Agile thought leader, co-author of Becoming Agile: in an Imperfect World, and EVP of Santeon Group, Dr. Ahmed Sidky will be leading a Fundamentals of Agile:

We know that self-organization is a critical aspect of every successful Agile and Scrum team and we also know that it takes trust, respect, openness and responsibility; so why many teams have a hard time to achieve it? Self-organization changes the dynamics between the manager and the team and between the teammates themselves. Resistance may arise and the source is frequently rooted in mental habits, such as a latent blaming culture, confusing guidance and command, fear of taking responsibility or losing status, unconscious agendas. Through real stories from the field and ...

When you're about to engage in a risky activity, such as flying an airplane, it's wise to be prepared. The cost of a mistake may be measured in lives. Thankfully, aviators have figured out a simple but effective means to keep planes flying safely....

I've organized a series of interviews with 11 pragmatic experts on the topic of "individuals and interactions". We'll drill down into what this means in

The Agile Software Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and implementation of services (process and technology) required to deliver business

The Agile Software Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and implementation of services (process and technology) required to deliver business value. You are skilled in problem solving and fearless in exploring both new and innovative technologies as well as weeding through large l ...

Presenting to Agile Carolinas: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT) CPCC Overcash Center, Room 340, 1201 Elizabeth Ave Charlotte, NC 28204 Space

Scrum Gathering® India Regional 2013 is the first ever Regional Scrum Gathering® conference in India that will take place in Pune, July 36 and 27 2013. Scrum Gathering® is the flagship conference of Scrum Alliance, the organization which provides the globally-recognized Certified ScrumMaster™(CSM) certification. For Scrum , Agile and Lean Practitioners, Scrum Gathering® India Regional 2013 is a unique opportunity to share and learn from community leaders, fellow practitioners and coaches. This is also a platform to connect to Agile gurus, thought-leaders, who’s who of Agile organizations and also to your ...

User stories and story points A user story is a description of functionality at the lowest level of granularity that can be independently developed and demonstrated to generate feedback. Since, in Scrum, we focus on developing the smallest increm...

Considering the increasing number of companies practicing Agile, getting a ScrumMaster on the rolls has almost become mandatory. Consequently, lot of people (including PMPs) are getting themselves certified as ScrumMasters (or Certified Scrum Deve...

The top priority for a ScrumMaster should be to remove anything impeding his team to progress, in other words the impediments. In his article, Ilan Goldstein defines an impediment as “An event that impedes the ability of any of the team members to work to their estimated sprint capacity.” The post starts with a list of possible impediments that includes ungroomed product backlog, absent product owner holding up key decisions or broken build. The most interesting part of the post is however the six step approach to deal with Scrum impediments ...

We've all heard it said, "Agile doesn't do documentation." How could that be true? How do requirements get captured? Documentation can, and often does,

Scrum Gathering® India Regional 2013 is the first ever Regional Scrum Gathering® conference in India that will take place in Pune, July 36 and 27 2013. Scrum Gathering® is the flagship conference of Scrum Alliance, the organization which provides the globally-recognized Certified Sc ...

I recently was asked this question: Typically, does the ScrumMaster have stories in any given sprint that track for iteration planning, backlog refinement, or any other sprint/Scrum tracking activities? Or does the ScrumMaster's time fall outside...