||&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;The process&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>The Process.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 data-usually-unique-id=\"595125125691320453210753\">Backlog.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">The backlog includes all the Epics and Stories that we\u2019d like to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">With the approval of the Product Owner, every team member can put things in, taking inputs from several stakeholders or individuating new activities on his own. For example, after a meeting with a colleague of the Sales team, as a team member, I could add a story regarding a new demonstration video.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">It doesn&#8217;t matter how many stories you have in the backlog: at the beginning of each new Sprint, the most important ones will be at the top of the list, highlighting the first things to take care of.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 data-usually-unique-id=\"962487449979012606897232\">Sprint Review and Planning.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Every 2 weeks, on Monday morning, we have a meeting with the whole team to review the activities performed in the previous Sprint and plan the next ones.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">To be honest, the part dedicated to the review is quite informal and fast; we review the stories day by day as they are closed.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">We are aware that this isn&#8217;t the very best practice, but <\/span><span class=\" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znujgz76zz67zz122z75z68zz86zz82zz77z7ohz83z5z73zz79zuk0kv5z82z70430\">often<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> it\u2019s difficult to wait until the end of the Sprint to complete a story<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(think<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> to the several deadlines required to organize an event); in that case, we may need to perform the review during the ongoing Sprint, perhaps involving a relevant stakeholder.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">At the moment of the Sprint planning, instead, we analyze the leftovers of the previous Sprint and the existing backlog. The remaining activities are not necessarily included in the next Sprint:<strong> if they haven&#8217;t been completed, in fact, maybe they are not that compelling<\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">As I said before, the items at the top of the existing backlog are the most significant: so, we will start moving them in the upcoming Sprint. Also, we add new things based on what we learned in the last Sprint and\/or what came up from other stakeholders, until we reach the average velocity of our team.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><strong>The velocity is expressed by the number of story points that, on average, completed in the previous sprints<\/strong>. The story points are based on the Fibonacci Sequence<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(0,<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, etc), where every number after the first two is the sum of the previous couple of numbers. This sequence represents the complexity of the story transcending mere temporal metrics<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(humans<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> are quite bad at estimating effort, especially when complexity increases).<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">At this point, the sprint can start and everyone has a clear idea of what to do and when to do it.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><s><br \/>Stand up<\/s> meeting.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Scrum approach includes a meeting that takes place at the same time and place every working day, in which attendees typically participate while standing and talk about progress since the last stand-up, the anticipated work until the next one and any impediments, taking the opportunity to ask for help or collaborate.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Within Imagicle marketing team, we have translated this practice into an informal approach. We can do it over coffee, by phone or by videoconference at any time of the day, as long as we can provide others with a clear picture of the current status of the activities. <\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"smiling face with sunglasses\" src=\"https:\/\/paper.dropboxstatic.com\/static\/img\/ace\/emoji\/1f60e.png?version=3.1.2\" alt=\"smiling face with sunglasses\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" data-emoji-ch=\"\ud83d\ude0e\" \/><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5005 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog\/2019\/06\/IMG_3103-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Imagicle marketing team\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-usually-unique-id=\"972111782095030256432670\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>Tools.<\/h3>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Many tools in the market can help a team to become Agile.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">At Imagicle<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(not<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> only as marketing team), we&#8217;ve chosen <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/jira?&amp;aceid=&amp;adposition=1t1&amp;adgroup=57192346296&amp;campaign=1450305517&amp;creative=340052495699&amp;device=c&amp;keyword=jira%20software&amp;matchtype=e&amp;network=g&amp;placement=&amp;ds_kids=p34680757733&amp;ds_e=GOOGLE&amp;ds_eid=700000001558501&amp;ds_e1=GOOGLE&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwuqfoBRAEEiwAZErCshDLMTQlbCKgSzZBNy7dfZV52wvDk3OTQyqYYaTPafcMCkuYHlDibxoC8w4QAvD_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jira Software<\/a><\/strong>, the software development tool designed for Atlassian&#8217;s Agile team. It was born within the Software framework for the management of development teams, but over time it has also specialized in offering a series of<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-quot\">&#8220;Business&#8221;<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> type projects. These are essentially the Kanban boards responding to specific needs<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(such<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> as monitoring opportunities, recruitment, drafting docs, etc.) with accurate workflows.