{"id":4452,"date":"2016-07-21T00:01:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T04:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/?p=4452"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:33:08","slug":"agile-facilitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/agile-facilitation\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Reasons Why Agile Facilitation Provides a Powerful Mindset for Various Frameworks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>We love Agile and an Agile mindset. You should too.<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For most of you, some version of Agile methodology will replace or at least substitute for waterfall SDLC (software development life-cycle) and PDLC (product development life-cycle). For many of you, it already has. &#8216;Agile&#8217; and &#8216;facilitation&#8217; are terms so intertwined, that they are nearly redundant and remarkably powerful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/powerful-facilitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">An Agile mindset<\/a> compelled us to become Registered Educational Providers through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scrumalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scrum Alliance<\/a>. Therefore, alumni of our <span class=\"s1\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260106090117\/https:\/\/mgrush.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MGR<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">USH<\/span><\/a> <\/em><\/span>workshops may now receive up to 40 SEUs (Scrum Educational Units). Here\u2019s why.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Roles, artifacts, and ceremonies align wholeheartedly with our instruction about meeting consciousness (understanding <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/powerful-facilitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">responsibilities<\/a>), competence (managing artifacts), and <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/scrum-master-facilitator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confidence<\/a> (facilitating events).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AgileFacilitation.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4454\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11218 size-medium alignright\" title=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/21\/agile-facilitation\/ \" src=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AgileFacilitation-300x241.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AgileFacilitation-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/AgileFacilitation.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Both Agile and<i>\u00a0<\/i><span class=\"s1\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260106090117\/https:\/\/mgrush.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MGR<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">USH<\/span><\/a> <\/em><\/span>structured facilitation stress the importance of rapid planning. We call it the WHY before the WHAT before the <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/decision-quality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HOW<\/a>. Agile notes three levels of planning sessions, for Agile teams. Therefore, we roughly approximate below with traditional Business Planning. With the conviction that \u201cIndividuals and interactions over processes and tools\u201d (Agile Manifesto, 2001), consensual planning becomes essential.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino;\">Facilitation Planning Sessions<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<table style=\"height: 79px; width: 410px;\" width=\"291\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 182.628677px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Business Planning<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 210.404404px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Agile Rapid Planning<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 182.628677px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\">Strategy<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 210.404404px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\">Release<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 182.628677px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\">Portfolio<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 210.404404px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\">Sprint<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 182.628677px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\">Product<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 210.404404px;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Book Antiqua', Palatino; font-size: 14pt;\">Daily<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The increasing resolution behind different levels of \u2018requirements\u2019 speaks loudly to the\u00a0<span class=\"s1\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260106090117\/https:\/\/mgrush.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MGR<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">USH<\/span><\/a> <\/em><\/span>preference, to start broad and work narrow. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/smart-measures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prioritization<\/a> Tools<\/em> in<i> <span class=\"s1\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260106090117\/https:\/\/mgrush.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MGR<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">USH<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/i>\u00a0have long promoted CRUD, <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/facilitate-prioritization\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MoSCoW<\/a>, Story Sizing and other recommended Agile steps. Additionally, we recommend building user stories using the <span class=\"s1\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260106090117\/https:\/\/mgrush.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MGR<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">USH<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/purpose-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Purpose Tool<\/a>, whereby . . .<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">. . . important because . . . \u00a0 \u00a0so that\u00a0. . .<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Agile supports stress-tested workshops such as Release Planning agendas that virtually ensure success. Meetings, even Daily Scrums, embrace rules to ensure that everyone gets done faster. Remember, you don\u2019t have to have rules. However, without structure the terms \u2018discussion\u2019, \u2018percussion\u2019, and \u2018concussion\u2019 remain closely related.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Life cycle meetings such as a <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/design-sprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Design Review<\/a> encourage the participation of necessary roles, without the redundancy of too many people (7 plus or minus 2) or the gap of missing stakeholders. <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/scrum-facilitation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Retrospectives<\/a> follow our established <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/facilitate-speakers-conferences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Content Management<\/a> tool with the three-question method leading to changes for the next sprint or release.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Significant meetings such as Planning, Design Review, Pre-Planning, Final UAT, and Iteration Retrospectives are structured by clearly defined deliverables from each step in the agenda. We love that because it is easy to lead when you know where you are going. Perhaps most importantly the Agile Community understands the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/definition-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">operational definitions<\/a>. Critical terms such as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/executive-presence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DONE<\/a>\u201d are clearly defined and not subject to non-productive arguments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Finally, Agile facilitation encourages scenario development and visual support to galvanize consensus. Process or Activity Diagrams, Wireframes, Mockups, Clear Criteria, and Specifications by Example are all encouraged, if not mandated.\u00a0<em><strong>Love it.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>______<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Don\u2019t ruin your career by hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/bad-meetings\/\">bad meetings<\/a>. Sign up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/public-facilitation-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workshop<\/a> or send this to someone who should. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260106090117\/https:\/\/mgrush.com\/\">MGR<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">USH<\/span><\/a><\/em> workshops focus on meeting design and practice. Each person practices tools, methods, and activities daily during the week. 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