Introduce Yourself!

[Mikaela McClinton]

1. Mikaela McClinton
2. Atlanta, GA
3. Looking to all about agile beyond my current practice
4. Most excited to learn how to apply agile principals to my current product manager role
5. I’ve been looking for a CSM or CSPO course and asked a project manager on my team for a reference. He spoke very highly of this team!

[Kelly Ciorra]

1. Who are you? Kelly Ciorra
2. Where are you located? Cranberry Township, PA (right outside of Pittsburgh) USA
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? To learn more about Agile and Scrum and how all things relate. How to more effectively engage and lead various teams using these ways of working.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? The opportunity to learn from others
5. And, how did you find us? I had co-workers take the course and they spoke very highly of it and suggested to seek you out specifically for the course!

[Melanie Frasier]

1. Who are you? Melanie Frasier
2. Where are you located? Gilbert, AZ
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I am here to advance in my job. They need an individual to support the development team and I have been chosen. I am excited to learn what a CSM does and how I can help the team at my company.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? I am just excited to learn that you all have a community/family of individuals with the same goal so we can learn from each other and obtain new ways and ideas from this community to be successful in this career.
5. And, how did you find us? My company has used you all in the past for others that desired to become a CSM. They loved the class and highly recommended you again when I was looking for a class/training to attend.

[Andy Seracuse]

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Hi!

1. My name is Andy Seracuse.

2. I am in Westminster, CO.

3. I’m here to learn the best agile practices. One day, I would like to take up a scrum leader position in our organization.

4. I am excited about the prospect of making our team work as efficiently as possible. I believe that he agile methodology facilitates this process.

5. I was referred by my employer.

[Deleted User]

1. Who are you? Ghada
2. Where are you located? Ontario, Canada
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? Gaining Agile best practices and lessons from experts in the Agile Community team
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Learning from the community current trends in Agile, JIRA, Confluence
5. And, how did you find us? Random search

[Leor Herzfeld]

1 – Leor Herzfeld

2 – New York City

3 – I’m here to engage with like minded people in the service of helping others to alleviate the suffering so many people experience in their daily lives at work.

4 – Sharing ideas and making friends.

5 – I spearheaded the creation of the Integral Agile Approach to scaling Agile results in conjunction with a group of other coaches from across the world. This is NOT a new framework, but rather a way to look at scaling Agile using the tools Integral Theory offers. https://integralagile.com/holons/cadence

[Taiesha Smith]

1. Taiesha Smith
2. Atlanta
3. I recently transitioned from education into project management. I am interested in learning the language of Scrum so that I may be more effective on my Scrum Team.
4. I am excited to hear about people’s experiences on Scrum Teams and how they use their skills in their everyday roles. I am also interested in the different fields that those with Scrum Master Certification are a part of.
5. I was referred by someone who took the course.

[Villy Savino]

Hi!

1. Villy Savino
2. Where are you located? Clarkesville, GA
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? Growth and a formalized understanding of the Scrum Methodology
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? The connection and background of everyone taking these courses.
5. And, how did you find us? Recommended by a former student — said you were the best instructor.

[Kim Hannush]

1. Kim Hannush
2. Clearwater, Florida
3. I’d like to learn more efficient ways to work projects in a cross functional collaborative setting
4. I’m excited to learn
5. My employer recommended the training

[Yung-Hee Kim]

1 – Yung-Hee Kim

2 – Native of Atlanta, GA, currently in Austria (about an hour away from Salzburg)

3 – Career changer from education, landed an opportunity to work for a local software company, and looking forward to learn all things Scrum.

4 – Excited to learn something new and collaborating with others.

5 – My boss!

[Peter Brett]

1- Peter Brett
2- Windsor, Ontario Canada (across from Detroit)
3- I have recently taken on a Scrum Master role and am looking to be better at this role.
4- I am most excited at becoming Agile and understanding how to bridge the theoretical with practical ways of employing Agile.
5 – I found the course on ScrumAlliance and had hoped to do in-person. The in-person class I signed up was cancelled, so I looked to on-line.

[Bob Hartman]

Glad to have you @pbrettguardian-com !

[Karen Arthur-Pollock]

1. Karen Arthur-Pollock

2. San Diego, CA

3. Recently took on Product Owner responsibilities and am looking to learn more about the role and how to meet expectations.

4. Learning from the experts.

5. Link to an article from a co-worker.

[Mallory Anderson]

1. Mallory Anderson

2. Sneads Ferry, NC

3. I am progressing in my career and am currently the interim PO for the project on which I work. I am hoping to gain more knowledge and be able to piece together things I’ve learned along the way to make it all click and be more successful.

4. I like the idea of being able to learn/communicate with people who are learning about this or who are well versed in this to keep everything flowing.

5. This was recommended by my company.

[Ohmeko Ocampo]

1. Ohmeko Ocampo

2. San Diego , California

3. I’m looking to learn more about how to be an effective Scrum Master.

4. I want to learn more about how agile and scrum fit together.

5. My company.

[Victor Ientilucci]

1. Who are you? Victor Ientilucci, Engineering Manager, Software Entrepreneur
2. Where are you located? Toronto, Canada
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? In a new role that requires more knowledge of a Scrum Master.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Having a place to collab.
5. And, how did you find us? Through Simple Learn

   Hey @petersaddington , just wanted to say that I really liked day 1. I think you have an exciting way of presenting. Its not boring. Thank God. lol. Thanks

   Would love to have a 10 minute chat with you about anything.

[Nick Davis]

1. Nick Davis
2. Omaha, NE
3. I am a Project Manager and a CSM, currently acting in a PM role with help building out the PMO at our company. I am looking to get a better understanding of the Product Owner R&R so I can be more proactive to ensure I am helping the PO and rest of the Scrum Team to be in the best spot while they work the reviewing/working the backlog, and any support I can provide while they are doing so.
4. Continuing to learn and apply best practices and how we can help each other to grow and support one another.
5. I took my in person CSM class with Agile Bob years ago!

[Bob Dixon]

Hi All! 🙂

1 – Bob Dixon

2 – Atlanta, GA

3 – Looking to move from a Platform Support mindset to Product Owner/Product Manager mindset.

4 – Just looking to learn from those who are farther down the road.

5 – Found this class through my company who regularly sends our folks to this CSPO training 🙂

[Michelle Wong]

1. Who are you? Michelle Wong
2. Where are you located? San Antonio, Texas
3. Why are you here? To become a better product owner and properly learn agile principles. What are you looking to learn? Tips and tricks to become a more efficient PO.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Everyone’s diverse knowledge and skills.
5. And, how did you find us? My manager signed me up for this class because our organization really likes these classes.

[Monica Navas]

Hi,

I’m Monica Navas

Located in Madrid

I’m Scrum Master and I want to learn and share my knowledge

At the moment I don’t expect anything

I found you by chance 🙂

[Bob Hartman]

That’s awesome @monica ! It is great to have people from all over the world here. We can now check Spain off the list!

[Sammi Noebel]

Hello, my name is Sammi Noebel!

Located in Minneapolis, MN.

I’m here to expand my knowledge of Scrum. I’m looking to challenge myself by getting out of my comfort zone and learning new skills!

I am looking forward to meeting new people and learning from those around me. Can’t wait to hear different perspectives from everyone!

I was introduced to Agile For All through my employer.