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\"thread-839753876693653187901499 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">As a marketing team, we prefer to use <\/span><span class=\"thread-839753876693653187901499 author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znujgz76zz67zz122z75z68zz86zz82zz77z7ohz83z5z73zz79zuk0kv5z82z70430\">Jira\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"thread-839753876693653187901499 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">classic software projects to take all the advantages of the tool like Sprints<\/span> <span class=\"thread-839753876693653187901499 author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znujgz76zz67zz122z75z68zz86zz82zz77z7ohz83z5z73zz79zuk0kv5z82z70430 h-lparen\">(not<\/span><span class=\"thread-839753876693653187901499 author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znujgz76zz67zz122z75z68zz86zz82zz77z7ohz83z5z73zz79zuk0kv5z82z70430\"> available by default in Jira\u2019s Business projects)<\/span><span class=\"thread-839753876693653187901499 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">, burndown\/velocity\/reports and, above all, the possibility to customize the tool based on our needs. Also, we add specific subtask items to track the task of our graphics agency. This way, <strong>we have a single pane of glass to visualize and control all our activities<\/strong>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5002 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog\/2019\/06\/Velocity_Chart-1024x814.png\" alt=\"Velocity_Chart\" width=\"1024\" height=\"814\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Outcomes&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Outcomes.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Probably, as a marketing team, we were already more Agile than we realized. We&#8217;ve always been highly responsive to market changes and customer needs, so much so that Agile came somewhat natural. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Anyway, while moving toward the philosophy and the<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-quot\">&#8220;rules&#8221;<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> of a proper \u00a0Agile approach, we had to change our mindset.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">By breaking our activities into smaller segments of work, prioritizing those tasks and working through them in a specific timeframe, we have succeeded in staying focused on the main tasks respecting an urgency scale that is renewed, and changes, with each Sprint.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Sprint by Sprint, we&#8217;re getting better at estimating each activity workload, we become more and more aware of our velocity. We know what we&#8217;re able to do and what needs to be postponed. Last but not least, all the team members are self-organized and happy.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Improvements&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Possible improvements and what&#8217;s next.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">This first experience is just a beginning, and we are aware there are many aspects to improve. After all, Agile itself requires continuous improvement based on everyday experience.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">First of all, we have to work on the transparency<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(one<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> of the most important Scrum principle) outside our team. The idea is to share our marketing dashboard with all stakeholders at the end of each Sprint together with the tasks accomplished, in order to keep them updated about what we&#8217;re doing and what we&#8217;re going to do.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">A further area of improvement concerns handling unplanned work during the Sprint. If you&#8217;re a marketer, you know what I&#8217;m talking about. It&#8217;s not unusual that during a 2 weeks Sprint a colleague from the sales dept., for example, asks for support on a presentation that came out of nowhere, or that your CEO requires you to stop doing whatever you&#8217;re doing to work on a specific opportunity. As my Scrum masters said, in the long run, this should impact on the velocity, but I think it&#8217;s better to learn how to measure the unplanned work and take the appropriate countermeasures.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Finally, in the past months, I&#8217;ve been very interested in a<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(quite)<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> new marketing field: Growth Hacking. Someone said that the term Growth Hacking is mainly used within startups, while Agile Marketing is the term used for enterprises. I&#8217;m quite sure this statement is wrong, but I found something similar in these two approaches, and I believe this relationship needs further investigation.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Perhaps in another post <\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" title=\"smiling face with smiling eyes\" src=\"https:\/\/paper.dropboxstatic.com\/static\/img\/ace\/emoji\/1f60a.png?version=3.1.2\" alt=\"smiling face with smiling eyes\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" data-emoji-ch=\"\ud83d\ude0a\" \/><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #00b7f1;\"><strong>#stayimagicle<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; height=&#8221;50px&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;takeaways&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Agile marketing is an effective way to structure your team and refine the way you organize your daily work. It promotes <strong>adaptive planning, continuous improvement, and encourages a flexible response to change<\/strong>. Before you know, you&#8217;ll be able to improve communications and team cohesion and continually adjust to achieve the greatest result, thus <strong>improving customer satisfaction<\/strong> and your overall efficiency.