HBO’s Silicon Valley and Scrum We’ve seen agile practices, and specifically Scrum used across a variety of industries and fields. Scrum continues to gain exposure, this time on a new HBO TV series. American sitcom “Silicon Valley” centers around six tech-geeks who...
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How Agile Principles can work for Marketing
When applying agile principles to marketing, employees may be a little skeptical of what that exactly means for the company. Company leaders may also have their doubts, but there are core benefits to transitioning to agile practices. The first plus to marketing...
Multinational Corporations and How They Can Remain Agile
Although we talk a lot about agile software development within the United States, many industries are using agile processes across the globe. Multinational corporations are experts in connecting industries through a variety of research techniques. Multinational...
Agile: Strategically Stable & Tactically Flexible
Learn how to create a stable yet flexible Agile strategy that adapts to changes without losing sight of long-term goals.
Spotify’s Agile Engineering Culture
This very interesting and useful video from Spotify Labs shows how their organization is using agile project management methodologies to make Spotify a huge success. In a blog posted on the company website, Henrik Kniberg states: "This is a journey in progress, not a...
Video: Mark Layton Discusses Agile Project Management for Dummies Book
In this video Mark Layton, founder and CEO of Platinum Edge, discusses his popular book Agile Project Management for Dummies. According to Mr. Layton, the book is a field guide for practicioners that are actually in the trenches doing the work. "The Agile Project...
CEO of Platinum Edge, Mark Layton, Presenting at SXSW
Platinum Edge, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mark C. Layton, the company’s founder and CEO, will be a featured presenter at the 2014 South by Southwest® (SXSW) Interactive conference. His presentation will take place on Sunday, March 9, 2014 from 3:30 pm to 4:30...
The Benefits of Agile Coaching for Large Organizations
In this video Mark C. Layton, Founder and CEO of Platinum Edge, describes the benefits of agile coaching for large organizations. He touches on the fact that "practice doesn't make perfect, it makes permanent." It's important to start off right because "if you start...
The Benefits of Agile Coaching: A Real-World Example
Platinum Edge currently has a multinational client that manufactures hardware and software which runs on their machines as well as PCs and mobile devices. Their clients (consumers) have frequent change requests as well as tight deadlines that also change, plus they...
Platinum Edge at Agile 2013
The team at Platinum Edge has just returned from the Agile 2013 conference, held in Nashville, TN from August 5th – 9th, 2013. In addition to being a Gold
Agile Project Management for Dummies on Top 100 Agile Books 2013
Discover why Agile Project Management for Dummies is a top resource for mastering Agile methodologies.
Mark Layton to Present at the China Game Developers Conference
The gaming industry in China has experienced rapid growth in the past few years. In 2012, estimated total revenues were $9.7 Billion – a 35% increase from 2011 and more than 1/3 of the global total gaming revenue, according to The NPD Group. There are a few...