Category Archives: Announcements

Announcements, usually about training.

New Seminar: Certified ScrumMaster – Toronto – April 2013

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The most popular Agile certification! This two day course gives you the foundations to be an effective ScrumMaster and contributes towards the requirements of the Scrum Alliance’s Certified ScrumMaster program. Delivered by Berteig Consulting’s own Mishkin Berteig!

By successfully completing this course you will be able to:

  • Remove obstacles that prevent teams from becoming high-performance.
  • Enable a team to follow the Scrum process to deliver great products and continuously improve their quality.
  • Describe Scrum to others including roles, meetings, artifacts and principles.
  • Fulfill the requirements of the Certified ScrumMaster program.

Days: April 3, 2013, April 4, 2013

Location: Courtyard by Marriott Toronto Downtown, 475 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON Tel: 416.924.0611 (Google Map: http://goo.gl/maps/EyFH4)

Audience: This course is ideal for those who desire to create high-performance product development teams. Team leads, project managers and functional or line managers all can benefit from understanding Scrum’s amazing transformational power and the critical role of the ScrumMaster. If you are a member of the Project Management Institute, this course counts for 16 PDU’s and as part of the requirements towards the PMI-ACP designation.

Price: $1400.00

Contact: Valerie Senyk at 1-905-868-9995

Phone: 1-905-969-9995     Email: valerie@berteigconsulting.com

Link to Register: http://www.worldmindware.com/Certified-ScrumMaster-Toronto-April-2013

100 Monkeys… great new blog

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Earlier today at the Inspirational Expo in London Ontario, I met two young, enthusiastic people: Brette Hamilton and John Preston.  Brette and John told me that they had grown frustrated with working in traditional media and had started 100 Monkeys as a way to bring a positive focus to the world… to share stories that would help rather than hinder, discourage, or cause grief.  Their tag line is “A positive media site”… I hope you take the time to visit them!  Here is a photo from the event:

100 Monkeys - Brette and John

Thanks to Brette and John to a great attempt at building a professional career on something positive!  I wish them well, and I hope you all visit them often, and help them out in whatever way you can!  (Sharing the link is probably the easiest!  Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or your own blog!)

Certified ScrumMaster – Mississauga – March 2013

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The most popular Agile certification! This two day course gives you the foundations to be an effective ScrumMaster and contributes towards the requirements of the Scrum Alliance’s Certified ScrumMaster program. Delivered by Berteig Consulting’s own Mishkin Berteig!

By successfully completing this course you will be able to:

  • Remove obstacles that prevent teams from becoming high-performance.
  • Enable a team to follow the Scrum process to deliver great products and continuously improve their quality.
  • Describe Scrum to others including roles, meetings, artifacts and principles.
  • Fulfill the requirements of the Certified ScrumMaster program.

Days: March 26, 2013, March 27, 2013

Location: Fairfield Inn and Suites Toronto, 35 Courtneypark Drive West, Mississauga, ON 905-546-2030 (Google Map: http://goo.gl/maps/ee9IX)

Audience: This course is ideal for those who desire to create high-performance product development teams. Team leads, project managers and functional or line managers all can benefit from understanding Scrum’s amazing transformational power and the critical role of the ScrumMaster. If you are a member of the Project Management Institute, this course counts for 16 PDU’s and as part of the requirements towards the PMI-ACP designation.

Price: $1400.00

Contact: Valerie Senyk

Phone: 1-905-969-9995     Email: valerie@berteigconsulting.com

Link to Register: http://www.worldmindware.com/Certified-ScrumMaster-Mississauga-March-2013

Agile Advice Book

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Hi Everyone!  I’m writing a compilation book of the best articles of Agile Advice (as well as some that may not have been so popular, but which I think are important).  I was wondering what you all think are the best articles from our archives so that I can be sure to include them!  The best way to vote, since there are soooo many articles about Agile, Scrum, OpenAgile, Management, Org Change etc. etc. is to simply write a comment on the articles you think are the best and worth including in a book!  You can comment on any of the articles: feel free to brows through the archives, go by subject, do searches, etc.  As well, if you have any suggestions for specific blog posts that you always wish I had written, please comment in the section below.  I will be including three brand new articles in the book that won’t be published here as stand-alone articles.  If there are enough interesting suggestions for articles in the comments here, I will also choose up to three ideas to write about for special inclusion in the book and if you made the suggestion, I will including a credit to you for the question (if you want me to, otherwise you are free to remain anonymous).  I’m hoping to get the first draft of the book out by the end of January since I’ve already put a lot of work into it, and that draft will be available for free here online for a limited time.  The final draft will be self-published and I will provide links here to those who want to purchase it.

Thanks for your loyal readership and thanks in advance for your votes and suggestions!

- Mishkin.

Upcoming Seminar: Certified Scrum Product Owner, February 26, 2013, Markham

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The Product Owner role is the most difficult in Scrum to do well. This Learning Event solves that problem by giving you real practical techniques that you can apply immediately!

