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Scott M. Graffius Presents 'The Journey to Happier and More Productive Agile Teams' at Frug'Agile 2021 Conference Armenia and France
26 September 2021
Scott M. Graffius will speak at October 2021 edition of Frug'Agile Conference (Photo of Khor Virap monastery in the shadow of Mount Ararat by Andrew Behesnilian; used under license, CC BY-SA 3.0)
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🔥 Update: The Frug'Agile Conference recorded sessions and made the videos available to the public. The video for Scott M. Graffius's session is included at the end of this post.
Award-winning agile project management author Scott M. Graffius will present “The Journey to Happier and More Productive Agile Teams” at the Frug’Agile Conference on October 15, 2021, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Armenia Time (8:00-9:00 a.m. Pacific Time).
The conference will take place in Armenia and France, attendees can participate in-person or virtually, and sessions will be delivered in French or English (Scott's will be in English).
Attendees may be eligible to receive continuing education unit (CEU) credit, equivalent to 1.00 Professional Development Hour (PDH). For reporting with the Project Management Institute (PMI), it's 1.00 Professional Development Unit (PDU), under the Leadership category. For reporting with the Scrum Alliance, it's 1.00 Scrum Educational Unit (SEU), under either the Learning category or the Events category. For reporting with other organizations, refer to their respective instructions.
To learn more and to secure tickets for the conference, visit https://www.frugagile.org.
Scott M. Graffius will speak at October 2021 edition of Frug'Agile Conference (Photo of Khor Virap monastery in the shadow of Mount Ararat by Andrew Behesnilian; used under license, CC BY-SA 3.0)
About Scott M. Graffius
Scott M. Graffius, PMP, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, CSM, CSPO, SFE, ITIL, LSSGB has generated over one billion dollars of business value in aggregate for the organizations he has served. He is an agile project management practitioner, consultant, award-winning author, and international speaker. His expertise spans project, program, portfolio, and PMO leadership inclusive of agile, traditional, and hybrid approaches. Content from Scott's books (Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions and Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change), workshops, speaking engagements, and more have been featured and used by businesses, governments, and universities including Gartner, Deloitte, Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, Ford, Qantas, Atlassian, Bayer, the National Academy of Sciences, the United States Department of Energy, the United States Army, the New Zealand Ministry of Education, Tufts University, Texas A&M University, Virginia Tech, Penn State, Warsaw University of Technology, University of Waterloo, Loughborough University London, and others. Scott delivers dynamic and engaging talks around the world. His speaking engagements include in-person and online conferences and other events in Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom, and the United States. Thinkers360 named Scott a global top thought leader and influencer in four domains: Agile, Change Management, Digital Transformation, and GovTech.
His full bio is available at https://AgileScrumGuide.com.
Connect with Scott on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
About Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions
Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive.
There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development of products and services, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices such as waterfall engage sequential development, while agile involves iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to manage projects, and best meet their business needs of rapid response to change, fast delivery speed, and more.
With clear and easy to follow step-by-step instructions, Scott M. Graffius's award-winning Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions helps the reader:
- Implement and use the most popular agile framework―Scrum;
- Deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement; and
- Support innovation and drive competitive advantage.
Hailed by Literary Titan as “the book highlights the versatility of Scrum beautifully.”
Winner of 17 first place awards.
Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle worldwide. Some links by country follow.
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About Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change
Thriving in today's marketplace frequently depends on making a transformation to become more agile. Those successful in the transition enjoy faster delivery speed and ROI, higher satisfaction, continuous improvement, and additional benefits.
Based on actual events, Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change provides a quick (60-90 minute) read about a successful agile transformation at a multinational entertainment and media company, told from the author's perspective as an agile coach.
The award-winning book by Scott M. Graffius is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle worldwide. Some links by country follow.
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About Frug’Agile Conference
Frug’Agile 2021 is a global conference on agile. The theme for this edition is "back to basics," and it runs from October 14-15. The conference features speakers from Armenia, France, and around the world. Sessions will be presented in either French or English, and attendees may participate in-person — from venues in Armenia or France — or virtually.
