Disciplined Scrum – What’s in it for me?

Some may be surprised to see the words “disciplined” and “Scrum” used together, but over the nearly 10 years since the Agile Manifesto was signed, we have seen a real connection.

We continue to see a wide range of results from some organizations reporting an improvement of 35% to others reporting an improvement of 400%.  We consider this range to go from ScrumBut to Hyperproductive Scrum.  The key difference in the organizations with these levels of improvement is discipline.

Depending on your experience and role you may have questions:

• If you are new to Agile, you might ask: Does this really work?
• If you have been doing Agile for years, you might ask: How can I do this better?
• If you are developer, you might ask: How do I convince my boss to do Agile?
• If you are the boss, you might ask: How do I convince my customer to do Agile?

In this talk, I describe what we mean by these concepts and how they can work for you, your team, and your organization.  I also answer the questions above and questions from the audience.

About Kent Johnson:

Kent A. Johnson is Chief Technical Officer for AgileDigm, Incorporated.  AgileDigm is an international consultancy that was formed in 2001 to support an agile paradigm for process improvement.  AgileDigm is a partner of both the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and Scrum Training Institute (STI).  These partnerships provide unique support for what is becoming known as Agile CMMI.

Kent’s long-term clients include one of the only Agile Organizations in the world to achieve CMMI Maturity Level 5, the highest level of recognition.  Kent is an SEI-certified SCAMPI High Maturity Lead Appraiser, an SEI-certified CMMI® instructor, and a Certified ScrumMaster.

Internationally, Kent has helped clients in over 25 countries to improve their systems and software processes. He has helped clients move from Maturity Level 1 to Level 5 using both the CMM and CMMI.  He has conducted over 50 formal appraisals, including several high maturity SCAMPI Class A appraisals.  He is co-author of Interpreting the CMMI: A Process Improvement Approach, Second Edition, Auerbach (2008) and several other books.

Language: English
Place: Technopark Zürich
Date & Time: 1 June 2010, at 17.00
Price: Free
Max seats: 25 (First come – first served)
Registration: Please send name and company address to Serife Cakmak.