Scott M. Graffius Delivered 40 Talks and Workshops Across 17 Countries in 2021



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In 2021, Scott M. Graffius delivered 40 dynamic and engaging talks and workshops across 17 countries. His sessions spanned leadership, technical project management (inclusive of agile, waterfall, and hybrid approaches to project, program, portfolio, and PMO management), and strategic and business management. He incorporated everyday language and vibrant custom visuals to make complex topics clear and understandable, and he provided audiences with practical information they can use. His engagements were highly rated by attendees and event organizers alike.

Here's an abridged list his 40 sessions in 2021 (most recent shown first):

  1. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  2. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  3. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | DevOps Experience 2021 Conference
  4. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ | Frug'Agile Conference Armenia 2021
  5. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  6. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | IEEE Day 2021
  7. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | Private event
  8. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | BSides Newcastle England 2021 InfoSec Conference
  9. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  10. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | Agile Trends Gov Conference 2021
  11. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  12. ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | Private event
  13. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Florida Suncoast Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  14. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  15. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Central Virginia Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  16. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช | Private event
  17. ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น | DevOps Pro Europe 2021 Conference
  18. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Southwest Virginia Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  19. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Private event
  20. ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ | Luxembourg Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  21. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Private event
  22. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Monterey Bay Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  23. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | Private event
  24. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ | New Zealand Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  25. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | Private event
  26. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Southern Nevada Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  27. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | California Institute of Advanced Management
  28. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | Private event
  29. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Scottish Summit 2021
  30. ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ | Finland Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  31. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | ConFoo Developer Conference 2021
  32. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  33. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ | DevConf.CZ 2021 Conference
  34. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  35. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | California Inland Empire Chapter of Project Management Institute
  36. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  37. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช | Private event
  38. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Alaska Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  39. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | North Alabama Chapter of Project Management Institute
  40. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ | Netherlands Chapter of the Project Management Institute

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About Scott M. Graffius

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Scott M. Graffius, PMP, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, CSM, CSPO, SFE, ITIL, LSSGB is an agile project management practitioner, consultant, multi award-winning author, and international speaker. He has generated over 1.75 billion dollars of business value in aggregate for the organizations he has served. His expertise spans project, program, portfolio, and PMO leadership inclusive of agile, traditional, and hybrid approaches. Content from Graffius's books, workshops, speaking engagements, and more have been featured and used by businesses, professional associations, governments, and universities including Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, Gartner, Deloitte, Project Management Institute, IEEE, SANS Institute, Ford, Qantas, Atlassian, Wrike, Bayer, National Academy of Sciences, United States Department of Energy, United States Army, New Zealand Ministry of Education, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Tufts University, Texas A&M University, Virginia Tech, Penn State, Warsaw University of Technology, University of Waterloo, National University of Ireland Galway, Loughborough University London, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, and others. Thinkers360 named Graffius a global top thought leader and influencer in four domains: Agile, Change Management, Digital Transformation, and GovTech.

Graffius is the founder, CEO, and principal consultant at
Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions™ and subsidiary Exceptional Agility™, based in Los Angeles, California. The professional services firm provides client organizations with advisory, training, speaking, embedded talent, and facilitative consulting services to help them advance their agile project, program, portfolio, and PMO management capabilities to best realize their strategic objectives and business initiatives, making them more competitive and valuable. The company confidently backs its services with a Delighted Client Guarantee™.

A fantastic agile transformation experience and result with a client organization in the entertainment industry was the inspiration for Graffius’s first book,
Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions (ISBN-13: 9781533370242). It helps technical and non-technical teams develop and deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement—which supports innovation and drives competitive advantage. The book garnered 17 first place awards from national and international competitions. His second title, Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change (ISBN-13: 9781072447962), was named one of the best Scrum books of all time by BookAuthority. Graffius and his works have been featured by media outlets and publications including Yahoo Finance, Computer Weekly, MobileAppDaily, Innovation Management, the PM World Journal, NASSCOM, Software Quality Management, Nimble Ways, Business Application Monitoring, Learning Solutions, Innovation Ecosystem Metrics, DZone, Innovation Project Management (by Dr. Harold Kerzner), TopDevs, NHD Podcast, and others.

