Agile Relies on the Human Element During our certified Agile training classes, long before the “ah-ha” moments, attendees often cite several roadblocks they repeatedly face on a day-to-day basis in the workplace. All of their challenges often boil down to “the human element.” Professionals struggle when it comes to interacting with their peers or managers … Read More
According to Darrell K. Rigby, Simon Henderson, and Marco D’Avino (Harvard Business Review, 2018) agile turnaround leaders typically take five actions: They communicate — even over-communicate — the strategic ambition to a broader range of people. Since leaders know they will be delegating far more decisions, they ensure that people making those decisions are fully aligned on what to do … Read More
Birmingham, AL, June 8, 2018—The Braintrust Consulting Group announced today that they will continue to deepen their business relationshipwith Bowperson Publishing & Training, Inc. Under this new partnership, the two organizations will co-present the 2-day “Training from the BACK of the Room” train-the-trainer class, and The Braintrust Consulting Group (Braintrust) will become the exclusive … Read More
Deloitte Insights recently published new findings that show that major federal software projects are getting smaller and shorter. They also found that in 2017 almost 80 percent of major federal software projects are now classified as either Agile or iterative. Click here to read the full report. However, at The Braintrust Consulting Group we still encounter … Read More
As you may have heard by now, the Scrum Alliance has announced the new paths to Certified Scrum Professional® (CSP). There are 2 paths that you can follow: Certified Scrum Professional-ScrumMaster® CSP-SM® Certified Scrum Professional-Product Owner® CSP-PO® As part of these new paths, the Scrum Alliance will be introducing Advanced Certified ScrumMaster™ (A-CSM™) and Advanced Certified … Read More
As you probably know, Agile2017 Conference is taking place this week. We’re very excited that Braintrust President, Kate Megaw and Braintrust Certified Scrum Trainer & Agile Coach, Anu Smalley will be co-presenting a brand new topic, Agile Leadership: The Power of Influence. If you would like to download the slides from their presentation, please click … Read More
