As a SUGSA Scrum Day sponsor I distributed a little booklet I compiled. I titled it “Do Better Scrum”. Since then several people has asked me for copies. And Tobias Meyer was kind enough to suggest several improvements. So here is the second edition which you can download and use as you wish. If you have a smart digital print shop like Top Copy, you should be able to get them to print and bind it for you as an A5 booklet with a colour cover for around R10 per copy. Let me know how you find it.

Download “Do Better Scrum”

David J. Anderson

I’m thrilled to announce that David Anderson will be in Cape Town from 4-12 February 2010 to conduct a series of events focussed on  Kanban Software Development.

David is credited with the first implementation of a kanban process for software development in 2005. David was a founder of the agile movement through his involvement in the creation of Feature Driven Development and continues to be a thought leader in the Agile space. The full programme, which will be run at the BMW Pavilion Conference Centre in the Waterfront, comprises:

2-day class: A Kanban System for Software Engineering (1 & 2 Feb)

If you want to learn how to implement a Kanban system in your organisation, this course is for you. It is full of case studies and practical exercises that will help you to get started when you return to work. There is no pre-requisite Agile knowledge for this course. The cost is R8000 (excluding VAT). Only 30 places are available.

1- Day Seminar: Management Success with Common Sense Application of Agile and Lean (3 Feb)

If you are a function manager in a technology organization, director, vice president, head of department or senior executive seeking to understand where to leverage more from your technology investment then this seminar is for you. If you are mystified by Lean and Agile jargon but wonder that there might be value to be found if only you could unlock it then this seminar is also for you. The cost is R2000 (excluding VAT). Only 100 places are available.

3-day Kanban Coaching Workshop (5-7 Feb)

This workshop is an opportunity to learn and share knowledge about coaching the introduction of Kanban in an organization. This workshop is restricted to practising Agile coaches who have at least three years’ experience working with Agile methods such as XP, Scrum, Lean and Kanban. Participants will join the community of coaching practitioners that David J. Anderson and Associates can recommend. The cost is R12000 (excluding VAT). Only 12 places are available.

For more information visit our events page. You can also book online.

David will also give a short talk about Kanban at the next Scrum User Group South Africa meeting on 4 February 2010.

This exciting programme is presented by Scrum Sense.