Relevance of Scrum in 2024 with Ken Rubin

In this interview, we have featured Ken Rubin who is an author of Amazon’s #1 worldwide best-selling book Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process. He shared what inspired him to write this book and also how Scrum practices can evolve to incorporate sustainability goals of the organizations.

As we speak about the relevance of Scrum in 2024, he tells some of the trends expected in 2024 in the agile community.

Interviewee: Ken Rubin (Author, Essential Scrum)

Ken Rubin is an agile thought leader and the author of Amazon’s #1 worldwide best-selling book Essential Scrum: A Practical Guide to the Most Popular Agile Process. Ken founded Innolution where he helps organizations achieve outstanding returns through the application of agile principles. Trained as a computer scientist and forged into a business executive at IBM and ten early-stage technology companies, Ken’s distinctive strength is his ability to successfully apply an agile mindset from the boardroom to the individual team.

As a Certified Scrum Trainer, Ken has trained over 30,000 people on six continents in agile as well as object-oriented technology. He has also coached over 200 companies ranging from startups to Fortune 10, and is an angel investor and mentor to numerous exciting startups. Ken was also the first managing director of the worldwide Scrum Alliance, a non-profit organization that has certified over one million agile practitioners. ​​

Interviewer: Noopur Pathak (Chief Media Editor, INNOVATION ROOTS)

The Future Scrum Trends with Gunther Verheyen

The future of Scrum is an interesting topic as it will be driven by emerging trends and technologies. In this interview with Gunther Verheyen (independent Scrum Caretaker), we will travel through a journey of current state of Scrum to the expected future trends of Scrum.

Gunther will also share his thoughts on AI and automation impacting the efficacy of Scrum implementation. He advices the aspiring Scrum practitioners to stand their ground and have believe in what they are doing.

Interviewee: Gunther Verheyen (independent Scrum Caretaker)

Gunther Verheyen calls himself an independent Scrum Caretaker on a journey of humanizing the workplace with Scrum. He started practicing Scrum in 2003, has published two best-selling books about Scrum, has partnered with Ken Schwaber, co-creator of Scrum, and has worked with diverse teams and organizations.

​​Interviewer: Noopur Pathak (Chief Media Editor, INNOVATION ROOTS)