Joel Bancroft-Connors, Author at Applied Frameworks

About Joel Bancroft-Connors

Joel Bancroft-Connors is a Principal Consultant at Applied Frameworks. His passion is to unlock and maximize the inner potential of others. He believes his roots in customer service, and its singular focus on serving the customer is where his enthusiasm for Agile comes from. In the classroom, Joel combines his passion to unlock the potential of others with decades of theater and game design experience to create engaging workshops for the participants. By leveraging his unique background, Joel can explain Scrum and Agile concepts in a way that ensures learners can immediately apply them to their professional lives. When he is not teaching, he spends time with his family in the Pacific Northwest. Read Full Bio

Agile Metrics: 5 Principles for Responsible Use

By Joel Bancroft-Connors|2020-07-02T08:44:28-04:00June 22nd, 2020|Process, Webinars|

Selecting the wrong Agile metrics can actually block improvement — or make matters worse. Keep these five principles in mind when choosing metrics for retrospective improvement and forecasting.

Agile Metrics: 4 Balanced KPIs to Measure Success

By Joel Bancroft-Connors|2020-06-04T04:00:26-04:00May 1st, 2020|Frameworks|

A breakdown of the only 4 metrics agile teams need to succeed: Cycle Time, Escaped Defect Rate, Planned-to-Done Ratio and Happiness Metric.

Tips for Taking the Scrum Master Exam

By Joel Bancroft-Connors|2020-03-25T14:31:43-04:00February 26th, 2020|Training|

Test anxiety is a real thing — but preparation helps. In this article you'll learn what’s on the Certified Scrum Master exam, how it's organized, and how to prepare. Relax, you got this.

Oceans of Plastics – Scrum Gathering Austin Report

By Joel Bancroft-Connors|2020-03-26T12:45:41-04:00June 6th, 2019|Frameworks, News|

At the 2019 Global Scrum Gathering Applied Frameworks introduced attendee to our Oceans of Plastics problem. The principle behind using frameworks at the Scrum Gathering was to apply the unique skills and knowledge we possess to solve challenging social problems. At the conference we engaged with hundreds of participants to ...
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