To learn more about Frug’Agile, visit https://www.frugagile.org.
The short link for this article is: https://bit.ly/asg-am.
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Update on November 13, 2021
If you missed the Frug'Agile Conference, recordings of sessions are now available on YouTube. Scott's talk is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewokhrpMCIE and the video is also shown below.
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Thinkers360 Named 'Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions' Author Scott M. Graffius an Agile Thought Leader and Influencer
03 April 2023
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Scott M. Graffius is an agile project management practitioner, consultant, multi-award-winning author (Agile Scrum and Agile Transformation), and international keynote speaker. He has generated over $1.9 billion of business value in aggregate for the organizations he has served. He is the Founder of Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions™ and subsidiary Exceptional Agility™. Graffius and content from his books, talks, workshops, and more have been featured and used by businesses, professional associations, governments, and universities. Examples include Microsoft, Oracle, Broadcom, Cisco, Project Management Institute, IEEE, National Academy of Sciences, United States Department of Energy, New Zealand Ministry of Education, Yale University, Tufts University, and others. He has delighted audiences with dynamic and engaging talks and workshops on agile, project management, and technology leadership at 84 conferences and other events across 25 countries.
Thinkers360, the world’s first open platform for thought leaders and influencers, included Graffius on their March 31, 2023 list of Agile Thought Leaders and Influencers. Thinkers360's patent-pending approach to ratings factors each candidate’s diverse contributions and content such as articles, books, media coverage, podcasts, social media, speaking events, videos, and more. Visit https://www.thinkers360.com to learn more about Thinkers360.
About Scott M. Graffius
Scott M. Graffius, PMP, SA, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, CSM, CSPO, SFE, ITIL, LSSGB is an agile project management practitioner, consultant, multi-award-winning author, and international keynote speaker. He is the Founder of Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions™ and subsidiary Exceptional Agility™. He has generated over $1.9 billion of business value in aggregate for Global Fortune 500 businesses and other organizations he has served. Graffius and content from his books (Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions and Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change), talks, workshops, and more have been featured and used by businesses, professional associations, governments, and universities. Examples include Microsoft, Oracle, Broadcom, Cisco, Gartner, Project Management Institute, IEEE, Qantas, National Academy of Sciences, United States Department of Energy, New Zealand Ministry of Education, Yale University, Tufts University, and others. He has delighted audiences with dynamic and engaging talks and workshops on agile, project management, and technology leadership at 84 conferences and other events across 25 countries. Visit https://ScottGraffius.com to learn more.
Connect with Scott on:
About Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions
Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive.
There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development of products and services, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices such as waterfall engage sequential development, while agile involves iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to manage projects, and best meet their business needs of rapid response to change, fast delivery speed, and more.
With clear and easy to follow step-by-step instructions, Scott M. Graffius's award-winning Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions helps the reader:
- Implement and use the most popular agile framework―Scrum;
- Deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement; and
- Support innovation and drive competitive advantage.
Hailed by Literary Titan as “the book highlights the versatility of Scrum beautifully.”
Winner of 17 first place awards.
Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle worldwide. Some links by country follow.
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- 🇫🇷 France
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- 🇬🇷 Greece
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- 🇮🇳 India
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- 🇦🇪 UAE
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- 🇺🇸 United States
- 🌏 More countries
About Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change
Thriving in today's marketplace frequently depends on making a transformation to become more agile. Those successful in the transition enjoy faster delivery speed and ROI, higher satisfaction, continuous improvement, and additional benefits.
Based on actual events, Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change provides a quick (60-90 minute) read about a successful agile transformation at a multinational entertainment and media company, told from the author's perspective as an agile coach.
The award-winning book by Scott M. Graffius is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle worldwide. Some links by country follow.
