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Complementary Practices for Succeeding with Scrum

Is boilerplate Scrum meeting all your needs? Do you have more complex scenarios than out-of-the-box Scrum solves for? If so, this course is for you. Learn how to augment Scrum and get even more from your Agile practices.

David Starr - Pluralsight course - Complementary Practices for Succeeding with Scrum
by David Starr

What you'll learn

Scrum doesn't solve for all situations the same way and many teams get confused by this, causing them to ultimately abandon Scrum. In this course, Complementary Practices for Succeeding with Scrum, you will gain the ability to combine Scrum with new practices that will accelerate your team and renew your Agile practice. First, you will learn the truth behind some myths of Scrum. Next, we look at Scrum as an extensible framework you can build on. Finally, we'll explore new techniques and how to augment Scrum with the right practices for the right situations. When you're finished with this course, you will have the knowledge of an Agile leader who can improve the operations of your entire enterprise.

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David Starr - Pluralsight course - Complementary Practices for Succeeding with Scrum
David Starr

David Starr is a Principal Azure Solutions Architect for Microsoft and has worked in technology leadership positions for over 20 years. He specializes in agile software development practices, patterns and practices, and judicious application of various technologies within development teams. He is a 5 time Microsoft MVP in Visual Studio and a technical instructor with Pluralsight where he focuses on the software development practices and developer tooling curricula. David blogs at ElegantCode.com, is a frequent contributor at conferences and a frequent writer. He has successfully led many product development teams and is a technical learning professional.

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