<br \/>The only, simple truth is that <strong>Scrum makes sense<\/strong>.<br \/>That&#8217;s why you&#8217;ll end up loving it.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_sidebar area=&#8221;et_pb_widget_area_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.12&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_sidebar][et_pb_comments show_count=&#8221;off&#8221; module_id=&#8221;imaPostComments&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.16&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; header_text_color=&#8221;#bd557c&#8221; form_field_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; form_field_font_size=&#8221;14px&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;12px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#1bbbe9&#8243; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;VAGRoundedStd-Light|||on|||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;50px||0px|&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;51&#8243; header_line_height_tablet=&#8221;2&#8243; custom_css_submit_button=&#8221;padding:6px 30px 4px 30px!important;||&#8221; button_border_color_hover=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_border_radius_hover=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_bg_color_hover=&#8221;#00b996&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; button_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_text_size__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_text_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_width__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_border_color__hover=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_border_radius__hover=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_bg_color__hover=&#8221;#00b996&#8243; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover=&#8221;null&#8221;][\/et_pb_comments][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scrum is a useful approach to help marketing teams identify and focus their efforts on high-value activities and improve the results over time. 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Designed initially for complex software development projects, <strong>Scrum<\/strong> is also a useful approach to help marketing teams identify and focus their efforts on high-value activities and continuously improve the results over time. In this post, you'll find out <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #00568e;\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">step by step <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #00568e;\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">how to use <strong>Agile marketing<\/strong> to increase transparency and efficiency, and build a marketing team that delivers results<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(and<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> actually rocks!).<\/span><\/span><\/h2><p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=\"off\" height=\"50px\" _builder_version=\"3.17.6\"][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Agile Marketing\" _builder_version=\"3.21.1\"]<\/p><div><h1 data-usually-unique-id=\"772803614596124443308809\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1; font-size: xx-large;\">Agile Marketing.<\/span><\/h1><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Have you ever heard the saying<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-quot\">\"constant<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> dropping wears away a stone\"?\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Well, this is what happened to me while working in a company where the R&D department never stops talking about <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.imagicle.com\/agile-software-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Agile methodology<\/a><\/strong>: slowly, day by day, my curiosity has grown. \u00a0<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">After months watching groups of people<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/blog\/o\/tech-inside-agile-software-development-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> stand at the beginning of each morning<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(don't<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> worry, I don't see through walls: we work in an open space) talking about story points, backlog, stories, sprints, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.imagicle.com\/agile-retrospective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">retrospectives<\/a><\/strong>, epics, etc., my exploratory spirit could no longer resist.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">So, after a quick search on Google and a bunch of questions to my colleagues, I started connecting the dots until the painting became clearer.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Then, as I became more and more familiar with Scrum, I started to understand why many companies have dropped the waterfall methodology in favor of this software development model.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Once you get into the mechanism, in fact, the benefits become so evident that you cannot help but wonder why it's not being applied to other teams and sectors.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">However, incredibly enough, surfing the Internet, you can find many examples of Agile method applied to development, but very few cases where it's used within marketing teams.