Give Thanks for Scrum 2024: The Future of Scrum?

Join us on Tuesday November 26, 2024 In-Person at Microsoft in Burlington, MA for Agile Boston’s 16th Annual Give Thanks For Scrum event.

THE THEME OF THE 2024 EVENT: The Future of Scrum?

CHANGE. It’s the constant.

Scrum became a thing around 1996. That was over 30 years ago. Scrum pre-dated the Agile Manifesto, which was created on 2001.

That was a long, long time ago.

In the present day the Scrum framework is well-understood, and now is in the late stages of its own development.

**Lately, people in ‘agile’ roles are reporting some very big changes. What are these changes?**

1. Employees in agile roles are being laid off by large companies

2. Consultants & coaches are reporting big problems finding steady engagements

3. “Agile” is being subsumed into the Product function in large companies

4. Millions of “agile is dead” essays are appearing everywhere. Take a look here: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ftsa&q=agile+dead&ia=web)

Reflected in what is now common language:

“MVP.”

“Validated learning.”

“Pivot.” “Scrum.”

“Sprint.”

“Retrospective.”

“Product Owner.”

These terms are all now in very common use. Yet Scrum itself has failed to truly penetrate the silos, the bureaucracy, and the power structure of organizations struggling with change.

WHY?

Is there a role for Scrum in our future? And if so, what role will Scrum play?

Are empirical processes like Scrum the new normal? Is the idea of very-frequent inspection valued and now a natural part of doing business?

Or with the recent layoffs of many Scrum Masters, agile coaches and consultants across the industry, are we going backwards?

Does Scrum itself need to adapt? And if so, How?

THESE are the big questions we will answer at the 16th annual GIVE THANKS FOR SCRUM event held in the Burlington MA the Tuesday before USA Thanksgiving. Join us as we explore our 2024 theme: THE FUTURE OF SCRUM?

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Register now and hear keynote and plenary sessions from:

DR. JEFF SUTHERLAND: co-creator of Scrum and the founder of SCRUM INC
DAVID WEST: Chief Executive Officer of SCRUM.ORG

You may not know that Scrum was born in Boston and thus it is very appropriate that our local community tackle what the future of Scrum is, with the co-creator of Scrum Dr. Jeff Sutherland and the CEO of Scrum.org, a company founded by co-creator of Scrum Ken Schwaber, Dave West.

This event will kick off with a morning Open Space Meeting event, where all particpants will have a voice in the future of Scrum. Work side by side with Dr. Jeff Sutherland, Dave West, and many special guests including Patricia Kong, Darrell Fernandes and Yuval Yeret!

We will also have our traditional Q&A session featuring Jeff & Dave with Daniel Mezick, so bring your toughest questions!

The event will conclude with a raffle where you will have plenty of chances to win great prizes including copies of some of the latest books on Scrum and Agile, plus free access and deep discounts to upcoming training classes.

And don’t forget, as always you will be well fed and get a chance to check out the latest offerings from Scrum Inc and Scrum.org.

WHAT YOU RECEIVE:

In addition to what we promise is a GREAT event, every participant ALSO receives the following:

All participants will receive a PDF of the proceedings from our Open Space Meeting
All participants receive an INVITATION to become lifetime members of the Open Leadership Network. The OLN is a community dedicated to increasing employee engagement in org-level change, through the use of Open patterns and practices. OLN membership includes many bonuses and benefits. You can learn more here….
All participants receive THE SLIDES and video from all Speaker sessions

SPECIAL MUSIC AT LUNCH:

CARL FRANKLIN, LEADER OF THE FRANKLIN BROTHERS BAND:

ORGANIZER:

CORE SPONSORS:

Give Thanks for Scrum 2024: The Future of Scrum?

Join us on Tuesday November 26, 2024 In-Person at Microsoft in Burlington, MA for Agile Boston’s 16th Annual Give Thanks For Scrum event.

THE THEME OF THE 2024 EVENT: The Future of Scrum?

CHANGE. It’s the constant.

Scrum became a thing around 1996. That was over 30 years ago. Scrum pre-dated the Agile Manifesto, which was created on 2001.

That was a long, long time ago.

In the present day the Scrum framework is well-understood, and now is in the late stages of its own development.

Lately, people in ‘agile’ roles are reporting some very big changes. What are these changes?

1. Employees in agile roles are being laid off by large companies

2. Consultants & coaches are reporting big problems finding steady engagements

3. “Agile” is being subsumed into the Product function in large companies

4. Millions of “agile is dead” essays are appearing everywhere. Take a look here: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ftsa&q=agile+dead&ia=web)

Reflected in what is now common language:

“MVP.”

“Validated learning.”

“Pivot.” “Scrum.”

“Sprint.”

“Retrospective.”

“Product Owner.”

These terms are all now in very common use. Yet Scrum itself has failed to truly penetrate the silos, the bureaucracy, and the power structure of organizations struggling with change.

WHY?

Is there a role for Scrum in our future? And if so, what role will Scrum play?

Are empirical processes like Scrum the new normal? Is the idea of very-frequent inspection valued and now a natural part of doing business?

Or with the recent layoffs of many Scrum Masters, agile coaches and consultants across the industry, are we going backwards?

Does Scrum itself need to adapt? And if so, How?

THESE are the big questions we will answer at the 16th annual GIVE THANKS FOR SCRUM event held in the Burlington MA the Tuesday before USA Thanksgiving. Join us as we explore our 2024 theme: THE FUTURE OF SCRUM?

Register now and hear keynote and plenary sessions from:

DR. JEFF SUTHERLAND: co-creator of Scrum and the founder of SCRUM INC

DAVID WEST: Chief Executive Officer of SCRUM.ORG

You may not know that Scrum was born in Boston and thus it is very appropriate that our local community tackle what the future of Scrum is, with the co-creator of Scrum Dr. Jeff Sutherland and the CEO of Scrum.org, a company founded by co-creator of Scrum Ken Schwaber, Dave West.

This event will kick off with a morning Open Space Meeting event, where all particpants will have a voice in the future of Scrum. Work side by side with Dr. Jeff Sutherland, Dave West, and many special guests including Patricia Kong, Darrell Fernandes and Yuval Yeret!

We will also have our traditional Q&A session featuring Jeff & Dave with Daniel Mezick, so bring your toughest questions!

The event will conclude with a raffle where you will have plenty of chances to win great prizes including copies of some of the latest books on Scrum and Agile, plus free access and deep discounts to upcoming training classes.

And don’t forget, as always you will be well fed and get a chance to check out the latest offerings from Scrum Inc and Scrum.org.

WHAT YOU RECEIVE:

SPECIAL MUSIC AT LUNCH:

CARL FRANKLIN, LEADER OF THE FRANKLIN BROTHERS BAND:

ORGANIZER:

CORE SPONSORS:

**Lately, people in ‘agile’ roles are reporting some very big changes. What are these changes?**