Lukas Sliwka, Grindr’s VP of Engineering, and the Grindr development team will be conducting a Tech Talk on June 25, 2014 focusing on: Implementing SCRUM metrics to drive high performance SCRUM teams while building strong and innovative software engineering...
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Should Scrum Masters be “Technical Gurus”?
With many leadership positions, regardless of the industry, it is advantageous for those in charge to know about their field’s operation processes. From communications professionals to engineering, those who have technical backgrounds have a greater knowledge for what...
Los Angeles Scrum Training: Reasons to Become a CSM
As one of the largest cities in the United States and a hub for a variety of companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500s, Los Angeles houses an abundance of project managers that are looking to become Certified ScrumMasters to expand their skill set and excel in...
Scrum Featured on HBO’s Silicon Valley
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...
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...
