When Braintrust launched our first Voices of Agile Open Forum in July, we wanted to generate conversation with people of color in our industry regarding issues of representation and other pertinent topics related to bringing Agile into underrepresented communities. In addition to holding the forums, we are launching a series of blog posts featuring people … Read More
What do gerbils, eagles, laser cats, flying ravens, and four girls one guy have in common? They were the team names for our awesome group of college students in our first free Certified Scrum Master (CSM)—College Edition class this past weekend. A group of Braintrust trainers and facilitators came together to customize the hands-on exercises … Read More
As we are adjusting to this WFH life and shift in culture, we have been encouraging students in our classes to take a few moments to come up with a list of “better norms” coming out of this pandemic. What positive changes do you want to see for yourself, your team, and your company? Most … Read More
A quick Google search brings up literally hundreds of articles related to “company culture during Covid-19”. With titles like “Covid-19 Creates A Moment of Truth for Corporate Culture,” this topic is being talked about by everyone from Forbes.com and Inc.com down to individual community business journals. So, why, amidst all of the challenges that we … Read More
Now that the world has shifted to a mostly-remote environment, we’re finding more students interested in the deep dive that our advanced classes provide. And while the first half of 2020 was full of uncertainty, now’s a great time to get back on track to further your Agile journey and consider an advanced class. Learn … Read More
Over the last four years, the Scrum Alliance has gathered feedback from students and inspected and adapted their Certified Agile Leadership (CAL I) program. What was originally a two-day program is now broken out into three one-day classes: Certified Agile Leadership Essentials, Certified Agile Leadership for Teams, and Certified Agile Leadership for Organizations. Certified Agile … Read More
Covid-19 has changed the face of the training industry. I’ve been a trainer for over 25 years, but it has always been in-person training—from Microsoft Office to Certified Scrum classes. I always believed in-person training was the only way we could deliver an amazing learning experience for our students. However, with the complete pivot from … Read More
