7 Key Team Agreements Every New Scrum Master Must Review to Avoid Chaos.

(Starting with the least obvious one)

👋 Hello, I’m Carlos, and welcome to my newsletter, “The Holistic Leader” Raw notes from an Agile Coach. Share your questions with me here, and in exchange, I'll provide practical, grounded, and clear advice.

Today's Overview:

Today's Overview:

When you join a new team as a Scrum Master or Agile Leader the first thing you should do is review the team agreements. These agreements help you understand how the team works together, what they value, and what they expect.

1. Team Norms and Values

👉 Shared principles and behaviors that the team agrees to uphold.

2. Definition of Done (DoD)

👉 Clear criteria that must be met for a task or user story to be considered complete.

3. Roles and Responsibilities

👉 Clear definitions of each team member’s roles and their specific duties.

4. Communication Channels

👉 Agreed methods and tools for communication (e.g., Slack, email, daily stand-ups).

5. Meeting Practices

👉 Guidelines for conducting meetings, including frequency, duration, and agenda setting.

6.…