JAMES BURK jburk@seattlescrummeetup.com

About our organizer James Burk, CSM, PMP 20+ years as a Software Project Manager Computer Science degree Former Microsoft (Office, MSN, Visual Studio) Manager of PM at Exsilio Solutions Previously organized the Eastside Agile-Scrum Meetup Loves Space Exploration! 2

Meetup Stats 109 Members on Meetup.com 9 Total Likes on Facebook Watch us groW! 109 Members on Meetup.com 9 Total Likes on Facebook 11 Follows on Facebook 2 Website pages 6 Wiki Pages 0 Meetups Completed (3 by EASM) Meetup.com/Seattle- Scrum-Meetup 3 SeattleScrumMeetup.com Facebook.com/seattlescrum

Today’s Game Plan Introductions for Everybody MEETUP #1 – April 2018 Introductions for Everybody Who are you? What do you do? What brings you here? The Difference between Agile & Scrum James introduces the Wiki project Topics for future meetings Open discussion of whatever 4

What’s a Methodology? It’s Action focused Methodology: the methods and principles used for doing a particular kind of work, as in scientific or academic research. (or… Highly Technical work, like us!!) VS. Philosophy: a system of beliefs that influences someone’s decisions and behavior. A belief or attitude that someone uses for dealing with life in general. Philosophy is more about abstraction and knowledge, thinking and attitude while Methodology is action focused. 5

Heard This? “We are doing Agile!” 6 Heard This? Q: What PROJECT METHODOLOGY DOES YOUR COMPANY FOLLOW? “We are doing Agile!”

Agile vs. Scrum Agile is a Philosophy. Scrum is a Methodology. Clearing things up It’s a common misconception Agile is a Philosophy. Scrum is a Methodology. 7

Scrum Wiki Project Introduction to Scrum & Agile Seattle Scrum Meetup Wiki on Github github.com/SeattleScrumMeetup/wiki/wiki A Resource FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS Introduction to Scrum & Agile Links to Web-based Resources Books to read Tools you can use to practice Scrum Training Videos 8

Topics for Future Meetups What do you want to learn MORE ABOUT? How to Estimate Accurately Definition of Done / Acceptance Criteria Kanban Philosophy vs. Scrum Methodology and hybrid approaches Team Dynamics & Communication within Scrum teams Lightweight Methods & Tools Requirements Management Stakeholder Buy-In for Using Scrum Onshore & Offshore working together (Distributed Scrum) Transitioning to Agile from Waterfall/PMI. A Sample Project 9

OPEN DISCUSSION

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Template Layout SUBHEADER TITLE MOVE THIS LAYOUT & CONTENT AROUND AS NEEDED within the slide Leverage agile frameworks to provide a robust synopsis for high level overviews. Iterative approaches to corporate strategy foster collaborative thinking to further the overall value proposition. Organically grow the holistic world view of disruptive innovation via workplace diversity and empowerment. 12

Template Layout SUBHEADER TITLE MOVE THIS LAYOUT & CONTENT AROUND AS NEEDED within the slide Leverage agile frameworks to provide a robust synopsis for high level overviews. Iterative approaches to corporate strategy foster collaborative thinking to further the overall value proposition. Organically grow the holistic world view of disruptive innovation via workplace diversity and empowerment. 13