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
As the President of The Braintrust Consulting Group and as a Project Management Futurist, Brian Rabon is a leading expert on Agile. This month, he loaned his expertise to Better Software Magazine by writing an article entitled “Being Agile, Even If My Organization Isn’t”. In this article, Brian takes a closer look at what it truly … Read More
Most people who have heard of Scrum will know the roles involved, at a minimum. However, they may not know the attitudes and traits that are important for the roles. This article is an excerpt from the book, “Scrum for the Rest of Us,” by Brian Rabon that will define some of the attitudes and … Read More
Braintrust’s own, John Miller was interviewed by InfoQ this week about his ongoing involvement in a project called Agile Schools. Through this project, John is working to teach Scrum to high school students. The project is focused on how schools can use Scrum to help teams of students to learn more effectively and develop themselves … Read More
Braintrust is proud to announce that we have another certification to add to our ever-growing list of professional credentials. In addition to being certified by the Scrum Alliance and Project Management Institute, this week Braintrust President, Brian M. Rabon, CST, PMP, was approved as a professional member of the National Speakers Association. The National Speakers … Read More
At Braintrust, we like to say that Scrum is simply a collection of artifacts, roles, and ceremonies. Once you understand that list and how they work together, you can do Scrum. Today’s post gives a very brief description of what comprises each category. Let’s start with the roles. There are three basic roles in Scrum. … Read More
My daughter is off to the library today because she’s participating in the summer reading program. I used to love that time because I could read for pleasure without having some sort of school assignment due as a result. While you’re off at the beach or some other vacation destination, check out our recommended reading … Read More
