Introduce Yourself!

[Gwen Mahoney]

1. Gwen Mahoney

2. Parker, CO

3. I am a new Product Owner in my company. We utilize Agile and I work with two scrum teams. I’ve been through some high level internal training. I’d like to ensure that my foundation is solid and I apply the methodology properly. We’re experiencing some transition and this will enable me to help my company through it.

4. I see the benefits of using Agile and enjoy working with teams. I learn a lot from others’ experiences as well as my own.

5. I had a mentor suggest that I take the CSM class and possibly the CSPO class. Having Bob as my neighbor, I was able to talk to him about my career goals–that made this class an easy decision. 😉

[Bob Hartman]

Now that’s what I call expert advice! 🤣

[Peter Ratkevich]

Hey everyone!

1. Pete Ratkevich

2. Portland, Oregon

3. I’m a new Product Manager with my company and I’m here to learn the ins and outs of the Agile Scrum framework.

4. I’m most excited to learn about Agile best practices from experienced users.

5. My manager had taken a course with Agile Bob previously and recommended that I take this course.

[Bob Hartman]

Pete, who is your manager that I can thank for sending you my way???

[Bob Hartman]

Every time I read this thread I love it! It is so much fun to learn about new people.

[Michelle Juhola]

Who are you? Michelle Juhola

Where are you located? Salem, Wisconsin

Why are you here? To stay up to date on Agile news and learning as much as possible to make me a well rounded Scrum Master.

What are you looking to learn? I am interested in continuing education. Ways to enhance my skills for my agile teams.

What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community?
And, how did you find us? Learning from others!

[Bob Hartman]

Welcome @Mici we are happy you are able to join us. Feel free to ask questions. We’ll try to get them answered. Also, if you don’t mind answering one more question, what type of continuing education are you interested in? We’re going to be putting together some smaller on-demand courses in 2022 so I’m very interested in your answer!

[Gordon Isnor]

1. Gordon Isnor
2. Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
3. Working on a team that is new to Agile, and looking to learn a bit more of the how and why, and finer points of the terminology etc
4. Working on teams is new to me – was a lone freelance dev for years. So excited about the learning possibilities, and methods that make for stronger more maintainable software.
5. Through the company that I am working with

[Vibha Manchanda]

Hello all! I am Vibha Manchanda

I am in Stamford, CT.

I just joined an exciting new job and my peers and my team attended this course some time back. I would like to be on the same page as my colleagues.

Definitely excited to attend this course and get the certification.

I believe this is a great place to grow my skills and come up to speed on the Agile methodologies!

Thankful to my colleagues for recommending this course!

[Brian Christensen]

1. Brian Christensen

2. Omaha, NE

3. I’m here to advance my knowledge of Agile after being part of a Scrum Team for the past 7 months

4. I am most excited to learn from the best to help me be more Agile in not just the work environment but in other aspects of life.

5. My manager signed me up after I told her I was interested in taking a Scrum Master course!

[Bob Hartman]

We’re glad you are here @Brian Christensen

Hopefully you will really like the class next week. I’m looking forward to having a fun-filled, engaging and deep learning two days!

[Deleted User]

Hi, my name is Frinza Shaikh!

Answer the following questions so we can learn about you:

1. Frinza Shaikh
2. Denver, CO
3. Worked in Project Management in Corporate Social Responsibility, PR, and Corporate Affairs and seeking additional knowledge about Scrum Methodologies? Ways to work in Agile/Scrum and best practices.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Connecting with other individuals who are either in the same industry or others.
5. And, how did you find us? Scrum Alliance

[Elizabeth Tyler]

Hello!

I’m Ellie from Oklahoma, and I’m hoping to start my journey into Scrum. I’ve spent about 3 years in the tech industry, and I’m finally realizing that I’d love to help my team out in a more architectural way. I’m really excited to hear about the knowledge others have learned along the way!

Found this class through scrumalliance, and I’m so glad I did!

[Jacob Ferrin]

1. Jake Ferrin
2. Denver, CO
3. I’m the Innovation Product Owner at Kiewit, which means I leverage the iterative nature of Agile to fail fast. I do have experience and education in Agile, but c’mon, that’s nothing compared to learning from Agile Bob himself.
4. I believe the concepts in Agile are important in all industries, so I’m excited to see it continue to gain adoption in non-tech industries and what that looks like.
5. Google/Referrals

[Bob Hartman]

@Jacob Ferrin I’m looking forward to seeing you in CSPO class next week!

[Jacob Ferrin]

@agile_bob And I you!

[Antonia Guerrero]

1- Antonia Guerrero

2- Frisco, Texas

3- I’m a Project Manager who oversees IT and Digital projects and want to learn more about being Agile and applying scrum principles to my projects so I can better run my projects and teams.

4- I am most excited about learning from others and hearing about their real life experences.

5- I found you through google 🙂

[Michael Grant]

Hello, My name is Michael

I’m located at Raleigh NC

I’m here to become a better PM

Better understand of Agile

Through www.

