Agile & Beyond 2024 – Detroit

Join us on May 14 & 15, 2024 in Detroit for an extraordinary lineup of speakers at Agile & Beyond 2024! Join the brightest minds and innovators in the industry that will share their expertise and insights. Attend and learn from the best in the field. The comprehensive schedule is packed with inspiring sessions and keynotes…

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Agile en Chile 2024 – Santiago

The 2024 Agile en Chile is back on April 10 & 11 in Santiago, Chile. Estaremos de regreso en Chile con nuestra conferencia presencial Agile en Chile 2024 que reunirá a destacados Agilistas nacionales e internacionales  por dos días consecutivos en el Centro de convenciones piso -3 del Hotel W de Santiago. Attend and earn up to 14…

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Regional Scrum Gathering 2024 – Pune

On April 5 & 6, 2024, the regional Scrum Gathering will be held in Pune, India. The conference will have 3 themes and tracks around transformation, product agility, and artificial intelligence. You'll meet like-minded agile and Scrum practitioners, trainers, coaches, and enthusiasts. You'll hear amazing keynote speakers, participate in open space sessions, and deepen your knowledge.…

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Keep Austin Agile 2024 – Austin

By popular demand, Agile Austin is proud to announce the return of Keep Austin Agile Conference,  March 7th, 2024! Doors open at 8am and the conference will run from 9am to 4pm with Happy Hour to follow from 4pm to 5pm. The popular hybrid conference will not only enable you to see familiar faces (and meet…

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ScanAgile 2024 – Helsinki

ScanAgile24, the largest Agile event in the Nordics since 2008, takes place on March 6 and 7, 2024 in Helsinki, Finland. People interested in Agile are invited to ScanAgile24 and to join the Agile community! The two-day conference features international keynote speakers, inspiring talks, and hands-on workshops. With different tracks and workshops, the aim is to…

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Regional Scrum Gathering 2024 – Cape Town

Head to Cape Town on February 29 and March 1st, 2024 to learn from global leaders in Scrum. You'll meet like-minded agile and Scrum practitioners, trainers, coaches, and enthusiasts. You'll hear amazing keynote speakers, participate in open space sessions, and deepen your knowledge. Attend and earn up to 14 SEUs! Find out more here.

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Regional Scrum Gathering 2024 – Tokyo

Regional Scrum Gathering Tokyo 2024 is a 13th annual Regional Gathering held in Tokyo on January 10 - 12, 2024. The gathering is organized by a non profit organization "Scrum Tokyo". Our purpose is to provide a "Ba" (place) where practitioners share ideas among Scrum practitioners having a great diversity. Great keynote speakers will be on…

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Self-Organizing Team Canvas Presentation

At the 2023 Global Scrum Gathering in Amsterdam, Fadi Stephan presented on the Self-Organizing Team Canvas. Below is the abstract of the talk, along with the presentation slides and a blog post related to the presentation. Abstract: One of the 12 principles of the Agile Manifesto states that “The best architecture, requirements, and designs emerge from…

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2023 Global Scrum Gathering in Amsterdam

On October 10-12, 2023, Fadi Stephan presented at the Global Scrum Gathering in Amsterdam on The Self Organizing Team Canvas. Below are some of the resources mentioned in the talk: The Self Organizing Team Canvas Presentation Slides How to use the Self Organizing Team Canvas Download The Self Organizing Team Canvas Additional Templates and The Scrum…

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Scrum in a Nutshell Series

Scrum is a Nutshell is an introduction to Scrum fundamentals covering Scrum theory, accountabilities, events, and artifacts. The series meets the Scrum Alliance® Scrum Foundations learning objectives below: Scrum Theory 1.1. describe how Scrum is aligned with the values and principles of the Manifesto for Agile SoftwareDevelopment.1.2. define Scrum and describe its purpose.1.3. list the five…

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Scrum and the Manifesto for Agile Software Development

Back in February 2001, at the lodge in Snowbird Utah, 17 thought leaders from the software industry got together to discuss the state of software development and compare various lightweight frameworks that popped up in the late 90s because of dissatisfaction with the traditional waterfall approach to building products. The participants shared and learned about each…

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Scrum Foundations and Theory in a Nutshell

Scrum is a framework for solving complex adaptive problems with high levels of unknowns, uncertainties, or risks around what to build or how to build it. Scrum involves a cross-functional and self-managing Scrum team that uses empiricism to build products iteratively and incrementally to reduce risk and deliver early and often. The Scrum team uses the…

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NBA Star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Thoughts on Scrum

The NBA's Milwaukee Bucks did not make it to the finals this year. Listen to what NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo had to say about losing to the Miami Heat and about the failure of the 2022-2023 season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gutzcemaokQ So how does this relate to Sprints in Scrum? Have you ever heard someone say "This past Sprint…

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Scrum Values in a Nutshell

For teams to succeed with Scrum, team members must become proficient in living the 5 Scrum values of commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage. Commitment: In Scrum, the team commits to each other, not to other people, but to each other, on supporting each other to deliver on the Sprint Goal and Product Goal. Focus: In…

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The Self-Organizing Team Canvas

Use the Self-Organizing Team Canvas as a template to help you foster a self-organizing team. Attributes of a self-organizing team include: Goal: A team is a group working together collaboratively towards a common goal or vision. Without this common goal or vision, there is little collaboration. It's just members working in silos and coordinating their activities…

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