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Scrum.org  CEO, Dave West writes in IT Pro Portal about ways of measuring a company's lifespan.  Looking at research, ideas from Lean Startup and much more.

Certifications are important to employers in a number of industries, especially when it comes to technology, where the fast pace of development requires employees to be prepared, knowledgeable and—most importantly—professional about processes and applications.

Professional Scrum Master Barry Overeem writes part 2 of this 8 part series:  The Scrum Master should be able to do more than work well in Agile spaces but also be able to coach and teach others to work well in Agile.

This article on the Scrum Master being a hot job for 2017 quotes from and points to the white paper written by Scrum.org PST Barry Overeem Characteristics of a Great Scrum Team. Read this article to see more about why the role of the Scrum Master is hot in 2017.

Professional Scrum Master Barry Overeem writes part 1 of this 8 part series:  A Scrum Master is a servant leader focused on the needs of the team and customers, with a goal of achieving results in line with the company's values, principles, and objectives.

Kurt Bittner to speak at DevOps Summit during Cloud Expo on June 6-8.  Read about his upcoming presentation and an overview in this latest article. 

Professional Scrum Trainer, Krystian Kaczor looks at the five steps to implement Scrum: manage the Product Backlog, plan Sprints, keep it visual and transparent, time-box work and monitor progress, and get a coach.

Schwaber Honored at the Publication’s Innovation All-Stars Awards Gala

Scrum.org PST Krystian Kaczor's article in DZone talks asks you to remember that Scrum is not a way to deliver a fixed scope faster, but a way to deliver more value, more often, in the most optimal way.

Scrum.org CEO is quoted throughout this CIO Magazine article on the need for a code of ethics.  

Professional Scrum Trainer Stephanie Ockerman discusses how a good Sprint goal helps a team focus. A good Sprint goal helps a team understand the purpose and impact of the work they are doing.

Professional Scrum Trainer Alex Ballarin discusses a worrying interpretation of Scrum that derives from confusing velocity and value could be that the more software is released, the more value is created.

This year Professional Scrum Trainer Barry Overeem was in the lucky circumstance to be part of some awesome (Scrum) teams. It certainly wasn’t all “Scrum by the book” but he learned a tremendous amount of lessons and generated lots of values insights. As always, some things turned out to be a success, other things failed miserably.

The first rule of Agile is to value individuals and interactions over processes and tools. So, why do I, an Agile Coach who takes his profession seriously, support using Jira?

In this article, Ken discusses the history of Scrum, how they worked to get things started and a look ahead.

This article in Management Issues points back to some of Ken Schwaber's work in moving Agile and Scrum forward.

In this episode of AgileNEXT, Dave West, CEO of Scrum.org, joins hosts Daniel Gullo and Stephen Forte and talks us about Agile and the Agile ecosystem.

In this CIO Magazine article on Lean IT, Dave West, CEO of Scrum.org talks about how adaptability is the common thread driving change today.

Hear why SearchSoftwareQuality author Valerie Silverthorne says that Dave West, CEO of Scrum.org is the perfect person to talk with when you feel the sky is falling. 

Scrum.org founder and co-creator of Scrum, Ken Schwaber named as a BBJ Innovation All-Star Lifetime Achievement Honoree.

Improving Consistency of Scrum Training Around the World by Connecting Training Companies with Premium Training from the Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer (PST) Community

Agile implementations may be disappointing due to failure to limit risk, long lead times, consistent cost-overruns, and the fact that no one knows why you do what you do.

Scrum.org CEO, Dave West takes a look at the role of the Product Owner and how they can look at delivering Roadmaps and Plans in agile environments.

Are people not really challenging each other in your Retrospecitives? Are the burning issues not discussed? Learn how to turn that around in this article.

Why does the software industry act differently from many other industries where a code of ethics isn't required to act "professionally"? Read more to learn how some of our PSTs think this should change.

Birthdays are a great time for reflecting on the past and looking to the future. So, what is coming up on the horizon for Scrum?