[Steve Guzman]

Hi! Steve Guzman here. At work they call me “Guz”.
I am located in north Boulder right near Gunbarrel.
I am applying for a PO position and thought it would be a good idea to get Certified.
Honestly, I’m just getting started. I’m looking for ways to adjust my mindset from tactical to strategic after spending so much time in a technical support capacity.
I found this class because my Engineering Lead recommended I take AgileBob’s class, specifically.

[Laura Hepker]

Hey Steve! It was great to be in class with you last week. I also came out of a tech support role and went through that process of putting down my firefighter hat so I could put on my proactive-problem-solving hat. It’s a mindset shift, for sure. Glad you’re here!

[Steve Guzman]

Great to meet you as well, Laura! I look forward to seeing how our journey unfolds!

[Joel Schaeffer]

Hello Agile for All community! Excited to be here and work toward my CSPO.<div>

Who are you? – Joel Schaeffer

<div><div>Where are you located? – Northwest Indiana</div><div>
</div><div>Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? – I have spent years supporting business systems. A few years ago I took a course by Matt LeMay based on his book Agile for Everybody where I was first introduced to the Agile Manifesto. Since taking that course my career has shifted toward the product side and have really found a place in helping build some of the best solutions my company can. I’m here for the CSPO course and hope to learn how to handle backlogs and better prioritize for the team as well as fully grasp the PO role to help my product team excel!</div>

<div>What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? – Making connections and having a place of professionals to collaborate with or bounce ideas off. I have a great mentor who went through the CSPO course with @bhartman and pointed me in this direction when we started looking at getting my certification. Looking forward to meeting those who have gone through this certification before and trying to help those who come after me.</div>

<div>And, how did you find us? – My mentor, who has been guiding me and helping me understand the PO role pointed me to Agile for All. Looking forward to starting the CSPO course later this week!</div></div></div>

[Caia Bixby]

1. Caia Bixby
2. Phoenix, AZ
3. I’m here to learn more about Agile – Strongly considering an abrupt left career turn.
4. I’m excited to learn more about Agile from those who work with this structure day in and day out – as opposed to pulling out the occasional best practice.
5. Google led me here… to a blog post.

[Bob Hartman]

It is awesome to have you here @Caia. Feel free to ask questions. We’ll try to get them answered!

[Laura Hepker]

Hey y’all!

1. Laura Hepker
2. I’m here following the CSPO class last week. I’ve been a PO for a number of years and am now managing a team of POs, but had never gotten my ‘official’ certification. I learned so much and was reminded of/refreshed my memory with even more!
3. Collaboration is one of the keys of effective Agile methodology – so I’m looking to learn and grow by connecting with y’all.
4. I found you through the Scrum Alliance site.

[Steve Guzman]

Welcome Laura! Were you among the other “Denverites”? As people feel better confidence about meeting in person I’d like to send out some invites for beverages and to talk shop.

[Laura Hepker]

Thanks, Steve. No, I’m not a ‘Denverite’, much as I might wish it. I live in Indianapolis. 🙂

[Nicky Gardner]

1. I’m Nicky 😊

2. Based in Somerset, UK

3. Through a random sequence of events I’m now the product owner for the software developed by the company I work for, so need to learn as much as I can about all things AGILE asap!

4. Learning from the best!

5. Via good old Google 😉

[Bob Hartman]

@Nicky do you mind if we ask what sort of Google search you did to find this site? We’re always looking for how to make it easier to find us!

[Nicky Gardner]

Hi! I was actually searching “user stories” in Google and this site was in the top 10 on page 1 of the search results.

[Bob Hartman]

Thanks, that’s useful information. Have a great day!

[Joel McCune]

1. Who are you? Joel McCune (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-mccune/)

2. And, how did you find us? Google Search

3. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Agile Tools, (If you could create a tool for helping teams become more agile how would it look?)

4. What are you looking to learn? How are teams doing retrospectives?

5. Why are you here? I am the founder of RetroCadence an Online Retrospective tool (retrocadence.com). I am here to spread the word about doing remote retrospectives.

6. Where are you located? Virginia USA

[Bob Hartman]

Hey @JoelMc do you mind us asking what you were searching for on Google when you found us?

[Lauren Sigfrid]

Answer the following questions so we can learn about you:

1. Who are you? Hi All, My name is Lauren Sigfrid. I am a Global IT PMP for Keysight Technologies.
2. Where are you located? Colorado Springs, CO USA
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? Honestly, because my peers ranted and raved about this course. We use Agile for most of our structure, and it’s helped us to become more focused as a company. I’m looking to learn the CSM, ACSM, and CSPO.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? I’m excited to become more Agile and be able to share knowledge with our internal teams so that they too can become certified, eventually!
5. And, how did you find us? Keysight loves Agile for all, and recommends Bob Hartman highly. This course was recommended to be by Jon Stacey and Isaac Brown.

[Victor Gonzalez]

1. Who are you? My name is Victor Gonzalez and I’m a Software Engineer at Automated Logic Corporation
2. Where are you located? Woodstock, GA
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I’m here learn more about Agile and scrum.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Learning how to correctly implement agile methodology.
5. And, how did you find us? Colleague recommended this course. A lot of my close coworkers were also raving about this course.