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- 🇦🇹 Austria
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- 🇫🇷 France
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"Top Agile Certifications: 2023 Report" by AgileScrumGuide.com
15 April 2023
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Introduction
There's no substitute for experience. However, certifications can be a valuable tool for propelling one's career. Employers want candidates and employees with up-to-date knowledge and skills, and certifications demonstrate a person’s mastery of the respective subject. This article takes a look at Agile related certifications.
Top Agile Certifications
We compiled and analyzed data from multiple sources — including CIO¹, Forbes², Indeed³, Monday.com⁴, LogicMonitor⁵, BMC⁶, and LeanWisdom⁷ — to determine the general consensus on the top Agile certifications. Seven emerged. Here they are:
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- Certified SAFe Agilist (SA)
- Certified SAFe Product Owner and Product Manager (SAFe POPM)
- PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
- Certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)
- Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO 1)
Details follow. Note: Prerequisites, costs, and other data are subject to change by the governing organizations.
Profile of Each Certification
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
- Certification: Certified ScrumMaster
- Abbreviation for certification: CSM
- Governing organization – name: Scrum Alliance
- Governing organization – website: https://www.scrumalliance.org
- Short description of certification: Validates a solid understanding of Scrum including practical ways to apply it on one’s team and organization
- Exam – prerequisites: Completion of a two-day course by an authorized trainer
- Exam – cost: Course (referenced above) includes the cost of the exam. Cost ranges from about $500 to $1,200 depending on the location, delivery format (in-person or online), provider, and other factors
- Exam – delivery: Online
- Exam – number of questions: 50
- Exam – time to complete: 1 hour
- Exam – pass rate (minimum % that must be correct to pass exam): 74%
- Credential expiration: 2 years
- Credential renewal – required continuing education units (CEUs) or professional development units (PDUs) or Scrum educational units (SEUs): 20 SEUs
- Credential renewal – cost: $100
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
- Certification: Certified Scrum Product Owner
- Abbreviation for certification: CSPO
- Governing organization – name: Scrum Alliance
- Governing organization – website: https://www.scrumalliance.org
- Short description of certification: Demonstrates a deep understanding of Scrum principles and practices, as well as the role and responsibilities of a Product Owner in the Scrum framework
- Exam – prerequisites: Certification is awarded after the successful completion of the required two-day course delivered by an authorized trainer (there is not a separate exam)
- Exam – cost: Certification is awarded after the successful completion of the required two-day course delivered by an authorized trainer (there is not a separate exam); course cost ranges from about $500 to $1,200 depending on the location, delivery format (in-person or online), provider, and other factors
- Exam – delivery: Certification is awarded after the successful completion of the required two-day course delivered by an authorized trainer (there is not a separate exam)
- Exam – number of questions: Certification is awarded after the successful completion of the required two-day course delivered by an authorized trainer (there is not a separate exam)
- Exam – time to complete: Certification is awarded after the successful completion of the required two-day course delivered by an authorized trainer (there is not a separate exam)
- Exam – pass rate (minimum % that must be correct to pass exam): Certification is awarded after the successful completion of the required two-day course delivered by an authorized trainer (there is not a separate exam)
- Credential expiration: 2 years
- Credential renewal – required continuing education units (CEUs) or professional development units (PDUs) or Scrum educational units (SEUs): 20 SEUs
- Credential renewal – cost: $100
Certified SAFe Agilist (SA)
- Certification: Certified SAFe Agilist
- Abbreviation for certification: SA
- Governing organization – name: Scaled Agile
- Governing organization – website: https://scaledagile.com
- Short description of certification: Demonstrates knowledge of how to: establish Team and Technical Agility and organize around the flow of value; align organizations around clear, common objectives; participate successfully in SAFe events; and adopt a customer-centric mindset
- Exam – prerequisites: Completion of a two-day course by an authorized trainer
- Exam – cost: Course (referenced above) includes the cost of the exam. Cost ranges from about $500 to $1,200 depending on the location, delivery format (in-person or online), provider, and other factors
- Exam – delivery: Online
- Exam – number of questions: 45
- Exam – time to complete: 1.5 hours
- Exam – pass rate (minimum % that must be correct to pass exam): 80%
- Credential expiration: 1 year
