Alumni Resources

This page contains links to the free resources mentioned in our classes. Thanks for attending a Platinum Edge training course!

Blog Posts

• Anatomy of a Sprint Backlog
• The Burndown Chart as a Diagnostic Tool: the Fallacy of the “Perfect” Burndown
• Uncover the Hidden Priorities that Make You Ineffective
  (Prioritization and swarming on one thing at a time)
• Twenty Ways to Split User Stories (xp123.com)

Downloads

• 10 Step Transition to Scrum (PDF)
• Agile CapEx & OpEx (PDF)
• Common Agile Terms (PDF)
• Estimation poker app (iOS & Android)
• Flipchart images from CSM & CSPO classes (PDF)
• Non-IT Artifact Examples (PDF)
• Path to CSP (PDF)
• Product backlog and sprint backlog templates (MS Excel)
• Roadmap to Value graphic (PDF)
• Sprint planning checklist (PDF)
• Standish Group 2015 Chaos Report – Agile vs Waterfall Chart (PDF)
• The Scrum Guide 2020 version (PDF)
• U.S. Department of Defense Agile Transformation (PDF)
• User story cards (PDF)

Videos

• Daniel Pink’s “The puzzle of motivation” (“candle problem” TED talk)

• Nordstrom Innovation Lab

• Simon Sinek: Start With Why

• Stop Sign By Committee

• Tom Wujec’s “Build a tower, build a team” (“Marshmallow challenge” team-building TED talk)