Certified LeSS Practitioner course with Venkatesh Krishnamurthy

INNOVATION ROOTS is proud to announce its association with Mr. Venkatesh Krishnamurthy’s company Empirical Coach Pt. Ltd. to deliver the Certified LeSS Practitioner workshop in India. The course will be conducted by Venkatesh Krishnamurthy and will be held on 20, 21 & 22 April, 2018 at Bangalore.

This three-day course covers Large- Scale Scrum (LeSS) in an in- depth format, with its corresponding principles, frameworks and rules. It delivers essential information for the adoption and improvement of LeSS for the existing Product Development Group. Large- Scale Scrum (LeSS) knowledge is essential for the application of Scrum principles in a large-scale context.

This three-day course will teach Participants essential Scrum principles, as well as structural rules and guidelines on how to adopt it during development. Participants will learn LeSS overview, stories on LeSS adoptions, exercises and Q & As. The Course will help participants to enhance the knowledge and applicability of existing Scrum and Agile methods, and sharpen their skills as Scrum Master and Agile Coach. They will eventually gain an understanding on how to manage cross-functional, self-managing teams and play the role of Scrum Master in LeSS.

Mr. Venkatesh Krishnamurthy is an esteemed thought leader and published author, who’s specialized in applying Lean and Agile principles into major corporations and work programs. He’s been personally mentored by luminaries such as Craig Larman and Bas Vodde, and has held leadership positions across Australia, USA, Europe and Asia regarding Agile methods that include: Scrum, XP, Kanban, SAFe and Systems Thinking towards delivering outcomes for customers. He was also involved in the hundreds of experiments, that led to the birth of LeSS. The participants will also get a rare insight into them, during the course.

Register for the workshop at www.innovationroots.com

 

Chicken | Glossary

Definition

Derived from the popular business fable of ‘The Chicken and the Pig’. (Pig was discussed here). ‘The Chicken’ is representative of the individuals or parties who are involved in assisting ‘The Pigs’ (aka the core Scrum team) but are not fully committal in every aspect. They need guidance and training from the ‘The Chicken’ to increase their involvement in the project.

Further Reading

  •  “Scrum : the art of doing twice the work in half the time”(book), by Jeff Sutherland