Graffius is a former vice president of project management with a publicly traded provider of diverse consumer products and services over the Internet. Before that, he ran and supervised the delivery of projects and programs in public and private organizations with businesses ranging from e-commerce to advanced technology products and services, retail, manufacturing, entertainment, and more. He has experience with consumer, business, reseller, government, and international markets, as well as experience spanning 20 countries.

Graffius has a bachelor's degree in Psychology with a focus in Human Factors. He holds eight professional certifications: Certified Scrum Professional - ScrumMaster (CSP-SM), Certified Scrum Professional - Product Owner (CSP-PO), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Scrum Foundations Educator (SFE), Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB), and IT Service Management Foundation (ITIL). He is a member of the Scrum Alliance, the Project Management Institute (PMI), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

He has been
actively involved with the Project Management Institute (PMI) in the development of professional standards. He was a member of the team which produced the Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures—Second Edition. Graffius was a contributor and reviewer of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge—Sixth Edition, The Standard for Program Management—Fourth Edition, and The Practice Standard for Project Estimating—Second Edition. He was also a subject matter expert reviewer of content for the PMI EMEA Congress 2019, and he served as a member of the review team for the Scrum Alliance’s Global Scrum Gathering—New York City 2020.

Graffius delivers dynamic and engaging talks and workshops at public and private/corporate events. His engagements include 59 in-person and online conferences and other events around the world, including Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States. Graffius delights audiences with sessions on technology leadership and project, program, portfolio, and PMO management inclusive of agile, waterfall, and hybrid approaches. He uses everyday language and vibrant custom visuals to make complex topics clear, and he provides audiences with practical information they can use. For details, visit the public speaker section of his website
here.

He resides in Los Angeles, California.

His full bio is available here.

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About Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

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Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive.

There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development of products and services, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices such as waterfall engage sequential development, while agile involves iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to manage projects, and best meet their business needs of rapid response to change, fast delivery speed, and more.

With clear and easy to follow step-by-step instructions,
Scott M. Graffius's award-winning Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions helps the reader:

  • Implement and use the most popular agile frameworkโ€•Scrum;
  • Deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement; and
  • Support innovation and drive competitive advantage.

Hailed by Literary Titan as “the book highlights the versatility of Scrum beautifully.”

Winner of 17 first place awards.

Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.



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About
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change

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Thriving in today's marketplace frequently depends on making a transformation to become more agile. Those successful in the transition enjoy faster delivery speed and ROI, higher satisfaction, continuous improvement, and additional benefits.

Based on actual events,
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change provides a quick (60-90 minute) read about a successful agile transformation at a multinational entertainment and media company, told from the author's perspective as an agile coach.

The award-winning book by
Scott M. Graffius is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.



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Scott M. Graffius Delighted Audiences at 82 Conferences and Other Events Across 24 Countries

BY SCOTT M. GRAFFIUS | ScottGraffius.com

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Scott M. Graffius is an agile project management practitioner, consultant, multi award-winning author, thought leader and influencer, and highly sought-after international keynote speaker. Content from his books, talks, and more have been featured and used by businesses, professional associations, governments, and universities. Select examples include Microsoft, Oracle, Project Management Institute, IEEE, National Academy of Sciences, United States Department of Energy, Yale University, Tufts University, and others.

Graffius delivers dynamic and engaging talks and workshops around the world on agile, project management, and technology leadership. To date, he has delighted audiences at 82 conferences and other events across 24 countries, including Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.

Here’s an abridged list of his engagements to date (most recent shown first):

