Marina Lazovic

Marina Lazovic, a Scrum Master and Kanban Trainer from Belgrade, shares insights from nearly a decade in the IT industry. She emphasizes that while product skills matter, leadership abilities set great Product Owners apart. Key topics include the importance of empathy, accessibility, and leading by example to foster team trust. Marina also highlights the consequences of POs not understanding their team's dynamics and offers strategies for improving communication and support, ultimately enhancing collaboration and productivity.

Marina Lazovic, a Scrum Master and Kanban Trainer from Belgrade with nearly a decade in IT, shares her insights on measuring Agile team success through stable delivery flow. She highlights how her views on delivery optimization have evolved, emphasizing that true success is about supporting teams to deliver effectively. Marina discusses the importance of defining 'delivery' within teams, using the 'circle of influence' to identify actionable improvements. She also advocates for the Lean Coffee retrospective format for its simplicity and focus on what truly matters.

Marina Lazovic, a Scrum Master and Kanban Trainer from Belgrade, shares her experience with introducing data-driven decision-making to Agile teams. She emphasizes starting with basic metrics like velocity, gradually moving to more complex data points. Marina discusses how to foster open conversations around data to uncover hidden issues, enabling self-driven solutions within teams. Her focus on simplicity and collaboration helps teams leverage historical data for better sprint planning, ultimately overcoming skepticism about data use in Agile.