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…..
…. umm. Gotta think of the right word.
How about this.
I am working with some other Scrum Trainers right now in preparing something that is so mind-blowing in our community that well, the repricussions may be felt around our little universe.
Really.
It is THAT big.
Our Sprint One on the project we are working on will be completed and ready to roll into Production — immediately following our first iteration — will be unveiled on January 5, 2009.
This is an opportunity of a lifetime.
Just as the journey to get us all here today has been fun — you WILL receive new tools and knowledge that has yet to be released into the wild.
Woot.
There will be a sign-up page for this coming soon.
So this list can continue concentrating on announcements and cartoons, while this new list will allow you to gain greater power, have better sex, and start changing the world.
OK.
So maybe not have better sex… but I always wanted to say that in a blog posting (smile).
More soon.
YOU ROCK!
Thank you,
- mike vizdos
Think about the last time you read a book.
Non-fiction? Fiction? It really does not matter.
And this book you read… what did you DO after you read the book?
Did you put it back on your book shelf?
Did you even finish it (smile — you see, *I* start a LOT of books!)
And there it gathers dust until one day… for some reason… you got the urge to pick it back up again.
Started at the beginning.
Or maybe a few pages back from where you left your bookmark.
And.
What did you learn after re-reading the same book again?
Anything?
Think. Really Think. [challenge ON my reader!]
Now.
What if you read a bunch of books on a topics after using Google to search for “Scrum.” [Note: Page 1 baby!]
And.
What if you read a bunch of cool blogs on the topic of Scrum (like www.implementingscrum.com or my personal site at www.michaelvizdos.com).
And.
Did nothing with that information.
Until.
One day, you took a class from someone experienced who tied together the real-life version with the book version of the topic.
Then.
You went back and read the “books” again.
What happened?
Was it the same experience or were you able to read it from a totally new perspective?
Please share via comments…. I am looking forward to continue learning with you!
Thank you,
- mike vizdos
Hi all.
I know. I know. It’s hard to believe.
After a long hiatus, Tony and I are back and committed to weekly releases of comic strips once again. Since literally blowing past our two-year birthday, we love to see our “original” members from the beginning hanging in there and all the “new” people joining every day.
You’ll see it around this time tomorrow.
Please do us a facor and pass this on to your teams, family, and friends who may be interested in this type of information. If people sign up via email, they (you???) will get free stuff (always a good thing) from me.
As the travel season winds down from totally insane to just a little nutsy for the remainder of the year, I will be able to spend more time with you — my lifeblood of the community and friends that I have met or have yet to meet one day.
Thanks again, and have an incredible week. I am off to Kansas City for a few days.
- mike vizdos
www.michaelvizdos.com
www.implementingscrum.com
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