Scrum is a simple framework allowing a single team, working from a single backlog, to maximize the value it delivers to its stakeholders. Unfortunately, your organization probably has more than one team and more than one backlog—but you still need to maximize the value to your stakeholders. You need Scrum, but how do you scale it for your organization? Dan Rawsthorne proposes Scale Scrum with Scrum™; tie your organization’s development scrum teams together with Leadership Teams and Coordination Teams. These are scrum teams that assure that each development team has a backlog, that the...
Dan Rawsthorne
3Back, LLC
Chief scientist and senior agility instructor at 3Back, LLC, Dan Rawsthorne, PhD/PMP/CST, has been doing agility continuously since 1983. Dan has extensive knowledge of agile software processes, procedures, and techniques. Introduced to eXtreme Programming by Kent Beck in 1995 and to Scrum by Linda Rising soon after, Dan made it his mission to change the world through their use. He did his first scaled agile project in 1998 and has helped many organizations scale since then. Dan helped develop the PMI’s PMI-ACP certification, co-authored (with Doug Shimp) Exploring Scrum: The Fundamentals, and is currently writing a book on Scaling Scrum with Scrum™.