Ian Mitchell
agilepatterns.org, scrumshack.com
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United Kingdom
About Ian
I'm Chief Scientist at proAgile Ltd. Agile transformation is my bag. I tweet and blog quite actively about this. You can find me at scrumshack.com. I'm also the curator at agilepatterns.org.
An agile consultant, I've most recently worked as an Agile Coach at Marks & Spencer, Standard Life, and AXA Insurance. I've been a Scrum Master for the Scottish Government, a Scrum Master and Agile Coach at the Open University, an Agile Transformation Coach at Travis Perkins, and a Scrum Master at the NHS Information Centre where I coached on Agile transitioning. Before that I was a Scrum Master and Kanban Leader at O2 Telefonica. I've also assisted various Lean start-ups. I have a developer background.
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Latest Blogs by Ian
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A few weeks ago we considered the Agile Manifesto from a lean perspective. We saw that it is possible to map the 12 agile principles to the 7 canonical “Lean Wastes” in terms of a mitigation approach.
Oct 8, 2019
This blog gives a Lean perspective on the Agile Manifesto.
Sep 9, 2019
“A good review from the critics is just another stay of execution” -- Dustin Hoffman
Aug 21, 2019
Scrum provides numerous opportunities for teams to inspect and adapt their progress, including on a daily basis.
Jul 23, 2019
A few months ago we looked at how teams can optimize flow across the Sprint boundary, a technique which is founded on their ability to make limited and sustainable commitments.
Jun 15, 2019
A couple of years ago I blogged on Innovation Accounting in Scrum, and the bringing of empiricism to Product Ownership. On Tuesday I gave a presentation on this topic to the Agile Northants UK meetup. There was a pretty good Q&A afterwards.
May 4, 2019
Hearing a senior executive announce "We're committed to becoming agile!" is not the bombshell moment it used to be. It no longer indicates a personal revelation or board-room epiphany.
Mar 8, 2019
The Scrum Guide is markedly ambitious in the standard of professionalism it demands of a team. Development Team members must be self-organizing and cross-functional, to the point that they will repeatedly and sustainably create a valuable product increment...
Feb 24, 2019
Scrum stands on the three legs of transparency, inspection, and adaptation. Of these, transparency can arguably be said to come first. Unless a situation is made clear it cannot be inspected, and any consequent adaptation arising therefrom is likely to prove futile.
Jan 15, 2019
“The important thing is to remember what most impressed you and to put it on canvas as fast as possible.” - Pierre Bonnard
Nov 2, 2018
Ian's Certifications and Licenses
Professional Scrum Trainer
Professional Scrum Master I
Professional Scrum Master II
Professional Scrum Master III
Professional Scrum Product Owner I
Professional Scrum Product Owner II
Professional Scrum Product Owner III
Professional Scrum Developer I
Scaled Professional Scrum
Professional Agile Leadership I
Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence-Based Management
Professional Scrum with Kanban I
Professional Scrum with User Experience I
Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills
Classes Attended by Ian
Scaled Professional Scrum
Trainers:
Fredrik Wendt, Peter Götz
Partner:
Peter Goetz
Date:
Oct 9-10, 2017
Applying Professional Scrum
Trainer:
Pawel Felinski
Partner:
Advanced Product Delivery
Date:
May 20-21, 2019
Professional Scrum Product Owner
Trainer:
Pawel Felinski
Partner:
Advanced Product Delivery
Date:
Jun 3-4, 2019
Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence Based Management
Trainers:
Mark Wavle, Chris Conlin
Date:
Jun 23-24, 2021
Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills
Trainers:
Glaudia Califano, David Spinks
Partner:
Red Tangerine
Date:
Jul 6, 2022
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