"Shorting development cycles through sprint planning was a key learning in the 2-day Scrum course; a learning that will make it easier for me to hit my project goals."
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What is Scrum?

Scrum is an Agile process that can be used to manage and control complex software and product development using iterative, incremental practices. Scrum has been used from simple projects to changing the way entire enterprises do their business. Scrum significantly increases productivity and reduces time to benefits while facilitating adaptive, empirical systems development. Learn more... For an overview audio of Scrum, click here. For a video of Scrum, quality, and enterprise competitiveness, click here. For an description of Scrum in the Financial Times : The London Financial Times interviews Ken Schwaber and Ian Shimmings of Conchango about Scrum.

Scrum VSTS - Scrum Tutorials and Tool

Learn more about Scrum through a multimedia kit, or download a Scrum kit for Microsoft VSTS. Both are provided through the hard work of Conchango.

Do You Know Scrum?

Many enterprises want to eliminate the problems of waterfall and look to Scrum for help. To get a sense of the progress of your enterprise in adopting Scrum, download and take the Scrum Test. Limit each answer to 100 words. Complete the test and send it to me. I'll let you know how you are doing.

Scrum Alliance

The home of the Certified ScrumMasters organization, offering training, gatherings, information, and materials regarding Scrum, including frequent articles..

ScrumMaster Certification

To acquire the formal Scrum methodology, Scrum Project Management software, and training - or to find a Certified ScrumMaster to help you implement Scrum, go to ScrumAlliance. To learn iterative, incremental development the agile way using Scrum, the next ScrumMaster Certification classes that I teach :

When Where Registration
  To attend a course, all registrants must be familiar with Scrum basics and do the course preparation work indicated in the registration confirmation email. Taught by Ken Schwaber
May 12-13 Denver, CO - Certified Product Owner course with Mike Cohn to register
June 19-20 Oslo, Norway - CSM course to register
July 7-8 Cardiff, Wales, UK - CSM course to register
July 14-15 Boston, MA - CSM course to register
Sept 16-17 San Jose, CA - CSM course to register
Oct 6-7 Boston, MA - CSM course to register
Oct 16-17 Stockholm, Sweden - CSM Course to register
Nov 3-4 Vancouver, BC Canada - CSM Course soon
  Various other locations and dates Taught by Certified CSM Trainers
  All other courses listed at Scrumalliance visit ScrumAlliance to register

All ControlChaos store courses are conducted by Ken Schwaber Attendees will be thoroughly trained in how to use the Scrum process. For a full description of the course.

Advanced Development Methods, Inc. (ADM) maintains this website to provide information, news, references and a cookbook description of Scrum.