About Platinum Edge
The Platinum Edge Story
Formed in 2001, Platinum Edge is the brainchild of Mark Layton, known throughout the world as Mr. Agile®, an over 20-year project management veteran and Project Management Institute instructor who saw the value of bringing a higher level of professionalism and more structured implementation of agile approaches. With over a decade of success behind us, Platinum Edge continues to leverage the best minds and strategic frameworks to drive value improvements for Global 1000 companies.
A global organization, Platinum Edge offers multidimensional (strategic, financial, behavioral, operational) expertise in a single area — agile-based project management. It is all that we do and we do it everywhere. All of our training classes qualify for professional development units (PDUs) for Project Management Institute (PMI) PMP® and PMI-ACP® certifications. If you are looking for a partner with deep knowledge in:
- Helping executive teams understand the strategic and financial benefits of Agile
- Transitioning your enterprise from Waterfall to Agile
- Enabling geographically dispersed multi-national teams to achieve high development velocity
Then Platinum Edge is your professional services partner. Let us help you succeed.
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OUR BESTSELLING AGILE AND SCRUM BOOKS SHOW YOU HOW TO DELIVER VALUE EARLY, OFTEN, AND QUICKER
Agile Project Management for Dummies and Scrum for Dummies offer:
- Practical context for applying agile training and techniques from theory to practice.
- Explanations on how to approach agile transformation and avoid common pitfalls.
- Expert advice on how to apply principles in real-life situations.
- How to use scrum and agile techniques beyond IT and software development.
GET THE AGILE FOUNDATIONS VIDEO COURSE
Refresh your knowledge or start learning about scrum and agile techniques in this complete series.
- More than four hours of training
- Video exercises to practice learnings
- Quizzes to support retention of concepts
- Hands-on activities to reinformce principles
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RECENT BLOG POSTS
Ask Mr. Agile®: What Do You Think About the #NoEstimates Movement?
Mr. Agile® talks about the #NoEstimates movement. Watch the video to find out his thoughts and insights on the subject of estimates.
Postponed: Lunch and Learn in Las Vegas: Agile Estimation
We are postponing this event until further notice due to COVID-19 and recommendation by the CDC for social distancing. Platinum Edge in partnership with the International Innovation Center will be hosting a free Lunch and Learn in Las Vegas. Our Founder Mark Layton will be speaking about Agile Estimation: An overview of relative estimation and why it is structurally more accurate than precise estimation.
COVID-19 Updates
Platinum Edge is temporarily postponing in-person private and public certification classes and instead offering live online instructor-led certification classes. Scrum Alliance has authorized live online training for full certification during this challenging time.
