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 ... DC Scrum User Group The Top 11 Changes to the 2020 Scrum Guide by Fadi Stephan at the DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG)Fadi Stephan presented on the “Top 11 Changes to the 2020 Scrum Guide” at the DC Scrum User Group on ...What Nobody Told You About Enterprise Agility And Accelerated Change by Erich Buhler at the DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG)Erich Buhler presented on Enterprise Agility and Accelerated Change at the DC Scrum User Group on October 19, 2020. Abstract ...We Do Not Know, We Never Did, And We Never Will by Sohrab Salimi at the DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG)On October 9, 2020, The Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG) welcomed Sohrab Salimi who presented “We do not know, ...Are We There Yet ? Agile Situational Awareness Using Estimation by George Dinwiddie at the DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG)Geoerge Dinwiddie presented on Agile Situational Awareness using Estimation at the Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG) on Monday September ...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 ... What's New? 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 ...Online Certified Scrum ClassesDue to the uncertainties around COVID-19, we are temporarily pivoting to virtual classes. The classes will still be live, instructor ... 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Thinking that everything is a user story Many mistakenly believe that if you are Agile or using Scrum, then ...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, ...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 ...Top 11 changes in the updated 2020 Scrum GuideHappy Birthday Scrum! Scrum celebrates 25 years with an updated 2020 Scrum Guide. Scrum was first introduced in a paper ...Managing Technical Debt PresentationI presented on Managing Technical Debt at the AgileDC2018 conference held at the Kellog Conference Center at Gallaudet University in ...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 ... Upcoming Events 01/22/2021 - A Deeper Dive Into the ScrumMaster RoleOn January 22, Richard Cheng joins the DC Scrum User Group to present a talk on a Deeper Dive into ...02/01/2021 - A Behind the Scenes Look at Snowbird 2001 by Fadi StephanIn February of 2021, the AgileReflect20 festival is celebrating 20 years since the writing of the Agile Manifesto in Snowbird, ...02/11/2021 - Agile 20 Conference - A20From February 11th to the 13th we will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Agile in the DMV! 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