Agile Scotland Training day
I just came back from a training day titled: “Introduction to Lean and Agile - for Scottish Businesses”. This little crash course was presented by Clarke Ching and Rob Lally, both veterans of their fields.
I have to say that I'm using the term “crash course” very loosely, and may not do the day enough credit. What we got by the end for the sessions, was very valuable. I myself was under the impression that I understood most of the concepts, but quickly realized that I missed the ball on many levels.
Clarke and Rob did a good job of presenting Agile Development Principles in a easily understandable and effective manner. I enjoyed the fact that Clarke and Rob regularly swapped roles, and that each brought their personal experience and expertise into the sessions. Because they have different backgrounds, they do not agree on everything, which I found to be good, in that both presented their cases and reasons for believing what they did, leaving us to decide what is best for us.
The training was also quite interactive and they used clever and interesting methods to show the benefits of working Agile/Lean principles of software development.
All in all I feel that the basics was covered very well, and that any company that wishes to learn more about Agile/Lean Methodologies should most definitely contact them to get more information.
More information here: http://agilescotland.blogspot.com/
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