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Monday, June 3, 2013 - 8:30am - 12:00pm
Half-day Tutorials

Scrum: An Experiential Workshop

Scrum is a popular and proven project management framework for rapidly changing development projects, especially those with significant technology uncertainty or evolving requirements. Since its inception fifteen years ago, Scrum has grown to be the leading agile methodology, boasting nearly 100,000 Certified ScrumMasters. In this highly interactive (no slides) introductory session, Mitch Lacey serves up the tools you need to get started with Scrum. Using Scrum to manage the session, you will learn the value of prioritization and how to do it, why timeboxing works, and how to determine a release plan using team velocity and more. As you are learning these techniques, Mitch answers your questions to help ensure your successful Scrum and agile adoption. Mitch also describes the roles and responsibilities of the ScrumMaster, the product owner, and each member of the Scrum team. This experiential workshop gets you started on the path to success.

Mitch Lacey, Mitch Lacey & Associates, Inc.

Over the past fifteen years, Mitch Lacey has managed numerous plan-driven and agile projects. At Microsoft, Mitch honed his agile skills, successfully releasing core enterprise services for Windows Live, and transitioned from program manager to Agile Coach, helping others transition to agile practices. At Ascentium Corporation he became the Agile Practice Manager, coaching customers on agile practices and adoption worldwide.

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