- Credential renewal – required continuing education units (CEUs) or professional development units (PDUs) or Scrum educational units (SEUs): 10 PDUs
- Credential renewal – cost: $100
Certified SAFe Product Owner and Product Manager (SAFe POPM)
- Certification: Certified SAFe Product Owner and Product Manager
- Abbreviation for certification: SAFe POPM
- Governing organization – name: Scaled Agile
- Governing organization – website: https://scaledagile.com
- Short description of certification: Demonstrates knowledge of how to: perform the role of a Product Owner (PO) and a Product Manager (PM); put the customer at the center of the design, build, and test process; prepare for and lead Program Increment (PI) Planning; decompose Epics to Features, and Features to Stories; and collaborate with Agile teams to forecast work
- Exam – prerequisites: Completion of a two-day course by an authorized trainer
- Exam – cost: Course (referenced above) includes the cost of the exam. Cost ranges from about $500 to $1,200 depending on the location, delivery format (in-person or online), provider, and other factors
- Exam – delivery: Online
- Exam – number of questions: 45
- Exam – time to complete: 1.5 hours
- Exam – pass rate (minimum % that must be correct to pass exam): 80%
- Credential expiration: 1 year
- Credential renewal – required continuing education units (CEUs) or professional development units (PDUs) or Scrum educational units (SEUs): 10 PDUs
- Credential renewal – cost: $100
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
- Certification: PMI Agile Certified Practitioner
- Abbreviation for certification: PMI-ACP
- Governing organization – name: Project Management Institute (PMI)
- Governing organization – website: https://www.pmi.org
- Short description of certification: Demonstrates knowledge of the PMI's standardization of Agile across multiple methodologies (such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean)
- Exam – prerequisites: 2,000 hours of project management experience; 1,500 hours of Agile experience; and 21 hours of training in Agile
- Exam – cost: $435 for members of the PMI, $495 for those not a member of the PMI
- Exam – delivery: In-person in an assessment center
- Exam – number of questions: 120
- Exam – time to complete: 3 hours
- Exam – pass rate (minimum % that must be correct to pass exam): Passing score is not disclosed (it is estimated to be 80%)
- Credential expiration: 3 years
- Credential renewal – required continuing education units (CEUs) or professional development units (PDUs) or Scrum educational units (SEUs): 30 PDUs
- Credential renewal – cost: $60 for PMI members, $150 for those not members of the PMI
Certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)
- Certification: Certified Professional Scrum Master
- Abbreviation for certification: PSM 1
- Governing organization – name: Scrum.org
- Governing organization – website: https://www.scrum.org
- Short description of certification: Validates knowledge of the Scrum framework, the Scrum Master accountabilities, and how to apply Scrum
- Exam – prerequisites: A course is recommended but not required
- Exam – cost: $150
- Exam – delivery: Online
- Exam – number of questions: 80
- Exam – time to complete: 1 hour
- Exam – pass rate (minimum % that must be correct to pass exam): 85%
- Credential expiration: Certification does not expire
- Credential renewal – required continuing education units (CEUs) or professional development units (PDUs) or Scrum educational units (SEUs): Not applicable
- Credential renewal – cost: Not applicable as certification does not expire
Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO 1)
- Certification: Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner
- Abbreviation for certification: PSPO 1
- Governing organization – name: Scrum.org
- Governing organization – website: https://www.scrum.org
- Short description of certification: Validates knowledge of the Scrum framework and one’s ability to support and enable value creation and delivery
- Exam – prerequisites: A course is recommended but not required
- Exam – cost: $200
- Exam – delivery: Online
- Exam – number of questions: 80
- Exam – time to complete: 1 hour
- Exam – pass rate (minimum % that must be correct to pass exam): 85%
- Credential expiration: Certification does not expire
- Credential renewal – required continuing education units (CEUs) or professional development units (PDUs) or Scrum educational units (SEUs): Not applicable
- Credential renewal – cost: Not applicable as certification does not expire
Conclusion
Certifications can provide significant value for professionals looking to enhance their skills and credibility in the marketplace. Employers often prefer to hire certified professionals, and those who invest in professional credentials typically enjoy larger salaries. Informed by data from multiple sources, this article identified and profiled the top Agile certifications: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified SAFe Agilist (SA), Certified SAFe Product Owner and Product Manager (SAFe POPM), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Certified Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1), and Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO 1). Those interested in securing one or more Agile certifications can leverage the information presented in this article to assist in their decision-making.