Large Office Expansion Enables Organization Dedicated to Helping Improve the Profession of Software Delivery to Accommodate Larger Numbers of Students in its Professional Scrum Training Courses

The article contains my PST Barry Overeem's experiences as a Scrum Master and includes my most important findings while researching the 8 different stances by studying books, articles, and videos.

In this edition of Hey Coach, PST Philippe Sauve looks at teams and the complex environment around us. This time we shall discuss the not-too-controversial topic of keeping track of work.

Scrum.org CEO, Dave West takes a look at how Scrum can be used in the DevOps world, addresses often heard concerns that they conflict and gives guidance on how to overcome those concerns.

Scrum.org, the mission-based organization dedicated to improving the profession of software delivery through training, certification assessments and community, today announced that Kurt Bittner, a leading expert on Agile and iterative software development approaches, has joined the company as vice president of enterprise solutions. In this role, Kurt is responsible for enterprise-level professional software delivery initiatives.

Scrum.org PSTs Louis-Philippe Carignan and Francois Desrosiers take a look at how it has now been 15 years since the Agile manifesto has come to life.

Scrum.org PST Barry Overeem discusses how on July 7th the Scrum community gathered in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) for the 5th edition of Scrum Day Europe. This year's theme was ‘the next iteration’.

The editor of AppDeveloper Magazine takes a look at the latest announcement from Scrum.org and gives his thoughts on what it means to the development community. 

In this CIO Magazine article, they look at the journey to teaching Scrum and talk to Scrum.org CEO Dave West about how Professional Scrum Trainers make the move to start teaching Scrum.

In his final article of this 3 part series for AppDeveloper Magazine, Ken Schwaber discusses the levels of certification and justification for having multiple levels.

Scrum.org, the mission-based organization dedicated to improving the profession of software delivery through training, certification assessments and community, today announced in Atlanta at Agile 2016 that it now it now offers a comprehensive series of Professional Scrum Master certification assessments with fundamental, advanced and distinguished levels.

SD Times reporter summarizes the Dave West's presentation "The Future of Scrum" from Agile 2016.  She writes about Dave's thoughts on Scrum, now that it is turning 21 and what has gotten us there.

Professional Scrum Trainer, Cesario Ramos introduces Scrum onto a small-scale, 3-person team is relatively simple compared to introducing the benefits to a broader organization.

In this InformationWeek article about the Scrum Guide updates, Scrum.org CEO and Product Owner, Dave West is interviewed in this article about the Scrum Guide updates.

In this AppDeveloper Magazine article, Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer Rich Visotcky provides a look at ways that he has successfully scaled retrospectives and tips on how you can do the same. 

In this InfoQ interview, Ken Schwaber discusses the changes to the Scrum Guide and why they are so important to software development and the impact of the changes.  

Longtime eWeek  author Darryl Taft follows the discussion from the launch of the new version of the Scrum Guide with additional comments from Scrum.org founder and Scrum co-creator Ken Schwaber on why the changes are important.

Scrum.org and Scrum Inc., today announced Scrum co-creators Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland’s updates to The Scrum Guide, a framework for developing and sustaining complex products.

In This Agile Life podcast, Scrum.org CEO and Product Owner Dave West talks about the history of Scrum, future of Scrum and how Scrum.org differs from the rest. 

In this VentureFizz article, Scrum.org CEO Dave West discusses how he finds times on airplanes to get aways from the noise of the daily routine and accomplish knocking off Backlog Items in peace.   

In this AppDeveloper Magazine article, Professional Scrum Trainer, Mark Noneman provides his thoughts on what to look for when deciding on your Agile framework.

In this episode of AgileNext, Professional Scrum Trainer Richard Hundhausen discusses examples of where he has seen Agile and Scrum succeed and fail.  Richard also goes into details about Scaling Scrum with Nexus. 

In this Federal Computer Week (FCW) article by Scrum.org CEO and Product Owner Dave West, he discusses why for the majority of government projects, agile is still a dream, and waterfall methodology continues to be used, with large amounts of process governance and control. 

In this AppDeveloper Magazine article, Phillippe Sauve discusses how to work with a Scrum Team to get commitment and what the impact is across the organization.