1.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
2.
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด | Private event
3.
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | Private event
4.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
5.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
6.
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ | DevOpsDays Geneva 2022 Conference
7.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
8.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Microsoft 365 Virtual Marathon 2022 Conference
9.
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | BSides Vancouver 2022 Cybersecurity Conference
10.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
11.
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต | Agile Nepal 2022 Conference
12.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | D.C. Cybersecurity Professionals
13.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | PMI Ireland
14.
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท | PMI Greece
15.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI California Inland Empire
16.
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Private event
17.
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ | PMI Budapest
18.
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | Private event
19.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
20.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช | Microsoft Teams Community Day 2022
21.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI Delaware Valley
22.
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช | PMI UAE
23.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
24.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
25.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | DevOps Experience 2021 Conference
26.
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ | Frug'Agile Conference Armenia 2021
27.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
28.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | IEEE Day 2021
29.
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | Private event
30.
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | BSides Newcastle England 2021 InfoSec Conference
31.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
32.
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | Agile Trends Gov Conference 2021
33.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
34.
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | Private event
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI Florida Suncoast
36.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
37.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI Central Virginia
38.
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช | Private event
39.
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น | DevOps Pro Europe 2021 Conference
40.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI Southwest Virginia
41.
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Private event
42.
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ | PMI Luxembourg
43.
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Private event
44.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI Monterey Bay
45.
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | Private event
46.
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ | PMI New Zealand
47.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | Private event
48.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI Southern Nevada
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | California Institute of Advanced Management
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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | Private event
51.
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Scottish Summit 2021 Technology Conference
52.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ | PMI Finland
53.
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | ConFoo Developer Conference 2021
54.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
55.
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ | DevConf CZ 2021 Conference
56.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI California Inland Empire
58.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
59.
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช | Private event
60.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI Alaska
61.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI North Alabama
62.
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ | PMI Netherlands
63.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
64.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ | Microsoft M365 Saturday Conference 2020
65.
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท | IT Pro Dev Connections 2020 Conference
66.
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ | Microsoft Community Conference 2020
67.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
68.
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | Private event
69.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI Los Angeles
70.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
71.
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Private event
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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Private event
73.
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | Project World / Business Analyst World
74.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI California Inland Empire
76.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Techstars Startup Week Conference
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI California Central Valley
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI California Inland
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI California Central Coast
81.
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | PMI Los Angeles
82.
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Private event

His sessions are highly rated by attendees and organizers alike.

Committed to giving back, Graffius delivers a set amount of work pro bono (no charge) to non-profits and charities.

If you’d like to learn more, visit the public speaker section of his website here:
https://scottgraffius.com/publicspeaker.html.

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About Scott M. Graffius

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Scott M. Graffius, PMP, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, CSM, CSPO, SFE, ITIL, LSSGB is an agile project management practitioner, consultant, multi award-winning author, and international keynote speaker. He has generated over $1.75 billion of business value in aggregate for the organizations he has served. Graffius is the CEO and Principal Consultant at Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions™ and subsidiary Exceptional Agility™. Content from his books (Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions and Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change), workshops, speaking engagements, and more have been featured and used by businesses, professional associations, governments, and universities. Examples include Microsoft, Oracle, Broadcom, Cisco, Gartner, Deloitte, EY, Project Management Institute, IEEE, SANS Institute, U.S. Soccer Federation, English Institute of Sport, Ford, Qantas, Atlassian, Wrike, National Academy of Sciences, United States Department of Energy, United States Army, United States National Park Service, New Zealand Ministry of Education, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Tufts University, Texas A&M University, Warsaw University of Technology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, and others. Graffius has delighted audiences with talks and workshops on technology leadership and agile project, program, portfolio, and PMO management at 82 conferences and other events across 24 countries.

His full bio is available
here.

Connect with Scott on:



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About Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

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Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive.

There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development of products and services, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices such as waterfall engage sequential development, while agile involves iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to manage projects, and best meet their business needs of rapid response to change, fast delivery speed, and more.

With clear and easy to follow step-by-step instructions,
Scott M. Graffius's award-winning Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions helps the reader:

  • Implement and use the most popular agile frameworkโ€•Scrum;
  • Deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement; and
  • Support innovation and drive competitive advantage.

Hailed by Literary Titan as “the book highlights the versatility of Scrum beautifully.”

Winner of 17 first place awards.

Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.



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About
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change

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Thriving in today's marketplace frequently depends on making a transformation to become more agile. Those successful in the transition enjoy faster delivery speed and ROI, higher satisfaction, continuous improvement, and additional benefits.

Based on actual events,
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change provides a quick (60-90 minute) read about a successful agile transformation at a multinational entertainment and media company, told from the author's perspective as an agile coach.

The award-winning book by
Scott M. Graffius is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.



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© Copyright 2022 Scott M. Graffius. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the express written permission of Scott M. Graffius.