Learning Objective(s): Create a Product Backlog that allows your Scrum team to start delivering value quickly.

Days: February 26, 2013, February 27, 2013

Location:The Courtyard Marriott Markham, 65 Minthorn Blvd, Markham ON L3T 7Y9,

1-905-707-6533

Audience: This course is designed for those who care about the business success of their products and projects: product managers, project managers, business unit leaders and business analysts. Some basic knowledge of Scrum is recommended prior to attending this Learning Event.

Price: $1600.00

Contact: Valerie Senyk

Phone: 1-905-969-9995     Email: valerie@berteigconsulting.com

Link to Register: http://www.worldmindware.com/Certified-Scrum-Product-Owner-Markham-February-2013

Upcoming Seminar: Certified ScrumMaster Seminar, February 05, 2013, Toronto

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This two day course gives you the foundations to be an effective ScrumMaster and contributes towards the requirements of the Scrum Alliance’s Certified ScrumMaster program.

By successfully completing this course you will be able to:

  • Remove obstacles that prevent teams from becoming high-performance.
  • Enable a team to follow the Scrum process to deliver great products and continuously improve their quality.
  • Describe Scrum to others including roles, meetings, artifacts and principles.
  • Fulfill the requirements of the Certified ScrumMaster program.

Days: February 5, 2013, February 6, 2013

Location:The Courtyard Marriott Toronto Downtown, 475 Yonge at Wood Tel. 416-924-0611

Audience: This course is ideal for those who desire to create high-performance product development teams. Team leads, project managers and functional or line managers all can benefit from understanding Scrum’s amazing transformational power and the critical role of the ScrumMaster. If you are a member of the Project Management Institute, this course counts for 16 PDU’s and as part of the requirements towards the PMI-ACP designation.

Price: $1400.00

Contact: Valerie Senyk
Phone: 1-905-969-9995     Email: valerie@berteigconsulting.com

Link to Register: http://www.worldmindware.com/Certified-ScrumMaster-Toronto-February-2013

 

Global Day of Coderetreat

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This sounds like a really great event!  Check out more information about the Global Day of Coderetreat.  I know some of the people organizing it and I expect it to be worth the time for anyone who is interested in good software engineering practices.  It is being held in Vaughn, Ontario at the 407ETR offices (6300 Steeles Avenue, Vaughn, Ontario).  407ETR is doing a full Agile Transformation and we have assisted them with a significant amount of training for their ScrumMasters and Product Owners.  I’ve visited their offices and they’ve got a great team room set up!

2013 Calendar Agile Training Courses from Mishkin Berteig now Posted

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Hi Everyone!  I’ve posted my calendar for 2013 training: Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) and OpenAgile Team Member (OATM) at WorldMindware.com.  All of the courses are scheduled in Southern Ontario in Canada (although I also deliver courses in China).  Please check out World Mindware to find public learning events on agile methods!

Berteig Consulting is Title Sponsor for Agile Tour Toronto 2012

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Agile Tour Toronto is a yearly conference for Agilists.  This year, it is being held on November 26th.  Berteig Consulting is the Title sponsor for the event!  It’s a great event with lots of great people including some of the most respected local Agile talent, all in one spot.  I encourage you to register quickly once registration opens.

Upcoming ScrumMaster and Scrum Product Owner Training

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Hi Everyone!  Berteig Consulting has just updated the schedule for training on the World Mindware site.  We have a finalized set of listings for the summer and fall.  I will be delivering these sessions and I look forward to seeing my readers there!  Check them out and sign up!  As usual, readers of Agile Advice get a discount.  Use this code for a 20% discount on our regular prices: 20-PERCENT-YNYE

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Agile Advice is Hacked… Working Hard to Fix It!

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Hello loyal readers… over the last month we have become aware that this site has been hacked so that it sometimes displays content that is unrelated to the site itself.  We have fixed it a number of times, and we hope that we will be able to keep it fixed.  However, if you should come across content that is clearly inappropriate for this site, please let me know.  I would appreciate a screen shot or other specific information about the inappropriate content so that I can take specific action.  Please email me at mishkin at berteig consulting dot com.  Thanks!

Agile Project Management + Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) + Certified OpenAgile Team Member (Level 2) + Kanban – Halifax December 14-16, 2011!!

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Last 3-Day Intensive Training of 2011!

Don’t miss out on this unique seminar, where Berteig Consulting  will be offering a practical view of three important Agile methods.  The training includes both theory and hands-on training!

OpenAgile - used for general agile project management and agile teamwork including projects and organizations doing any kind of work

Scrum - used for software new product development and IT project management

Kanban - used for teams doing operational work

This seminar contributes towards three certification programs: the Scrum Alliance’s Certified ScrumMaster program, the OpenAgile Team Member level and the IPMA/PMAC Agile Project Management certification.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is for team leads, project managers, functional managers, and anyone who is interested in improving the performance of their teams and organization.

Click here more information!

Register Now!!