[Khagendra Deore] mmediate Action - Analysing the committed work items in the last few sprints. Checking whether the team committed above the capacity or any other reasons for missing the goal. Taking in less new work from the product backlog in the next sprint so as to compensate for the loss.

Long term Action :
Making sure every team member understands the nature and scope of work they are committing to.
Reducing the practice of carrying leftovers from last sprint to next sprint without prioritisation.

[Murali Mohan Narayanabhantla] Much before proposing a short term plan, I tend to use the CDE model to observe the team and the interactions amongst them. CDE stands for Containers (the team is a virtual container), Differences (balanced skill set amongst the team members) and Exchanges (interactions).

Short term: I believe it is time to do a retrospective - probably a five why's technique might help here.

Are we operating in a complex environment to use Scrum effectively?
Is it a skills problem?
A technology problem?
Or is it a people problem?
Or something else like the duration of the Sprint?

We need to go in-depth to understand the root cause(s).

Long term:
Once the analysis is done and root causes identified then we focus on tackling the problems with potential solutions and importantly following up on them to see if the potential solutions are working or do we need to pivot.

[Prathiba N] Immediate action :
1. Call for an immediate team meeting or ad-hoc discussion.
2. Create an environment where team members feel comfortable expressing concerns and ideas.
3. Identify any immediate blockers or challenges hindering effective communication.
4. Discuss ways to address these challenges promptly.
5. Reiterate the Sprint Goal and its significance.
6. Clarify any misconceptions or uncertainties about the goal.

Long term action :
1. Introduce regular retrospectives to reflect on communication effectiveness.
2. Encourage the team to identify and implement improvements in their communication processes.
3. Document lessons learned and use them to guide future communication strategies.
4. Provide training sessions or workshops on effective communication.
5. Address specific communication challenges through targeted skill development.
6. Foster a learning culture where team members can continuously improve their communication abilities.
7. Encourage cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing.
8. Celebrate achievements and foster a positive team culture to boost communication.
9. Organize regular team-building activities to build trust and camaraderie.

[Matthew Shea] If you aren't missing 50% of your sprints, you are being too conservative in your estimation process. Missing sprint goals is completely normal and part of how any agile-ish process works. This was from my training that James Coplien did. It didn't land well, as expected, but it's a truth. What James didn't include was how to solve the real problem, which is stakeholders wanting estimates and dates - something directly counter to the Scrum process as-is.

I figured out a solution to this missing piece: Track the distribution of your points completed per head for a sprint. Plot this out on a histogram to see what the distribution looks like. Once you get enough data in to form a reasonable sample size, you'll be able to determine a few things.

1) Is the distribution roughly normal? If not, you may have some serious issues in your development process that need to be addressed.

2) If the distribution is roughly normal, you can now provide not just an estimated date, but a value determining the accuracy of the date. If you have 300 points left on a deliverable, and the average delivery per sprint is 30 points, you actually have a 50% chance of delivering in 10 sprints. Use various percentiles to go from there, such as p99.

[Aman Kukrety] Immediate Solution would be to get in touch with the entire Scrum Team and try to identify the root cause behind the issue. Issues can be any like -
1. Lack of understanding of the Sprint Goals.
2. Extra Team Dependecies that might be hampering the progress of the team.
3. Mismatch in skillsets of the team.
4. Lack of trust and confidence amongst team members to bring up any issues they are facing upfornt.

Fostering an environment of trust and open communication would be essential to identify the root cause and then corrective actions can be taken like-
1 . Resolving any dependency or impediments that might be hampering the progress.
2. Revamping the Sprint Planning exercise in order to ensure that we never over commit the story points for a particular sprint and all the requirements and dependencies are taken care of in the sprint planning exercise to ensure smooth flow of work.
3. Conducting training sessions for any mismatch in the skillsets.

Overall an environment of openness and trust that Scrum always vouches for is important to empower your team and when the team is empowered, committed and confident the results will reflect the same!