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Leverage the Power of the Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

BY SCOTT M. GRAFFIUS | ScottGraffius.com

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Minimum viable products (MVPs)—coined by Frank Robinson in 2001, and subsequently popularized by Steve Blank and Eric Ries—can be advantageous tools for the development of products and services. This article is informed by Graffius' first-hand experience with MVPs as well as research and coverage from the Harvard Business Review, IEEE, MIT Sloan Management Review, Product Development and Management Association, Product School, Project Management Institute, Scaled Agile, and others (all listed in the bibliography section of this article).

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Introduction

Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) can be game changers. They can be used by businesses to validate ideas, reduce time to market, and minimize risks associated with building fully featured products from the outset. This article provides those involved or interested in Agile, Lean, Product Management, Product Development, Project Management, and entrepreneurship with information on the significance of MVPs and how to leverage them.

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Defining MVPs

First, it's paramount to understand what constitutes an MVP and why it matters. A Minimum Viable Product is a version of a product (or service) that incorporates just the essential features to address core customer needs and validate the viability of the concept. By employing an MVP, companies can gather valuable user feedback early on, allowing them to iterate, refine, and pivot their offering—if needed—based on market demand. This process saves time and resources, and it advances the chances of building a successful and customer-centric offering.

Here's a succinct definition of the Minimum Viable Product (MVP):

"The MVP has just those features considered sufficient for it to be of value to customers and allow for it to be shipped or sold to early adopters. Customer feedback will inform future development of the product." — Scott M. Graffius, Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

Next, examples of seven successful MVPs—Zappos, Spotify, Airbnb, Facebook, Amazon, Dropbox, and Groupon—will illustrate the power of MVPs.

MVP Success Stories

  • Zappos: Zappos revolutionized the online shoe market by focusing on customer-centricity and rapid experimentation. Their MVP allowed them to validate their hypothesis, gather customer feedback, and iterate their offering to create a seamless and personalized shopping experience. Zappos is a prime example of the power of MVPs.
  • Spotify: Global music streaming platform Spotify started as a simple streaming service MVP and they and continuously improved and expanded it based on customer feedback. By iterating their product, Spotify became a household name. Their MVP-driven approach ensured a product-market fit and helped them stay ahead in a competitive industry.
  • Airbnb: Airbnb's success story speaks to the effectiveness of MVPs in validating an idea and subsequently scaling it to a global marketplace. Airbnb's founders started by testing their marketplace concept using an MVP strategy. By leveraging existing resources and validating demand through early adopters, they gained critical insights that shaped their platform's evolution. Today, Airbnb is a household name, offering unique accommodations worldwide.
  • Facebook: Facebook's journey from a simple MVP to the world's largest social network demonstrates the power of incremental growth and user feedback. Mark Zuckerberg and fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes initially created a minimal profile-based social networking MVP (initially called "Thefacebook"), focusing on connecting people at Harvard. Through continuous iterations and the addition of features based on user needs and feedback, Facebook reshaped the social media landscape, connecting billions of people globally.
  • Amazon: E-commerce giant Amazon is renowned for its relentless focus on customer experience. They started with an MVP approach, catering to customers' fundamental needs related to books, and subsequently expanded into new product categories incrementally. By prioritizing customer satisfaction, Amazon established itself as a trusted and innovative marketplace, continuously raising the bar for online shopping.
  • Dropbox: Dropbox, a prominent player in the cloud storage market, kick-started its journey with a basic file-syncing MVP. By offering a simple yet essential solution to the problem of file synchronization across devices, Dropbox gained traction and valuable user insights. They leveraged this feedback to iterate and improve their product, eventually becoming a leader in the highly competitive cloud storage industry.
  • Groupon: Popular online deals platform Groupon employed an MVP approach by testing deal offerings on a WordPress blog. That allowed them to validate market interest and adjust their strategy based on customer responses. By embracing the importance of market validation and adaptability, Groupon transformed into a global leader, providing users with discounted offers across various categories.

