Real training.

At Mitch Lacey & Associates we offer training courses that go beyond the book. We don’t just tell you what you can find out by browsing the internet or skimming the latest and greatest agile literature. Our Certified ScrumMaster, Certified Scrum Product Owner and other agile courses offer participants tried and true methods for leading a Scrum project.

Real coaching.

Sometimes research and training just aren’t enough. Often, especially with a methodology like Scrum that seems simple but takes years to perfect, organizations need someone to come to them, see how they work, and guide them through the obstacles and trouble spots. At Mitch Lacey & Associates, we will work with you to steer your team to success.

Real experience.

At Mitch Lacey & Associates, we are no strangers to tough projects, near failures, and the realities of corporate politics. We have over eight years of hands-on experience in implementing Scrum on both large and small projects. We understand that in the real world, things don’t always go smoothly. We bring that experience to bear on every engagement.

Real agile.

In today’s world, where change happens faster than we can tweet it, organizations must be positioned to react not only quickly but correctly as well. Truly agile organizations know that there is always room for improvement, always a way to make things run more efficiently, and always a need to push the boundaries. We understand and live by this philosophy. Wherever you are in your journey toward becoming agile, we’ll help you get there.

It is our mission to deliver training, coaching, and resources that reflect the reality of the evolving business environment, mirror our own experience and the latest advice from thought leaders throughout the agile world, and match your specific needs and unique situation.

Coaching and Tools

Looking for a Sprint Backlog tool? Curious about what should happen in Scrum and when? Head over to the Scrum Resources section to download the XLS file that I use in the projects I run and grab the fourteen day Sprint timeline tool that shows you what happens in Scrum, and when - and the outputs!

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Looking for onsite training or coaching? We offer Scrum Alliance sanctioned Scrum training and more. We can also customize any one of our training classes to suit your specific business, teams or needs. We also have people available to help your company with its transition to Scrum and agile.

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Latest News

New Scrum for Managers Video

I processed and published my Scrum for Managers video in the Resources section under Media. It gives a good overview of Scrum and talks about behaviors I see with teams that succeed that are always absent when teams fail.

ScrumBut Tutorial Summary Posted

See my blog for the link to the SQE Agile Development Practices 2009 workshop titled "ScrumBut: Ensuring Project Failure"

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Innovation Games for the Scrum Alliance

The Scrum Alliance has hired Enthiosys, Luke Hohmann's company, to run a series of Innovation Games to help the Scrum Alliance prioritize it's backlog. You can play here. I was not sure how this would go. I have played this game called Buy a Feature before and liked it, but what is going on now is unmoderated. Is it worth your time?

 

SQE Agile Dev 2009 ScrumBut Tutorial

Thanks to everyone who attended my workshop at SQE Agile Development Practices 2009 in Orlando titled “Practicing ScrumBut: Ensuring Project Failure” and special thanks to Cory Foy for coming up from Tampa to do the workshop with me.