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><strong>That's why I decided to join these pioneers and venture out on this unexplored green land to see how far you can go<\/strong>.<\/span><\/div><p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=\"off\" height=\"50px\" _builder_version=\"3.17.6\"][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Introducing Scrum into the Marketing Team\" _builder_version=\"3.21.1\"]<\/p><div><h1 data-usually-unique-id=\"850011518115745633534625\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1; font-size: xx-large;\">Introducing Scrum into the Marketing team.<\/span><\/h1><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">If you\u2019re a software developer working into an Agile team, the following information will appear obvious to you<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(and,<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> probably, not exhaustive). If you are a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.imagicle.com\/large-scale-scrum-framework\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scrum Master<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(especially<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> one of the two exceptional guys that work in my company and shall forgive me as they read these lines), you\u2019ll find several inaccuracies and maybe too many adjustments comparing to the Scrum book.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">On the other hand, if you are a marketer, hereunder you may find <strong>some useful tips to help you get stuff done through a framework that keeps your team's members synchronized, flexible, transparent and insanely productive<\/strong>.<\/span><\/div><p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=\"off\" height=\"50px\" _builder_version=\"3.17.6\"][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=\"How Scrum works\" _builder_version=\"3.21.1\"]<\/p><div><h1 data-usually-unique-id=\"885953756395271257274524\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1; font-size: xx-large;\">How Scrum works.<\/span><\/h1><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">I don\u2019t want to bore you with unnecessary details, but, in order to fully understand the real advantages deriving from the adoption of this approach, I think it's essential to define some key terms and roles, and the main steps of the process.<\/span><\/div><div><h2 data-usually-unique-id=\"835519036724396569920272\">\u00a0<\/h2><h2 data-usually-unique-id=\"835519036724396569920272\"><span style=\"color: #00b7f1;\"><span class=\" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znujgz76zz67zz122z75z68zz86zz82zz77z7ohz83z5z73zz79zuk0kv5z82z70430\">Stories, <\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">e<\/span><span class=\" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znujgz76zz67zz122z75z68zz86zz82zz77z7ohz83z5z73zz79zuk0kv5z82z70430\">pics<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">, s<\/span><span class=\" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znujgz76zz67zz122z75z68zz86zz82zz77z7ohz83z5z73zz79zuk0kv5z82z70430\">prints<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">.<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">At the heart of Scrum methodology, there are the backlog items, that we treat as<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-ldquo\">\u201c<strong>user<\/strong><\/span> <span class=\"thread-852948262505742758441665 attrcomment attrcommentfirst thread-852948262505742758441665-first author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><span class=\"comment-extra-inner-span\"><strong>stories<\/strong>\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">, just like our R&D department.<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">In fact, stories are nothing but the items that form the building blocks of a Sprint.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">They must be expressed in a few short sentences, following the pattern<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-quot\">\"<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-quot\"><b>As<\/b><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><b> a<\/b><\/span><b> <\/b><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\"><b>(role)<\/b><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><b> I want<\/b><\/span><b> <\/b><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\"><b>(something)<\/b><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><b> so that<\/b><\/span><b> <\/b><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\"><b>(benefit)<\/b><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">\".<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> For example,<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-ldquo\">\u201cas<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> a salesperson, I want several use cases to be shared with partners so that they can remember <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Imagicle<\/a><\/strong> strength points when they talk to customers.\u201d In a nutshell, stories represent the stuff to do.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Whenever a story can't fit in a Sprint, it becomes an <\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><b>Epic<\/b><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">, a big chunk of work with one common objective to be split into smaller stories.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">So, for example, in our team, we have Epics like<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-rdquo\">\u201dLaunch<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> a new website\u201d,<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-ldquo\">\u201cAdopt<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> a marketing automation tool\u201d or<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-ldquo\">\u201cNew<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> video series for applications\u201d, stories related to an Epic or free-standing stories<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(e.g.