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Read more about the article 12/02 – Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) Training Class (Live/Virtual/Online)
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12/02 – Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) Training Class (Live/Virtual/Online)

Join us for the December 2 - 4 Certified Scrum Developer® (CSD® track) training class from Washington DC. This course is a 3 day virtual immersive training and online learning experience that covers the skills needed to design and build reliable, robust, and verifiable systems. Over 50% of this class involves hands-on coding through sample exercises…

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October 19, 2020
Read more about the article 11/28 – Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Training Class (Live/Virtual/Online)
Certified Scrum Product Owner
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11/28 – Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Training Class (Live/Virtual/Online)

Join us for the November 28-29, 2020 weekend online Certified Scrum Product Owner® (CSPO®) training class from Washington DC. This course is a 2 day live virtual immersive training and online learning experience that covers the Agile values and Agile principles, the fundamentals of the Product Owner role, developing a vision, roadmap and release plan, managing…

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October 19, 2020
Read more about the article The Definition of Done Canvas
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The Definition of Done Canvas

Use the Definition of Done Canvas as a template to help you and your team create an effective Definition of Done. The Output of Every Sprint In Scrum, the output of every Sprint is a Product Increment. This Product Increment should be of high enough quality to be potentially shippable should the Product Owner so see…

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October 15, 2020
Read more about the article 10/19/2020 – What Nobody Told You About Enterprise Agility And Accelerated Change
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10/19/2020 – What Nobody Told You About Enterprise Agility And Accelerated Change

On October 19, Erich Buhler is presenting a talk about enterprise agility and accelerated change at the DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG). Chances are nobody told you that leaders and consultants need tools to increase agility—not just in the IT department but across the entire company. Nobody probably told you either that adults have to deal…

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October 10, 2020
Read more about the article We Do Not Know, We Never Did, And We Never Will by Sohrab Salimi
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We Do Not Know, We Never Did, And We Never Will by Sohrab Salimi

On October 9, 2020, The Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG) welcomed Sohrab Salimi who presented "We do not know, we never did, and we never will." Abstract As organizations, leaders, teams, and human beings in general, we seek for certainty which results in us thinking we know. In my talk, I will be making a…

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October 9, 2020
Read more about the article 10/30/2020 – Agile 100
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10/30/2020 – Agile 100

The Agile100 virtual conference brings the knowledge and experience of the world’s top 100 agile thinkers and speakers to everyone across the globe. The next event is on October 30th, 2020. More info here.

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September 28, 2020
Read more about the article 10/21/2020 – Scrum Mastery: Beyond the Class Room
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10/21/2020 – Scrum Mastery: Beyond the Class Room

The virtual Scrum Mastery: Beyond the Class Room event is designed for new Scrum Masters who want to take their skills to the next level. Whether you are already certified or just starting your journey, come and join us for two days of virtual learning, connection, and discussions. Find out more here.

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September 28, 2020
Read more about the article Tales of the Bizarro Scrum – Product Owner Missing Sprint Planning?
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Tales of the Bizarro Scrum – Product Owner Missing Sprint Planning?

Product Owner: “Team, I'm going to miss Sprint Planning again. I’m swamped with my real job and can't make it on Wednesday.” A statement like this indicates a misunderstanding of the Product Owner role. In Scrum, the Product Owner is driving the team to successfully deliver on Sprint Goals to achieve the overall Product Goal and…

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September 22, 2020
Read more about the article Are We There Yet ? Agile Situational Awareness Using Estimation by George Dinwiddie
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Are We There Yet ? Agile Situational Awareness Using Estimation by George Dinwiddie

Geoerge Dinwiddie presented on Agile Situational Awareness using Estimation at the Washington DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG) on Monday September 21st, 2020. Abstract When you start out on an extended trip with children, they almost immediately start asking if you’re nearly there. You’ll find similar interest from stakeholders when you start a software development project. Repeated…

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September 21, 2020
Read more about the article 09/25/2020 – Agile 100
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09/25/2020 – Agile 100

Another Agile100 virtual conference is coming up on September 25th. This series aims to bring the knowledge and experience of the world’s top 100 agile thinkers and speakers to everyone across the globe.

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September 10, 2020
Read more about the article 10/09/2020 – We Don’t Know…We Never Did and Never Will
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10/09/2020 – We Don’t Know…We Never Did and Never Will

The DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG) is kicking off a new lunch time series starting October 9th at noon. Sohrab Salimi is joining us to talk about what we don't know! As organizations, leaders, teams, and human beings in general, we seek for certainty which results in us thinking we know. In this talk, Sohrab will…

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September 9, 2020
Read more about the article The Sprint Retrospective Canvas
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The Sprint Retrospective Canvas

Use the Sprint Retrospective as a template to help you and your team run effective Sprint Retrospective events. There are many ways to facilitate a retrospective. This template can help you get started until you are comfortable with the various other types of retrospectives. The Scrum Guide defines the Sprint Retrospective as an event to plan…

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September 3, 2020
Read more about the article The training Dilemma
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The training Dilemma

Scrum is easy to understand but difficult to master. For a team to be successful with Scrum, developers have to learn new ways of working as well as adopt Agile Engineering practices. Building things iteratively and incrementality differs from traditional SDLC phased development. In addition, developers must apply new technical skills and techniques in to be…

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August 28, 2020
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The Sprint Review Canvas

Use the Sprint Review Canvas as a template to help you and your team run effective Sprint Review events. The Scrum Guide defines the Sprint Review as a working session … where the Scrum Team presents the results of their work to key stakeholders and progress toward the Product Goal is discussed…The Scrum Team and stakeholders…

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August 26, 2020
Read more about the article 09/26/2020 – eXperience Agile Conference
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09/26/2020 – eXperience Agile Conference

The eXperience Agile conference (XA2020) includes 3 events in 1 conference. The World Agility Forum, Agile Human Factors, eXperience Agile. Find out more at experienceagile.org World Agility Forum Around the world companies are reinventing themselves so they can innovate more effectively. This transformation is called Agility. The World Agility Forum held in Lisbon will bring together…

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August 24, 2020