scrumdevelopment : Message: Targets, incentives and rewards with SCRUM.

Hi everyone,

When using the SCRUM process, what targets can one set in order to offer performance incentives to the team? If I want to tell my team “if you achieve <X> target in this sprint, you all get a lollipop”, what would that <X> be? I imagine it would be the sprint goals we set at the beginning, but if anyone has any other suggestions, I’d love to hear it.

Thanks,

-/renji

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Hi everyone, When using the SCRUM process, what targets can one set in order to offer performance incentives to the team? If I want to tell my team "if you ...

Renji Panicker
renjipanicker

Jun 30, 2006
2:46 am

As a SCRUM team member myself, I can tell you, I've always wanted a pony......

Scott Zibble
scott_zibble

Jun 30, 2006
2:52 am

... Why do you feel the need to offer incentives? Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com It's easy to have a complicated idea. It's very very hard to have a simple...

Ron Jeffries
RonaldEJeffries

Jun 30, 2006
3:39 am

By associating an incentive with a particular goal, the risk is that you are subtly (but nonetheless effectively) reverting back into the ...

Pete Deemer
petedeemer

Jun 30, 2006
5:20 am

... performance incentives to the team? "One" cannot set targets for a Scrum team, the team sets them itself. The idea behind the question seems to go against...

Paul Hopkins
ph68723

Jul 1, 2006
8:23 pm

... Strictly speaking that is not correct. Every Self-organised system, has so called attractors. See: http://www.calresco.org/sos/sosfaq.htm#2.8 They can be...

David H.
darianlanx

Jul 1, 2006
11:03 pm

... I think a good attractor for an Agile team probably should be along the lines of "make the customer happy". Setting such a target certainly is a good...

Ilja Preuss
ipreussde

Jul 3, 2006
1:56 pm

There are already incentives set if you achieve the sprint goal for example: A valuable team member Comraderie (Espirit De Corps) Fun Part of a successfull...

scrum@...

Jun 30, 2006
6:29 am

Hi, In addition to the comments above (or below depending on how you read this!), I'd say if this is something the TEAM wants.... the Scrum Master should talk...

Michael Vizdos
mikev_work

Jun 30, 2006
11:18 am

... I agree as well. Just because you think it is a good idea does not make it a motivator for the team all of a sudden. Human perception is something that is...

David H.
darianlanx

Jun 30, 2006
11:25 am

... Another thing to keep in mind is that extrinsic motivation typically is in violent conflict with intrinsic motivation. That is, if your team already is...

Ilja Preuss
ipreussde

Jun 30, 2006
11:57 am

For a different perspective on this discuss see Darin Cummins paper "The Developement Game" [1]. Darin used a competition within the cooperative process to...

Mark Levison
marklevison

Jul 4, 2006
7:05 pm

for those interested in reading this paper, it's at http://www.agiledevelopmentconference.com/files/XR4-2.pdf I'd be interested in what others think, but this...

Pete Deemer
petedeemer

Jul 5, 2006
2:33 am

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