<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-ldquo\">\u201ccreate<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> the storyboard of new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/products\/call-recording\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Imagicle Call Recording<\/a><\/strong> video\u201d). Plus, a few small tasks that don't require further subdivisions and act as a reminder for little activities to be carried out during the sprint<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(send<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> an email, update an image on the site, etc.).<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">I've been talked about the Sprint. If you work in an<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(Agile)<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> software company, I assume you know what it is. But just to be clear, <strong>the<\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong> Sprint is a time-boxed unit of work in which the scrum team will deliver the Sprint goals<\/strong>. <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">The length of the Sprint may vary from 1 to 4 weeks.<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">On our team, we've decided to set a Sprint length of 2 weeks, because a week seemed too short a time to carry out broader activities and to plan and reviews the Sprint. At the same time, activities that take more than two weeks are likely to become dispersed, while the team's focus is likely to diminish.<\/span><\/div><p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=\"off\" height=\"50px\" _builder_version=\"3.17.6\"][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Team roles\" _builder_version=\"3.21.1\"]<\/p><div><h1 data-usually-unique-id=\"406249464022750599436642\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1; font-size: xx-large;\">Team Roles.<\/span><\/h1><\/div><div><h2 data-usually-unique-id=\"264062301715685845388610\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1;\">Product Owner.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">As PO of the team, I\u2019m in charge of the backlog; so, first of all, I\u2019m responsible for sharing the vision and priorities with the team.<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Ok Bernardo, but in practical terms, what do you do?\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Basically, I make sure that backlog is visible, transparent, and clear to all members, and I prioritize the items in the backlog in order to produce the maximum value from the work of the team.<\/span><\/div><div><h2 data-usually-unique-id=\"567748006675933204886960\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1;\"><br \/>Scrum Master.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">In Imagicle we\u2019re lucky: we have 2 amazing Scrum Masters<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(you<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> can learn more about them <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.imagicle.com\/author\/loris-pozzobonimagicle-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.imagicle.com\/author\/riccardo-vivianiimagicle-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/strong>).\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">But, once again, what does a Scrum Master actually do?\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">As I like to joke, they are the evangelists of the Agile concept: they show us the way, and they make sure that we stick on it helping us to get the most from Agile approach.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><strong>A Scrum Master should manage Sprint Reviews, plan meetings, stand-ups, and grant the overall facilitation of the Scrum process<\/strong>. At Imagicle this is not always the case, since the Scrum Masters must also take care of some R&D projects and other teams, but that is certainly the right direction.<\/span><\/div><div><h2 data-usually-unique-id=\"585489813281656200665795\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1;\"><br \/>Team members.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">All members of the marketing department<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(included<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> me) are part of the team and, as such, they contribute to the entire process described hereunder<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(by<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> the way, we\u2019re looking for new talents to join our team...Take a look <\/span><strong><span class=\"attrlink url author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><a class=\"attrlink\" href=\"https:\/\/imagicle.hire.trakstar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" data-target-href=\"https:\/\/imagicle.hire.trakstar.com\/\">here<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">!).<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">To be clear, there's nothing like a hierarchical relationship: <strong>we all are on the same level, and each of us contributes to getting the job done<\/strong>. The success of the team is everyone's success, and so are the failures.<\/span><\/div><p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_margin=\"50px||\" _builder_version=\"3.21.1\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.21.1\"][et_pb_text admin_label=\"The process\" _builder_version=\"3.21.1\"]<\/p><div><h1 data-usually-unique-id=\"643197933435868194859409\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1; font-size: xx-large;\">The Process.<\/span><\/h1><\/div><div><h2 data-usually-unique-id=\"595125125691320453210753\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1;\">Backlog.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">The backlog includes all the Epics and Stories that we\u2019d like to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">With the approval of the Product Owner, every team member can put things in, taking inputs from several stakeholders or individuating new activities on his own. For example, after a meeting with a colleague of the Sales team, as a team member, I could add a story regarding a new demonstration video.