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No Fighting In This (Agile) Dojo with M. David Green

Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts

The results will be more engaged team members, scrum masters, and a way of working that converts skeptics and naysayers into Agile evangelists. Understanding extreme programming (XP) and why it’s valuable (23:41). Engaged scrum masters are essential for long-term change (26:49). Extreme Programming: [link]. Show Notes.

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How BUiLT unites Black IT pros and builds equity

CIO

Purdy, for example, completed his Professional Scrum Master certification through BUiLT. BUiLT gets asked to help when DEI teams and recruiters are frustrated in providing qualified, diverse candidates to hiring managers, but the company’s actual hiring practices don’t match the tone from the top to be more inclusive.

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Highlights from Gorilla Logic’s Scaled Agile Workshop

Gorilla Logic

Kenneth also referenced one of the conference keynotes by Ash Maurya , author of the book, Running Lean: Iterate From Plan A to a Plan B That Works. Jen Provance, Director of Agile Program Management at SendGrid, shared lessons learned from establishing and redefining team roles for greater agility and efficiency.

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