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Being OPEN about Sprint demos

Consider This Someone is presenting the work that they have just completed. Compare and contrast the two scenarios below: ONE. "This is freaking awesome!", you think. At one moment, everyone in the room was listening intently - not a word was spoken by the audience. At another, multiple hands went up for questions. Then, there was debate, many questions answered, some actions noted. Finally, the whole room erupted with applause and appreciation for the presenter and for each other. TWO. "Is that all you got?", you can't help but wonder. The room is low energy - the audience is either trying hard to listen, is distracted - only pretending to listen, or just busy chatting with someone else. There are no questions asked, and of course, none answered.   Which of the above scenarios would you like be a part of - in either role, as presenter or as audience? If you have worked in software development for few years, with different teams or organizations where they demo ...