Sumamry of 2nd gathering | Next Gathering information
khannan
We had a small group who attended our 2nd gathering in Iselin, NJ. THANK YOU Eugene Belkin for finding a way to accommodate us at a beautiful location, located close to public transport.
The following were covered –
1) “Agile Training and Certifications – A Conversation Starter”
- Scrum Timelines
- How long have we been practicing agility?
- Scrum Alliance Certification Roadmap
- Scrum.Org
- Scrum Alliance -- Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
- PMI-ACP
- Scrum Master – Some Comparisons
- Product Owner – Some Comparisons
- Scrum developer – Some Comparisons
[Note: Ram Srinivasan correctly pointed out, and I have received confirmation that candidates taking Scrum.Org courses can claim PDU’s via the PMI under Category B.]
Participants shared some books and web sites to consider that benefited them during their certification process.
2) “How is Agile Scrum applied to your specific organization and related learning”
- How organizational change impacted a company heavily into Scrum
- Product Backlog Grooming
- A lot of informal discussion
Besides this, there was more on –
- EVM
- Estimation discussion
- “Velocity”
- The Scrum Guide
NEXT TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:
The group used “silent writing” and came up with the following –
(No particular order)
1) “How is Agile Scrum applied to your specific organization and challenges”
2) “Problems with team members”
3) “Real Life Scrum Patterns (Problems – Solutions)
4) How Scrum gets started at organizations
a. Rolling it out and maintaining momentum even after initial implementers are gone
If I missed anything, please feel free to add to the e-mail. Also, we didn't capture this formally, but please e-mail your full name to Asim and me (kha...@hotmail.com) in case we can use your time spent for SEU's (for the CSP) or PDU's for Category B.
http://www.scrumalliance.org/pages/csp_scrum_education_unit_seu_pilot_program
FEEDBACK:
While we are a small, informal group there's always room for improvement. Please feel free to share feedback on anything you would like to continue doing, or simply do differently.
NEXT MEETING:
Thursday, April 25
Venue: Ernst & Young, Iselin Location
Address:
99 Wood Avenue South
(Room 07.3153)
Iselin, NJ 08830-0471
Price: Free (limited availability)
Asim – Please make the next announcement on the Scrum Alliance pages when convenient. If you need help with anything else, please let us know?
Thanks.
Nitin.
Asim Malik
Dear Nitin
First of all, thank you for coordinating the last month’s event. I came back from India last week and started in my new job and was busy. I will publish the outcome of last month’s meeting on the Group site and also create the event for the next one.
My apologies for the delay.
Asim
Asim Malik
Friends,
This is a reminder. Our monthly meeting is tomorrow. I haven’t see any confirmations yet so wanted to check how many of you would be able to make it. Let’s continue the momentum. Please bring your colleagues.
I haven’t been able to send many reminders this time as I was out in India and resumed only a week ago. Hope that you can make it.
Thanks,
Asim
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Subject: RE: Sumamry of 2nd gathering | Next Gathering information
Dear Nitin
First of all, thank you for coordinating the last month’s event. I came back from India last week and started in my new job and was busy. I will publish the outcome of last month’s meeting on the Group site and also create the event for the next one.
My apologies for the delay.
Asim
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Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 12:02 AM
To: garden-state-s...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Sumamry of 2nd gathering | Next Gathering information
Hello Scrum enthusiasts!
Nitin Khanna
Eugene...@ey.com
Will be there as well :) Should anyone need help getting into the building or floor (Room 7.3153), please give me a call on my cell at 201.873.4562. Thanks-pretty excited! :)
Regards,
Eugene
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Ram Srinivasan
I will not be able to make it
