Accelerate Your Agile Journey For Individuals Looking to enroll in a certified Scrum class? Check out our schedule for the Washington DC area and register. Register For Teams Looking to train or coach your entire team or organization? Book an on-site corporate Scrum class. Book Register Book What Is Scrum? An Introduction to ScrumScrum is a framework for developing and sustaining complex products. Watch this short video to get a quick introduction to ...How do I Become a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)?To become a Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) you have to Take the in person 2 day Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) ...Which Scrum Certification Class Should I Take?The classes described here lead to certifications issued by the Scrum Alliance®, a nonprofit association with more than 900,000 practitioners ... What's New? Agile Transformation at the Carlyle Group by Hisham Faour and Roy SchillingThe Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG) welcomed Hisham Faour and Roy Schiling on Monday August 17th, 2020 to present ...Testing Business Ideas by David BlandDavid Bland presented on “Testing Business Ideas” at Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG). David gives a rare behind the ...Free Scrum Foundations CourseNew to Agile and Scrum? Learn the fundamentals of Scrum covering Scrum theory values, Scrum roles, Scrum events, and Scrum ...Free Coaching SessionsGot a Scrum questions? Are you facing challenges with your Agile adoption? Need advice? We are here to help. Sign-up ... Popular Blog Posts 4 Typical Transitions Teams Go Through When They First Start Adopting ScrumOver many consulting engagements, I’ve come to see 4 stages that organizations and teams go through as they try to ...9 User Story Smells and Anti-patterns1. Thinking that everything is a user story Many mistakenly believe that if you are Agile or using Scrum, then ...The Most Common Misunderstanding of Agile Software DevelopmentMany organizations believe Agile is just about development and focus solely on an iterative or incremental approach to development, ignoring ...10 Essentials for Success in Digital Service DeliveryThis post summarizes the Digital Service Delivery blog series by focusing on 10 essentials for successfully using Lean Discovery practices, ...Managing Technical Debt PresentationI presented on Managing Technical Debt at the AgileDC2018 conference held at the Kellog Conference Center at Gallaudet University in ... Upcoming Events 09/12/2020 - Virtual Open Space at the DC Scrum User GroupOn Saturday, September 12, the DC Scrum User Group is hosting a virtual open space session. In open space, participants ...09/14/2020 - Agile Coaching Retreat World WideThe Scrum Alliance is holding an Agile coaching retreat across 5 days, 4 times per day, in 3 hours time ...09/21/2020 - Are We There Yet? Agile Situational Awareness using EstimationThe DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG) is hosting a George Dinwiddie on September 21 for a presentation on Situational Awareness ...09/25/2020 - Agile 100Another Agile100 virtual conference is coming up on September 25th. This series aims to bring the knowledge and experience of ...09/26/2020 - eXperience Agile ConferenceThe eXperience Agile conference (XA2020) includes 3 events in 1 conference. The World Agility Forum, Agile Human Factors, eXperience Agile. ...10/09/2020 - We Don't Know...We Never Did and Never WillThe DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG) is kicking off a new lunch time series starting October 9th at noon. Sohrab ... 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