Introduce Yourself!

[jorge]

1. Who are you? Jorge Alvarez
2. Where are you located? West Palm Beach, Florida
3. Why are you here? I am a PMP but looking to also gain the perspective of a CSM. What are you looking to learn? Leverage the 2 certifications and create more value in the service offering to my customers.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? creating a network to lean on when a challenge is presented, more points of view to resolve the challenge
5. And, how did you find us? listed under the Scrum Alliance referral page.

[ayumi]

1. Who are you? : Ayumi Houle
2. Where are you located? Dallas Texas
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? : professional skill development. To become familiar with the framework and to improve communication skills around product development and enhancement lifecycle.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? : learning from others experiences and sharing pain/learning together 🙂
5. And, how did you find us?: I am currently taking Perter’s class

[yamaly]

1. Yamaly Rosado

2. Connecticut

3. Expanding my knowledge as an OCM Lead

4. Learning as much as I can from others in the field

5. I researched agile programs

[tmac]

1. Who are you? Tracey Conrad-McAbee
2. Where are you located? Frederick, MD
3. Why are you here? Scrum is the soup de jour. Hop on the bus or get left behind.
4. What are you looking to learn? How to best practice the craft, connect with other practitioners, and create a network.
5. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Developing a data pool to extract knowledge nuggets.
6. And, how did you find us? Referral from a friend (I just happened to select a class prior to hers! )

[jem]

Hello all!

I’m Jemma

Located in the beautiful Caribbean island of Dominica

Im here from doing the Scrum master course with Peter

Currently, I am a Project Officer with an International Development company

My passion is in Edtech and Fintech, I’m so hoping to branch further into this.

[Alicia Hardy]

1. Alicia Hardy

2. Wilmington, NC (Michael Jordan grew up and went to high school here!)

3. Recently experienced a layoff and I’m looking to upskill and use my skills and work experience to pivot into the project management field. I have decades of program management experience in both profit and non-profit sectors working in workforce development, higher education, and career coaching in ed-tech.

4. As a lifelong learner I am excited about meeting people who are already in the industry and learning how they use agile in their careers.

5. I found you on ScrumAlliance.org

[Klaus Vogstad]

1. Klaus Vogstad
2. Stavanger, Norway

3. My former student and now manager sent me here. I’m looking to improve my scrum practice, particularly how to adapt scrum practice to non-software, operational environment

4. Ability to organise work, and also how planning relates to vibe coding (structuring the work for LLM’s for your work)
5. My former student strongly urged me to sign up to the course

[Eric Bloking]

1. Eric Bloking
2. Charlotte, NC area
3. CSM certification. Increase skills and knowledge
4. Meeting other agile professionals, sharing experiences
5. Scrum alliance

[Mathew Sunil]

1. Mathew Sunil

2. Charlotte, NC

3. To understand what a Product Owner does, how they do it, and how I can become a good Product Owner.

4. Learning new stuff.

5. Friend.

[Diana Merced]

Diana Merced

2. San Antonio, TX

3. I’m looking to enhance my skills in agile project management so I can upskill myself for more career prospects.

4. I’m excited to meet others in the class and learn everything I can!

5. I found you on ScrumAlliance.org

[shay]

1. Who are you? – Shay Penry
2. Where are you located? Sunny Southwest Florida
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? To find a community of like-minded individuals and to grow my Agile skills.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Inspiration
5. And, how did you find us? Signed up for the CSM certification class.

[Catherine Kuang]

Hi Everyone,

1. Who are you? Catherine Kuang, Project Manager
2. Where are you located? New York City
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I am looking to learn more about the Product Owner role and its day to day work to support my current role as well as see if it is a good fit as a role change
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? To learn from others seasoned in agile/PO roles as well as those that are just getting started
5. And, how did you find us? scrumalliance.org website when looking for CSPO courses

[Ava Patterson]

1. Ava Patterson
2. Philadelphia, PA
3. I want to learn more about Product Management and eventually transition into the field.
4. Gaining confidence in a new role.
5. Google/Research

[Wendy Schmidt]

1. Who are you? Wendy Schmidt
2. Where are you located? Chicago, IL
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I want to gain a certification as T-Mobile is acquiring UScellular and it will add to my skills for my resume. I want to learn all there is about the Product Owner role in Scrum.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Learning from others, making new connections.
5. And, how did you find us? Scrum Alliance website. I picked you based on your score and picture.

[lnc]

Hello all!

1. Who are you? Lisa Cannon
2. Where are you located? Center of the Universe (IYKYK), NC
3. Why are you here? What are you looking to learn? I am here to learn, brainstorm, connect, and hopefully help others along the way. I am open to learning whatever this community has to offer: the good, the bad, and the ugly. I have a feeling there is more good to learn than anything, but lessons learned are valuable.
4. What are you the most excited about in terms of our growing community? Meeting others with “special powers” like mine.
5. And, how did you find us? I had the pleasure if taking two courses taught by Peter.

I look forward to connecting with fellow lovers of complex problems, dogs, gardening, and having the best lawn in the neighborhood.

[Craig McNamara]

Craig McNamara

Glenview, IL

I am hoping to refine and share my pre-existing agile and Scrum knowledge!

I am most excited to have an agile community to turn to in times of difficulty in my professional endeavors.

I found this community through taking a CSPO course.

[Rahmeen Khan]

1. Rahmeen Ahmad
2. Karachi , Pakistan
3. I am here for CSPO. I am looking forward to learn how can I handle my team and projects better , in light of the agile principles.
4. It is always helpful to talk to peers and industry leaders. We can share our challenges and discuss the solutions.
5. Through SCRUM ALLIANCE