Archive for category scrum

The Taskboard Interview

Posted by David Bland in agile, jobs, scrum on October 5, 2009

So here you are, face to face with a potential employer to discuss an agile job posting. You’ve arrived armed with your 10 Scrum Master Interview Questions and copies of your freshly printed resume, but how do you set yourself apart from the other Scrum Master candidates? I propose the Taskboard Interview. Step 1 – [...]

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Support Welfare CSM

Posted by David Bland in agile, economy, jobs, scrum on September 12, 2009

The folks over at WelfareCSM are doing their best to help job seekers obtain Scrum Master Certifications. They are offering discounted training classes that normally run anywhere from $1200 – $1400. It is a noble cause in these economic times, and also lines up well with current Agile job opportunities. Your chances of finding employment [...]

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Keeping Focus on Sprint Demos

Posted by David Bland in agile, scrum on August 21, 2009

An Agile Demo typically occurs during a Sprint Review session, and is crucial for providing visibility to team members and stakeholders. One would think that sharing such insight via a demo would be one of the easier aspects of agile adoption, but far too often teams fail to give it the attention it deserves. Before [...]

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10 Questions for Your Scrum Master Interview

Posted by David Bland in agile, jobs, scrum on July 5, 2009

So here you are, sitting across from a potential employer to interview for a Scrum Master position. The interviewer is prepared to ask you a series of questions to determine your worthiness, but where is your list? How do you determine if this is truly an agile company? Since I’ve been on both sides of [...]

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Agile and Scrum Trend Analysis

Posted by David Bland in agile, jobs, scrum, trends on June 18, 2009

I hear the buzz about agile and scrum becoming more popular, but is there any data to support that notion? Are more employers looking for agile experience? Are people searching for agile and scrum resources on the internet? I decided to sit down and pull some numbers together for you. Most of them are very [...]

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