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5 Whys to Explore Scrum with an independent Scrum Caretaker

Gunther Verheyen

I embarked on my Agile journey in 2003 when we wrapped eXtreme Programming in Scrum. Besides having engaged with many teams and organizations I have also created and facilitated many Scrum workshops and classes about various topics for various audiences since then. Warm regards Gunther independent Scrum Caretaker What?

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5 Tips To Re-Energize Your Daily Standup Meetings

Rebel’s Guide to PM

When I started working for White October we followed the conventional “scrum” format, where the team get together, share what’s new, what’s challenging and what’s happening, and everyone gives feedback and makes suggestions to unblock each other. These make the daily scrum fun!

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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

In 2016, Alan founded Project Management Essentials to share his passion for and experience in project management, leadership, and Agile. Alan has a master’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland and a master’s and a certificate in IT Project Management from George Washington University. Register today.

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Money is important, but it is not what drives me

Gunther Verheyen

My work as an independent Scrum Caretaker via my one-person company Ullizee-Inc is the sole source of money for our family. Scrum is what I do for a living. Scrum is what I’ve been practicing for the past 20+ years. We have no backup or additional sources of income. There is no other way given the physical nature of that care.

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My life of Scrum (did not start with Scrum)

Gunther Verheyen

After a few years of searching and experimenting, “Scrum” was documented and presented to the general public. Scrum turns 25. I record a few highlights of “My life of Scrum”, a few aspects from the past 17 years of the life of an independent Scrum Caretaker. Later, we add Scrum to our approach.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Get a SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC)?

Agilemania

Since its release in 2016, the number of people getting SAFe® SPC Certified has been increasing each year. There are around 18,193 people who have received SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC) credentials since certification began in 2016. The SAFe® Program Consultant certification is a great way to enhance your expertise in SAFe®.

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How a growth mindset has helped in my journey to become a PST

Scrum.org

When I started using Scrum as a software developer back in 2007 I noticed that this new ways of working really worked, then I decided to learn more about and I became a Scrum Master in 2012 and in 2015 I started to teach Scrum, overcoming my fear of public speaking. You love this!”. Step one - The interview. .

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