The Scrum Alliance is in the service business. It serves its members by promoting knowledge of Scrum, using various channels like user groups.
If elected to the Scrum Alliance Board of Directors, I plan to promote a much more focused approach to supporting user groups. You might ask why. The main reason is: the first exposure many people have to genuine Agile is in user group events like monthly meetings and larger events.
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People working in typical organizations are not experiencing authentic agile and Scrum in their organizations. Instead, they are experiencing relatively mediocre, surface implementations of agility and Scrum. By contrast, when they attend a local user -group meeting, they hear about the dynamics behind these weak implementations of agile and Scrum. They learn about agile theory and practice.
Therefore, focusing on user groups is a very leveraged use of Scrum Alliance resources and focus.
Agile Boston (www.agileboston.org)
Agile Boston (www.agileboston.org) started life in 2007. We ran monthly meetings. In 2009 we pulled together the first GIVE THANKS FOR SCRUM event, honoring the co-formulators of Scrum, Jeff Sutherland and Ken Schwaber. Both are from the Boston area. In 2011 we convened the 3rd annual GIVE THANKS FOR SCRUM event.
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Convening Open Space Events
We’ve convened 8 Open Space events since 2009. We are using a hybrid approach to deliver the Open Space experience. We do a keynote and sessions in the AM and Open Space in the PM, after lunch. This strategy allows people to sample Open Space for the first time.
These events draw up to 270 people in Boston. In 2011 we convened the Agile Day in Boston event, incorporating keynote, sessions, lunch, Open Space and a reception with food and beverages upon the closing of the Open Space. We collaborated with AgileNYC, connecting two events across two cities with a party-bus shuttle service from NYC to Boston for speakers, sponsors and volunteers. We served over 478 people across two cities with the Agile Day event.
Agile Boston is the Scrum Alliance Scrum User Group in Boston. In 2011 a core leadership group was formed. This circle is currently six people– a Scrum-sized team. You can read about the aims of Agile Boston here and learn about how the group is led and governed here.
In the 1990’s, started a Visual Basic user group and became connected with Microsoft. I worked with Microsoft as a Regional Director. In this partner role, I functioned as a local expert on Microsoft platforms and tools. Every year, Microsoft ran a 1-day event called Developer Days. I coordinated and hosted these events. Hartford was one of the first 8 cities and Boston was added the following year. I was Regional Director of either Hartford and/or Boston from 1995 to 2002. I learned how to plan, organize and convene large events. The Developer Days events in Boston from 1996 to 2002 drew around 600 people each year.
I have substantial experience in user group community formation, dating back to 1995. In 2007, I applied this knowledge and experience to the Agile community with the formation of Agile Boston.
I am bringing all of my experience with user groups to Scrum Alliance. If elected to the board, I plan to promote the idea of better serving the membership and the public through very strong support for local Scrum user groups.
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