About David
David, as Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org, works to improve the profession of software delivery. He helps organizations deliver products of the highest possible quality and value.
His career highlights the intersection of business, technology, and education. With his broad experience, he helps organizations and teams understand agility at all levels: practice and delivery, leadership and stewardship, organizational design and culture.
David is a Professional Scrum Trainer, Professional Kanban Trainer with ProKanban.org, Agile Business Consultant, Product Manager, Technical Coach and Software Engineer, Public Speaker, Executive Director of Ontario Scrum Community®, TEDx Alumnus, Musician, Husband and Dad. David works throughout Canada.
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Courses taught by David
Applying Professional Scrum
Professional Scrum Master
Professional Scrum Product Owner
Professional Scrum with User Experience
Other Services by David
- Coaching/Consulting
- Immersion Classes
- Private Courses
Upcoming Classes by David
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Date: Oct 9-10, 2024
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9:30 AM - 4:30 PM America/New_York
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Date: Oct 24-25, 2024
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Date: Oct 28-29, 2024
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Date: Nov 7-8, 2024
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Date: Nov 14-15, 2024
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Class Format: Traditional
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM America/New_York
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Date: Nov 18-19, 2024
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Date: Nov 25-26, 2024
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Date: Dec 2-3, 2024
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Date: Dec 5-6, 2024
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Date: Dec 5-6, 2024
Language: English
Class Format: Traditional
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM America/New_York
Live Virtual
Date: Dec 9-10, 2024
Language: English
Class Format: Traditional
9:30 AM - 4:30 PM America/Los_Angeles
Latest Blogs by David
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Scrum is an idea. The word ‘Scrum’ comes from the game of Rugby: a whole team working together; their singular mission is to move the ball down the field. The idea grows out of a few important truths about team development and product quality.
Kanban is a Japanese word that translates into English, roughly, as ‘sign’ or ‘sign board’. Let’s jump in…
In a conversation with a new Scrum Master, I shared advice for the first 90 days on the job.
A former student of mine asked me a question: I've just started working with a product development team whose members live in India Standard Time, Central European Time, and East Standard Time I'd like to help to configure our Sprints. Do you have advice about stand-ups? How often? Should we meet later in the day? Any advice would be appreciated.
A couple of months ago, I posted a prompt online. I said: “Hey, do you have questions about Scrum?” I got a tough question from Thomas, who asked: "Whilst everybody has to start somewhere, what do we do about "Masters" who don't know the basics?"
With David Sabine, PST. Video recorded in 2018.
I was recently asked, "Is Scrum dead? Or is it just "rebranded #waterfall"? Or will it be made obsolete by XP? Join me as I discuss these questions.
I was recently asked, "Do you think it's necessary to start every Sprint with each story fully specified?" The short answer: No, I don't. Join me as I discuss the topic.
Common complaint: “Scrum is not working in today‘s software engineering industry.”
Response: If Scrum isn‘t “working” in today’s software engineering industry, then perhaps there are counter-signals in the industry that are preventing teams from employing Scrum effectively.
This is a story about a former client. Early plans were to release a “Minimum Viable Experience” before year end. By late Spring, the Product Director described two “problems” and asked for my help: Release dates for the first publicly available version were slipping. And scope was expanding.