<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">It doesn't matter how many stories you have in the backlog: at the beginning of each new Sprint, the most important ones will be at the top of the list, highlighting the first things to take care of.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><h2 data-usually-unique-id=\"962487449979012606897232\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1;\">Sprint Review and Planning.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Every 2 weeks, on Monday morning, we have a meeting with the whole team to review the activities performed in the previous Sprint and plan the next ones.<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">To be honest, the part dedicated to the review is quite informal and fast; we review the stories day by day as they are closed.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">We are aware that this isn't the very best practice, but <\/span><span class=\" author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znujgz76zz67zz122z75z68zz86zz82zz77z7ohz83z5z73zz79zuk0kv5z82z70430\">often<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> it\u2019s difficult to wait until the end of the Sprint to complete a story<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(think<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> to the several deadlines required to organize an event); in that case, we may need to perform the review during the ongoing Sprint, perhaps involving a relevant stakeholder.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">At the moment of the Sprint planning, instead, we analyze the leftovers of the previous Sprint and the existing backlog. The remaining activities are not necessarily included in the next Sprint:<strong> if they haven't been completed, in fact, maybe they are not that compelling<\/strong>.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">As I said before, the items at the top of the existing backlog are the most significant: so, we will start moving them in the upcoming Sprint. Also, we add new things based on what we learned in the last Sprint and\/or what came up from other stakeholders, until we reach the average velocity of our team.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><strong>The velocity is expressed by the number of story points that, on average, completed in the previous sprints<\/strong>. The story points are based on the Fibonacci Sequence<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(0,<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, etc), where every number after the first two is the sum of the previous couple of numbers. This sequence represents the complexity of the story transcending mere temporal metrics<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(humans<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> are quite bad at estimating effort, especially when complexity increases).<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">At this point, the sprint can start and everyone has a clear idea of what to do and when to do it.<\/span><\/div><div><h2 data-usually-unique-id=\"615382686994069974876735\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><s><br \/><span style=\"color: #00b7f1;\">Stand up<\/span><\/s><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1;\"> meeting.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Scrum approach includes a meeting that takes place at the same time and place every working day, in which attendees typically participate while standing and talk about progress since the last stand-up, the anticipated work until the next one and any impediments, taking the opportunity to ask for help or collaborate.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Within Imagicle marketing team, we have translated this practice into an informal approach. We can do it over coffee, by phone or by videoconference at any time of the day, as long as we can provide others with a clear picture of the current status of the activities. <\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><img class=\"\" title=\"smiling face with sunglasses\" src=\"https:\/\/paper.dropboxstatic.com\/static\/img\/ace\/emoji\/1f60e.png?version=3.1.2\" alt=\"smiling face with sunglasses\" width=\"19\" height=\"19\" data-emoji-ch=\"\ud83d\ude0e\" \/><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><p><img class=\"wp-image-5005 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog\/2019\/06\/IMG_3103-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Imagicle marketing team\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p><\/div><div><h2 data-usually-unique-id=\"972111782095030256432670\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1;\"><br \/>Tools.<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Many tools in the market can help a team to become Agile.<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">At Imagicle<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(not<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> only as marketing team), we've chosen <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlassian.com\/software\/jira?&aceid=&adposition=1t1&adgroup=57192346296&campaign=1450305517&creative=340052495699&device=c&keyword=jira%20software&matchtype=e&network=g&placement=&ds_kids=p34680757733&ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_eid=700000001558501&ds_e1=GOOGLE&gclid=CjwKCAjwuqfoBRAEEiwAZErCshDLMTQlbCKgSzZBNy7dfZV52wvDk3OTQyqYYaTPafcMCkuYHlDibxoC8w4QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jira Software<\/a><\/strong>, the software development tool designed for Atlassian's Agile team. It was born within the Software framework for the management of development teams, but over time it has also specialized in offering a series of<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-quot\">\"Business\"<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> type projects. These are essentially the Kanban boards responding to specific needs<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(such<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> as monitoring opportunities, recruitment, drafting docs, etc.) with accurate workflows.