Introduce Yourself!

[Tara Cook]

Hi all!

1. Tara Cook
2. Lower Hudson Valley, NY
3. I am looking to improve my skills start developing within the Scrum Master role.
4. I am always excited to hear about other people’s experiences and find common ground.
5. I took my first Agile class with Agile Bob (many) years ago and whenever I’m up for a new training I look for Agile for All classes first.

[Bob Hartman]

Aww Tara, you just brought a smile to my face! See you on my screen soon.

[Charles Jennings]

1. Who are you? Charles Jennings
2. Where are you located? Phoenix, AZ
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I am a new product owner for a product with a userbase of nearly 10MM, and I want to increase my expertise and skills to become as effective in this role as possible.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? I am excited to have like-minded people to bounce ideas off of and learn from their experience.
5. And, how did you find us? Scrum Alliance listing

[Craig Underhill]

1. Who are you? Craig Underhill
2. Where are you located? White House, TN
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? After over two decades of IT work, I landed in a software development PO role. I’ve been learning the ropes over the last year but need to understand more.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? I learn by doing, so I’m happy to get the opportunity to work with others and learn.
5. And, how did you find us? Google

[Narasimhan Sasisekaran]

1. Naru Sasisekaran
2. Vernon Hills, IL
3. Being a product owner understand the way of doing things right and on time using Agile and Scrum framework
4. I am Excited about learning new things and sharing experiences

[Sridevi Takkallapelli]

1. Who are you? Sridevi Takkallapelli
2. Where are you located? Lexington, MA
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I am here to further enhance my PO skills, maximize the output value of the product and get certification.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? I am excited to gain new skills.
5. And, how did you find us? Through a co-worker.

[drewhclarke]

1. Who are you? Drew
2. Where are you located? Texan in France
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? Discussions, concepts, approaches to keep learning.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Would be great to see real life examples of success, in particular where people have innovated/improved … continual service ideas in particular round service management / ITIL processes. People always ask for it but… not as easy as it sounds… not adverse to “stealing” good ideas.
5. And, how did you find us? Took Peter’s class.

[Daphane Chester]

1. Who are you? Daphane Chester
2. Where are you located? New York
3. Why are you here? To fill in the gaps of knowledge based on my previous Agile/Scrum experience. What are you looking to learn? All that I don’t already know.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Learning about the ways to deliver Software solutions better and faster.
5. And, how did you find us? I was given your information from a representative in our Agile Center of Excellence. The course was not offered internally, and they provided this course as an alternative.

[Tadd Powell]

Hello!

1. My name is Tadd Powell.
2. I’m located in Nashville, TN
3. I have worked as an IT Product Analyst for the past seven years and have a desire to learn more about the Scrum process and how it can impact our growing product team.
4. I’m excited to take advantage of all the knowledge available in this expansive community.
5. One of my colleagues had previously taken another Scrum course and suggested it to me.