Description
A Best Practices Board displays the best ideas, work products, and lessons learned from one or more agile teams, functional group, or manager for the benefit of the entire agile community. Best practices are harvested from retrospectives conducted by agile teams, functional groups, and the enterprise. Defined criteria are used to select best practices that are truly “best in class.” Someone is assigned the accountability for posting and maintaining best practices on a physical or virtual board. The Best Practices Board is located in an area that is accessible to all members of the agile community. This could be a white board in a common area, a filterable list in a tool or wiki page, or a large digital screen in each team area.
Typical Roles
Agile Leader
Team Member
Scrum Master
Desired Behaviors
- 1.
Determine optimal locations for Best Practices Boards. Ensure that they are in common areas where all teams and groups can access them.
- 2.
Assign at least one person with the role and accountability for updating each Best Practices Board.
- 3.
Communicate the criteria for best practices to all team members and ensure that they are understood.
- 4.
Develop expectations for when best practices are shared, and at what frequency.
- 5.
Ensure that all team members review the relevant Best Practices Boards prior to each project kickoff.
- 6.
Monitor Best Practices Boards to ensure that they meet the established criteria, contain current information, and are used by projects and groups.
- 7.
Team members know where the Best Practices Board is located, and they review it periodically and when initiating new projects.