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\"thread-839753876693653187901499 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">As a marketing team, we prefer to use <\/span><span class=\"thread-839753876693653187901499 author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znujgz76zz67zz122z75z68zz86zz82zz77z7ohz83z5z73zz79zuk0kv5z82z70430\">Jira\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"thread-839753876693653187901499 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">classic software projects to take all the advantages of the tool like Sprints<\/span> <span class=\"thread-839753876693653187901499 author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znujgz76zz67zz122z75z68zz86zz82zz77z7ohz83z5z73zz79zuk0kv5z82z70430 h-lparen\">(not<\/span><span class=\"thread-839753876693653187901499 author-d-4z65zz66zl57z75zyiz66zfr2fz87zwz89znujgz76zz67zz122z75z68zz86zz82zz77z7ohz83z5z73zz79zuk0kv5z82z70430\"> available by default in Jira\u2019s Business projects)<\/span><span class=\"thread-839753876693653187901499 author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">, burndown\/velocity\/reports and, above all, the possibility to customize the tool based on our needs. Also, we add specific subtask items to track the task of our graphics agency. This way, <strong>we have a single pane of glass to visualize and control all our activities<\/strong>.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>[caption id=\"attachment_5002\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-5002 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/blog\/2019\/06\/Velocity_Chart-1024x814.png\" alt=\"Velocity_Chart\" width=\"1024\" height=\"814\" \/> Velocity_Chart[\/caption]<\/div><p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=\"off\" height=\"50px\" _builder_version=\"3.17.6\"][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Outcomes\" _builder_version=\"3.21.1\"]<\/p><div><h1 data-usually-unique-id=\"918863272912317658126552\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1; font-size: xx-large;\">Outcomes.<\/span><\/h1><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Probably, as a marketing team, we were already more Agile than we realized. We've always been highly responsive to market changes and customer needs, so much so that Agile came somewhat natural. \u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Anyway, while moving toward the philosophy and the<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-quot\">\"rules\"<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> of a proper \u00a0Agile approach, we had to change our mindset.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">By breaking our activities into smaller segments of work, prioritizing those tasks and working through them in a specific timeframe, we have succeeded in staying focused on the main tasks respecting an urgency scale that is renewed, and changes, with each Sprint.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Sprint by Sprint, we're getting better at estimating each activity workload, we become more and more aware of our velocity. We know what we're able to do and what needs to be postponed. Last but not least, all the team members are self-organized and happy<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(as<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> I said above, we're looking for new talents that help us to speed up...take a look at our <\/span><strong><span class=\"attrlink url author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><a class=\"attrlink\" href=\"https:\/\/imagicle.hire.trakstar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" data-target-href=\"https:\/\/imagicle.hire.trakstar.com\/\">openings<\/a><\/span><\/strong><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">).<\/span><\/div><p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=\"off\" height=\"50px\" _builder_version=\"3.17.6\"][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=\"Improvements\" _builder_version=\"3.21.1\"]<\/p><div><h1 data-usually-unique-id=\"509631577143262492422481\"><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\" style=\"color: #00b7f1; font-size: xx-large;\">Possible improvements and what's next.<\/span><\/h1><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">This first experience is just a beginning, and we are aware there are many aspects to improve. After all, Agile itself requires continuous improvement based on everyday experience.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">First of all, we have to work on the transparency<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(one<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> of the most important Scrum principle) outside our team. The idea is to share our marketing dashboard with all stakeholders at the end of each Sprint together with the tasks accomplished, in order to keep them updated about what we're doing and what we're going to do.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">A further area of improvement concerns handling unplanned work during the Sprint. If you're a marketer, you know what I'm talking about. It's not unusual that during a 2 weeks Sprint a colleague from the sales dept., for example, asks for support on a presentation that came out of nowhere, or that your CEO requires you to stop doing whatever you're doing to work on a specific opportunity. As my Scrum masters said, in the long run, this should impact on the velocity, but I think it's better to learn how to measure the unplanned work and take the appropriate countermeasures.<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Finally, in the past months, I've been very interested in a<\/span> <span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z h-lparen\">(quite)<\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"> new marketing field: Growth Hacking. Someone said that the term Growth Hacking is mainly used within startups, while Agile Marketing is the term used for enterprises. I'm quite sure this statement is wrong, but I found something similar in these two approaches, and I believe this relationship needs further investigation.