Select References/Sources:
- CIO (2022, October 4). Top 16 Agile Certifications Available Today. Available at: https://www.cio.com/article/230223/7-agile-certifications-to-take-your-career-to-the-next-level.html.
- Forbes (2023, March 22). Five Agile Certifications for Project Management Professionals. Available at: https://www.forbes.com/advisor/business/best-agile-certifications.
- Indeed (2022, December 12). Twelve Valuable Agile Certifications to Advance Your Career. Available at: https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/agile-certifications.
- Monday.com (2023, March 26). Agile Project Management Certification: A Complete Guide. Available at: https://monday.com/blog/project-management/agile-project-management-certification.
- LogicMonitor (2022, June 5). Best Agile Certifications for IT Professionals in 2022. Available at: https://www.logicmonitor.com/blog/best-agile-certifications-for-it-professionals-in-2022.
- BMC (2020, August 17). Top Agile Certifications. Available at: https://www.bmc.com/blogs/agile-certifications.
- LeanWisdom (2022, September 9). The List of Best Agile Certifications in 2022. Available at: https://www.leanwisdom.com/blog/the-list-of-best-agile-certification.
How to Cite this Article:
Graffius, Scott M. (2023, April 15). Top Agile Certifications: 2023 Report. Available at: https://AgileScrumGuide.com.
About Scott M. Graffius
Scott M. Graffius, PMP, SA, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, CSM, CSPO, SFE, ITIL, LSSGB is an agile project management practitioner, consultant, multi-award-winning author, and international keynote speaker. He is the Founder of Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions™ and subsidiary Exceptional Agility™. He has generated over $1.9 billion of business value in aggregate for Global Fortune 500 businesses and other organizations he has served. Graffius and content from his books (Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions and Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change), talks, workshops, and more have been featured and used by businesses, professional associations, governments, and universities. Examples include Microsoft, Oracle, Broadcom, Cisco, Gartner, Project Management Institute, IEEE, Qantas, National Academy of Sciences, United States Department of Energy, New Zealand Ministry of Education, Yale University, Tufts University, and others. He has delighted audiences with dynamic and engaging talks and workshops on agile, project management, and technology leadership at 84 conferences and other events across 25 countries. Visit https://ScottGraffius.com to learn more.
Connect with Scott on:
About Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions
Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive.
There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development of products and services, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices such as waterfall engage sequential development, while agile involves iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to manage projects, and best meet their business needs of rapid response to change, fast delivery speed, and more.
With clear and easy to follow step-by-step instructions, Scott M. Graffius's award-winning Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions helps the reader:
- Implement and use the most popular agile framework―Scrum;
- Deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement; and
- Support innovation and drive competitive advantage.
Hailed by Literary Titan as “the book highlights the versatility of Scrum beautifully.”
Winner of 17 first place awards.
Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle worldwide. Some links by country follow.
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- 🇫🇷 France
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- 🇬🇷 Greece
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- 🇮🇳 India
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- 🇦🇪 UAE
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- 🇺🇸 United States
- 🌏 More countries
About Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change
Thriving in today's marketplace frequently depends on making a transformation to become more agile. Those successful in the transition enjoy faster delivery speed and ROI, higher satisfaction, continuous improvement, and additional benefits.
Based on actual events, Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change provides a quick (60-90 minute) read about a successful agile transformation at a multinational entertainment and media company, told from the author's perspective as an agile coach.
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