Hi all,
Hope this is helpful for those who both attended and are reading this from afar // after…
I sat in on a discussion between Alistair Cockburn and Ken Schwaber at the Scrum Gathering in Orlando today (March 16, 2009).
It was basically a summary of what Alistair learned while co-teaching a CSM course with Ken Schwaber as he became one of “us” (a Certified Scrum Trainer, which I am one of LOL).
The list went something like this…
“You Thought You Knew Scrum?”
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1. Treat people as adults.
2. Teach “Ask the Team” by actually asking the team during class.
3. 3 Bells. Deliver. Ask the Team. Inspect and Adapt.
4. Scrum is a mirror.
5. Scrum with beginners produces crap.
6. Scrum is a genetic algorithm.
[oops... running out of time soon... darn time boxing]
…. and Alistair had an “aha” moment… “Continuous “us” improvement”…
7. The team does not fail a Sprint — Inspect and Adapt.
8. Don’t shun the Project Managers – turn them into Servant Leaders and Impediment Removers.
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The bantering between Ken and Alistair was fun to watch, and as a trainer I learned some new things. There were a lot of discussions of the “list” of eight things.
This list was typed out in front of the audience as we went along through the session.
My thoughts… (an “a ha” moment in Alistair speak)…
One of the things I have been reminded of is that we all teach the Certified ScrumMaster class a little differently.
Which is a good thing. As the market continues to get flooded by new Certified Scrum Trainers, it will be up to the consumer to decide which stay and which go… and this will happen over time. There are a lot of Scrum training courses around the world… PLEASE do your due diligence before stepping into one!
And.
I think I need to create a cartoon character for Alistair (smile).
Hi all,
So last week I spent in Santa Clara, California, learning from some of my mentors and friends and co-workers in the agile industry and beyond. Wow. It was an incredible experience and I was fortunate enough to be able to also present a few different sessions there.
Yes, you have noticed as I have that we have not published a new cartoon lately. Yes. This is my responsibility.
I am taking time to learn more in this craft of agile and Scrum.
This week, I will be in Orlando, Florida, for a few days with the Scrum Community and then the Scrum Trainers at the end of this week.
For up-to-date information, follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/mvizdos.
And.
If you want to meet more people in the industry — follow the “mark” of #scrumgathering there. If you are there, tag your posts on twitter with that hashmark — and let’s see where things lead.
I promise we’ll get back on track with the comic strips soon. In the mean time — let’s learn more and check out your favorite comic strips on this site.
Comment away!
You may also see some surprises coming from me. Who’d think. From me? (smile).
Welcome to a new week…..
Hi all,
Yes, I realize and apologize that I have not been posting regular cartoons up here in the past month or so. A lot of things are happening both inside and outside the lives of Tony (our artist) and me (Mike Vizdos). Thanks so much for hanging with us and I can promise you this:
We will be introducing a few new things that will rock the world and really have a significant impact on the people participating within the Scrum community.
And.
Learn even more in the process.
Different ways.
Fun ways.
All effective.
Hang with us and I promise the ride will only get better! In fact, if you could please pass the link to this blog entry on to three of your friends and ask them to send it on to three their friends and so on and so on…. wow…. the Karma we will generate here is going to be impossible to stop.
Ready?
Go!
Forward this email or the blog entry to your friends OR ….
Please resend or use twitter (you must be following me) to copy and paste the following (or retweet):
@mvizdos I am recommending you to all my friends. Let’s get that Karma spreading like wildfire! #ScrumKarma
Thank you,
- mike vizdos
