They were anxiously awaiting the start of the 10:00 a.m. meeting. All crammed into the testing lab; five to nine people at each workstation, 12 teams in all. They had worked hard all sprint, 30 days of figuring out how a third-party application would integrate with theirs, the ins and outs of differing roles and permissions models, two sets of business rules from two different systems that didn't always jibe. They were excited, nervous, and a bit fearful about unveiling their findings to the rest of the company. It was their third sprint review and they were getting closer to a marketable release. It was time to show the world what they had done.
The clock struck 10, and with a room full of support and services staff, managers from sales and training departments, executives, and even a few customers, the ScrumMasters sprang into action. They introduced the purpose of the sprint review, quickly gave a rundown of the features each team would...