Winnow Management is celebrating 20 years of helping individuals and organizations thrive with agility by rolling out bite-sized unscripted videos packed with insights on Agile and Scrum!
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001 – “Agile” is one of the more common workplace business terms. What does it mean, and what if you only had a few minutes to explain agility to someone?
002 – You can easily look up the definition of Scrum in many places. However…what if you had to explain Scrum to someone, but you only had a few minutes?
003 – Some people use the terms “Scrum” and “Agile” interchangeably. Are they the same thing? What if you had to explain the difference to someone, but you only had a few minutes?
004 – Although the authors of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development did not number the associated principles, they are often referenced by number. Here’s an explanation of principles 1, 2, and 7.
005 – Although the authors of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development did not number the associated principles, they are often referenced by number. Here’s an explanation of principles 3, 8, and 10.
006 – Although the authors of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development did not number the associated principles, they are often referenced by number. Here’s an explanation of principles 4, 6, and 12.
007 – Although the authors of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development did not number the associated principles, they are often referenced by number. Here’s an explanation of principles 5, 9, and 11.
008 – Beyond the Agile Manifesto, Scrum adds five more significant values that will have a great impact on your team. Watch this explanation using the writings of Scrum’s co-founder Ken Schwaber.
009 – “The Stacey Diagram,” published in 1996, has been picked up by agilists over the years as a way to explain the significance of complexity. However, did you know that Mr. Stacey regretted publishing this well-known diagram?
010 – We’re used to hearing the comparisons between “waterfall” and “agile” environments. In less than 7 minutes get a better understanding of how what we’re actually comparing are “defined” and “empirical” approaches to product development
The Winnow Management Story
We’re adept in administering all aspects of project management, as well as providing authentic leadership to create effective teams. Our ability to contribute across a wide range of environments has taken us to companies such as Hilton and Cisco, and outside the United States to countries such as India, China, Israel, and Hungary.
“He [Peter] put forth a superior work effort in our European development office. We needed to fully understand our readiness to implement Scrum. His observations and recommendations were accurate and practical, helping us avoid pitfalls associated with moving to a new development methodology.” – Shashi Kapur, CTO, Ygomi, LLC
“We were faced with a large backlog of projects and a development team that was far too small. Peter was able to increase our development staff from 20 to 80 in less than 12 weeks, increasing our productivity dramatically and quickly. He created new hiring procedures, developed an accelerated training program, and implemented a new agile development process (Scrum). As a result, we completed all critical work expectations, created a more positive work environment, and our customers were extremely satisfied.” – Larence Park, co-founder and former CEO of WildCard Systems, Inc. (now FIS)
“What I find particularly beneficial about the work we’ve done with Winnow Management is their ability to bridge the gap between technology and business while taking very practical measures to maximize project ROI. Additionally, we were able to accelerate our response to new business by cutting our project ramp up time by 75%.” – Tim Dorsey, The Dorsey Group, LLC
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From classroom training (ranging from 2-hour overview sessions to 2-day Certification Training) to organizational consulting, we can help with all your IT project needs. If you would like to learn more, call us at 954-784-3674, or email us at info@winnowmanagement.com
…and why Winnow Management?
Our goal is to help your organization extract the good “grain” while discarding the useless “chaff.” There’s usually some amount of waste in any software development process accompanied by some amount of customer dissatisfaction and employee discouragement. We can show you how the agile Scrum framework employs a set of principles with less waste. This framework creates an environment where team members can make the best decisions possible to produce the best results possible.
Certified Scrum Master Classes
This two-day Certification session will provide participants with detailed insight into the workings of Scrum and the expectations of a Scrum Master. Just some of the subjects covered include:
- The Scrum Framework and Fundamentals
- Why Does Scrum Work?
- Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Team Member roles
- Self-Managed and Cross-functional Teams
- Defined vs. Empirical methods
- Agile Planning and Estimating
- Optimizing Value (ROI)
- Additional subjects may be covered based on participant interest and time
A Short Summary of Scrum:
Even projects that have solid, well-defined project plans encounter some degree of change. Shifting market conditions, budget cuts, staff restructuring, or any number of influences will disrupt the best plan. Projects that begin with changing or unclear requirements make it difficult to even establish initial project expectations. Scrum is the agile development process that allows teams to deliver usable product results periodically throughout the life of the project, absorbing change and new requirements as the project proceeds.