Scrum

An introduction to one of the most popular agile software development processes. Every 30 days Scrum teams deliver working, fully-tested and potentially shippable code. Teams adopting Scrum have been shown to become more productive and to produce higher quality code. In this class you will learn what Scrum is, why it works, and how to get started with it tomorrow.

Scrum is probably the original agile development process and has its roots in Japanese product development companies in the 1980s. Scrum is becoming increasingly popular among software development teams and there are now over 2500 “Certified ScrumMasters” worldwide.

Engineering teams love Scrum because it lets them focus on programming and building kick-ass software. Managers and executives love Scrum because it delivers results.

About Mike Cohn

Mike Cohn is the founder of Mountain Goat Software, a process and project management consultancy and training firm. He is the author of User Stories Applied for Agile Software Development and Agile Estimating and Planning, as well as books on Java and C++ programming. With more than 20 years of experience, Mike has previously been a technology executive in companies of various sizes, from startup to Fortune 40. A frequent magazine contributor and conference speaker, Mike is a founding member of the AgileAlliance, and serves on its board of directors. He can be reached at mike@mountaingoatsoftware.com.

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