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Perhaps in another post <\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\"><img class=\"\" title=\"smiling face with smiling eyes\" src=\"https:\/\/paper.dropboxstatic.com\/static\/img\/ace\/emoji\/1f60a.png?version=3.1.2\" alt=\"smiling face with smiling eyes\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" data-emoji-ch=\"\ud83d\ude0a\" \/><\/span><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">I'm happy to reply to any of your questions or suggestions on this topic.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><div><span class=\" author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qovvlz122zrz69zz71zx7z84zz71zsz84zg0z81zz72zyssnz75zdtz79zz84zz74zz83zmz87zz84zz87z\">Drop a comment below, I'll come back to you!<\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: #00b7f1;\"><strong>#stayimagicle<\/strong><\/span><\/div><p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider show_divider=\"off\" height=\"50px\" _builder_version=\"3.17.6\"][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=\"takeaways\" _builder_version=\"3.21.1\"]<\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #00568e;\">Agile marketing is an effective way to structure your team and refine the way you organize your daily work. It promotes <strong>adaptive planning, continuous improvement, and encourages a flexible response to change<\/strong>. Before you know, you'll be able to improve communications and team cohesion and continually adjust to achieve the greatest result, thus <strong>improving customer satisfaction<\/strong> and your overall efficiency.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #00568e;\">The only, simple truth is that <strong>Scrum makes sense<\/strong>.<br \/>That's why you'll end up loving it.<\/span><\/h2><p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_sidebar area=\"et_pb_widget_area_2\" _builder_version=\"3.12\" custom_margin=\"0px|||\" custom_padding=\"0px|||\"][\/et_pb_sidebar][et_pb_comments show_count=\"off\" module_id=\"imaPostComments\" _builder_version=\"3.16\" header_level=\"h2\" header_text_color=\"#bd557c\" header_font_size_tablet=\"51\" header_line_height_tablet=\"2\" form_field_text_align=\"left\" form_field_font_size=\"14px\" custom_button=\"on\" button_text_size=\"12px\" button_text_color=\"#ffffff\" button_bg_color=\"#1bbbe9\" button_border_width=\"0px\" button_border_radius=\"0px\" button_letter_spacing=\"1px\" button_font=\"VAGRoundedStd-Light|||on|||||\" button_use_icon=\"off\" button_alignment=\"left\" text_orientation=\"left\" max_width=\"90%\" max_width_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" module_alignment=\"center\" custom_margin=\"50px||0px|\" custom_margin_last_edited=\"on|desktop\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px|\" custom_css_submit_button=\"padding:6px 30px 4px 30px!important;||\" button_border_color_hover=\"#ffffff\" button_border_radius_hover=\"0px\" button_bg_color_hover=\"#00b996\" global_module=\"1244\" saved_tabs=\"all\" button_text_size__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_text_size__hover=\"null\" button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_one_text_size__hover=\"null\" button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_two_text_size__hover=\"null\" button_text_color__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_text_color__hover=\"null\" button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_one_text_color__hover=\"null\" button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_two_text_color__hover=\"null\" button_border_width__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_border_width__hover=\"null\" button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_one_border_width__hover=\"null\" button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_two_border_width__hover=\"null\" button_border_color__hover_enabled=\"on\" button_border_color__hover=\"#ffffff\" button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_one_border_color__hover=\"null\" button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_two_border_color__hover=\"null\" button_border_radius__hover_enabled=\"on\" button_border_radius__hover=\"0px\" button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_one_border_radius__hover=\"null\" button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_two_border_radius__hover=\"null\" button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_letter_spacing__hover=\"null\" button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_one_letter_spacing__hover=\"null\" button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_two_letter_spacing__hover=\"null\" button_bg_color__hover_enabled=\"on\" button_bg_color__hover=\"#00b996\" button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_one_bg_color__hover=\"null\" button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=\"off\" button_two_bg_color__hover=\"null\"]<\/p><p>[\/et_pb_comments][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[7029],"tags":[],"tax_people":[],"tax_blog":[119],"tax_labels":[393],"class_list":["post-11471","cpt_blog","type-cpt_blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people-culture","tax_blog-agile-marketing","tax_labels-tech-specs"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_blog\/11471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cpt_blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cpt_blog"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11471"},{"taxonomy":"tax_people","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tax_people?post=11471"},{"taxonomy":"tax_blog","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tax_blog?post=11471"},{"taxonomy":"tax_labels","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.imagicle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tax_labels?post=11471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}