“Having coached many software development teams, I tend to value my contribution by what a team does when I’m not with them over what the team does when I’m with them.”
- Dhaval Panchal, Agile Coach and Trainer (source)
Trainings are supposed to be boring.
Unless something wakes you up. Or you are in a class that is surprisingly interesting.
Last week, I happened to be in one.
It was training and interesting-a scrum certification class (CSM) conducted by Solutions IQ.If you are already certified in scrum or have taken courses you know the drill. If you haven’t, you can look over here .
You don’t have to choose either/or between a PMP and a CSM/CSP- you can be both. Scrum training actually offers you PDU’s as well for attending these classes. Cool!
I have heard so much about Agile and Scrum that I genuinely got interested and decided to go for it. You can check for nearby classes based on your location by looking into the website.
That’s how I found mine and it’s been a treat and I’m sold to Scrum. So much so, that I started my own board at work to monitor my work and see if it helps. Oh, I also have one at home for my personal goals stuck behind my study door.
Seattle based Dhaval Panchal has been an awesome trainer for the 2 days of training in Hyderabad, India – informative, knowledgeable, patient, helpful and always approachable. Given a chance I’d train with him again.
My favourite part of the class was the Paper Ball game- it teaches you more about the team dynamics than you would think. A group of random people who met 15 mints ago and has to abide by the rules of the game, severe time constraints and expectation of an end result can take the so called managers in for a spin. Who takes the control, who listens to whom, whose idea should be implemented, why am I being Ignored......the behavorial drama continues.
A class worth attending for sure. Thank you Dhaval.
(Disclosure: I paid for my certification; it wasn't sponsored by any organization).
Pic Courtesy: Google Images.
0 comments:
Post a Comment