Hi, I’ve got some exciting news for everyone as most of this announcement involves resources or courses available on line.
We also have free events on both sides of the country. I’ve written several blogs recently, as well as done a podcast, so
some good information no matter where you are. We’re also offering another Lean Online course in another few weeks which, of
course, is also available everywhere. In Bellevue, we’re offering a new course which incorporates Lean practices into our Scrum Master
course – we call it Lean Scrum Master Certification by Net Objectives. While this is being offered in Bellevue, we’d love to offer it elsewhere
if there is enough interest. We also have free events in Washington, DC, Hampton Roads, VA, and Bellevue, WA, as well as upcoming courses
in both Washington and South Carolina. In addition to all of this, I’ve started a fun new thing based on Janice Hagy’s Indexed concept.
Finally, we have some great discounts on SQE’s Better Software Conference coming up next week – please look for us if you’re there as several of us will be.
Recent Blogs and a podcast
Since the Lean Kanban conference in Miami, I’ve had a significant number of insights into how to incorporate Lean into Agile methods as well as increased my understanding of why Scrum teams have difficulties. I discuss many of these on our blog page. The most recent blogs and podcasts are:
- What is the Difference Between First Generation Agile (XP/Scrum) and Lean/Kanban?
- Redefining Lean (a podcast)
- Challenging Why (not if) Scrum Fails
- Lean Kanban 2009 – Wow!
If you want to learn more about Lean or if you are having troubles getting Scrum to scale, you should find these of interest.
Second offering of Lean On-Line Course June 29-August 3
We got a lot of positive feedback about our Lean-Online Course we recently offered. We are offering it again at for only $395 ($345 if you register by June 10th and an even bigger discount if you had registered for the first one but weren’t able to attend – see the Yahoo discussion group for details). This includes a CD with all of the sessions (sent to you after the course) plus additional material that will be sent to you after the course (add $20 if outside of the United States). More and more people are recognizing that an understanding of Lean principles is essential if you want to make your enterprise agile. Scaling Agility can be difficult. It is important to start out with a vision for the entire organization that you want to become more effective. Lean provides this understanding.
New Course Lean Scrum Master Certification by Net Objectives in Bellevue, July 27th
We’ve been doing Scrum training (team, Scrum Master and Product Owner) for almost 9 years now. All of these courses have been done within the context of Lean, providing a better base for companies doing Scrum across more than just a couple of teams. This new course incorporates Lean practices of setting up a work-flow, directly managing work-in-process, coordinating development and test groups as well giving insights into how to coordinate multiple teams. This approach represents a significant advance of Scrum – having it both work within the context of Lean and now taking advantage of Lean practices to kick-start your teams’ progress. If your company is having difficulties getting started with Scrum, see how an integration of Lean with Scrum can accelerate the process.
This course is open to those who already have taken one of our Scrum courses (Implementing Scrum for your Team or Scrum Master Certification), a Scrum Alliance CSM course, or have been practicing Scrum for 6 months. Bottom line - you must already understand Scrum prior to attending. This is one reason our Scrum training is tops. It is unfortunate that most people attending a Scrum Alliance CSM course are going there to learn what Scrum is. This makes it difficult to cover what being a Scrum Master is as well. This course requires knowing Scrum so the full day can be focused on the Scrum Master role. Ron Jeffries, a senior CST of the Scrum Alliance agrees that more than two days of training is needed when he explains why he offers 3-day Scrum courses – “The traditional CSM course is only two days. That’s not enough time to cover the things a ScrumMaster needs to know to help their team be successful.” This course represents that necessary, third day.
Other Courses in Bellevue, WA and Columbia, SC
Implementing Lean-Agile for Your Team, Columbia, SC, June 9-10. Learn how to do Scrum within the context of Lean principles. We’re offering this course at a one-time high discount from our normal pricing to introduce ourselves into the area.
Design Patterns for Agile Developers, Bellevue, WA, July 7-9. Improve your programming skills and learn to design sustainable code in an Agile environment. Taught by the award winning author of Emergent Design – Scott Bain.
Free events around the States
The Washington, DC Lean-Agile Open, the afternoon of June 5. Business track on Enterprise Driven Software Development and Technical track on Acceptance Test-Driven Development followed by an open space to discuss your issues with our experts.
The Hampton Roads, VA, Lean-Agile Open, the afternoon of June 22. Business track on Enterprise Driven Software Development and Technical track on Acceptance Test-Driven Development followed by an open space to discuss your issues with our experts.
Sustainable Test-Driven Development, evening of July 1, Bellevue, WA. Learn what Test-Driven Development is and why it is important to do it.
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SQE’s Better Software Conference Next week in Las Vegas!
We have a variety of discounts available - some too good to mention in a public email (really!). If you have an interest in attending, please send an email to mike.shalloway@netobjectives.com Please make sure you to mention the company you work for.
I hope you found this informative. Please let me know if there is anything we can do to help you.
Alan Shalloway
CEO, Sr. Consultant
Net Objectives. Achieving Enterprise Agility
425-269-8991