Key Principles and Best Practices for MVPs

Building a successful MVP requires adhering to key principles and best practices. It involves thoughtfully determining the relatively few features and limited scope to address core customer needs. Collecting and analyzing user feedback plays a pivotal role in making informed decisions and prioritizing enhancements. By embracing an iterative mindset and focusing on the most valuable aspects of the product, businesses can create an MVP that resonates with their target audience.

Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Challenges with MVPs

While MVPs offer significant advantages, they are not without challenges. Over-engineering the product, prematurely scaling, and failing to validate crucial assumptions are common pitfalls that can hinder success. It’s vital to strike a balance between building a viable product and avoiding unnecessary complexity. By remaining adaptable and open to change, businesses can navigate these challenges and increase the chances of achieving their goals.

Validating and Iterating via Lean and Agile Approaches

The MVP is particularly well-suited for Lean and Agile approaches and environments. Lean principles emphasize continuous learning, eliminating waste, and rapid experimentation. Agile (such as Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe) involve iterative development, frequent feedback loops, and continuous improvement. Utilizing Lean/Agile can help maximize the value of MVPs and increase chances of success.

Beyond the MVP

Once an MVP proves its viability, the focus shifts to scaling and launching the product. This stage requires a broad and deep understanding of the target market, competition, and customer preferences. It involves adapting the product based on user feedback, exploring different marketing strategies, and leveraging data-driven insights. Staying agile, continuously learning, and adapting to market dynamics are crucial for sustained growth and long-term success.

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Conclusion

MVPs are powerful tools for innovation and the successful development of products/services. The examples of Zappos, Spotify, Airbnb, Facebook, Amazon, Dropbox, and Groupon highlight the transformative impact of MVPs across diverse industries. By embracing the core principles, avoiding common pitfalls, and leveraging Lean and Agile approaches, businesses can unlock the full potential of their MVPs and pave the way for sustained growth, customer satisfaction, and market leadership with their offerings. Which makes MVPs game changers.

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How to Cite This Article

Graffius, Scott M. (2023, May 15). Leverage the Power of the Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Available at:
https://scottgraffius.com/blog/files/mvp2023.html. Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.13140/RG.2.2.24064.20486. DOI link: https://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.24064.20486.

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About Scott M. Graffius


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Scott M. Graffius, PMP, SA, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, CSM, CSPO, SFE, ITIL, LSSGB is an agile project management practitioner, consultant, multi-award-winning author, and international keynote speaker. He is the Founder of Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions™ and subsidiary Exceptional Agility™. He has generated over $1.9 billion of business value in aggregate for Global Fortune 500 businesses and other organizations he has served. Graffius and content from his books, talks, workshops, and more have been featured and used by businesses, professional associations, governments, and universities. Examples include Microsoft, Oracle, Broadcom, Cisco, Gartner, Project Management Institute, IEEE, Qantas, National Academy of Sciences, United States Department of Energy, New Zealand Ministry of Education, Yale University, Tufts University, and others. He has delighted audiences with dynamic and engaging talks and workshops on agile, project management, and technology (including AI) leadership at 86 conferences and other events across 25 countries.

His full bio is available
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Connect with Scott on:


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About Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

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Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive.

There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development of products and services, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices such as waterfall engage sequential development, while agile involves iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to manage projects, and best meet their business needs of rapid response to change, fast delivery speed, and more.

With clear and easy to follow instructions, the multi award-winning
Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions book by Scott M. Graffius (Chris Hare and Colin Giffen, Technical Editors) helps the reader:

  • Implement and use the most popular agile frameworkโ€•Scrum;
  • Deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement; and
  • Support innovation and drive competitive advantage.

Hailed by Literary Titan as “the book highlights the versatility of Scrum beautifully.”

Winner of 17 first place awards.

Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.



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About
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change

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Thriving in today's marketplace frequently depends on making a transformation to become more agile. Those successful in the transition enjoy faster delivery speed and ROI, higher satisfaction, continuous improvement, and additional benefits.

Based on actual events,
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change provides a quick (60-90 minute) read about a successful agile transformation at a multinational entertainment and media company, told from the author's perspective as an agile coach.

The award-winning book by
Scott M. Graffius is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.



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Scott M. Graffius Delighted Audiences at 89 Conferences and Other Events Across 25 Countries

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Scott M. Graffius is an agile project management practitioner, consultant, thinker, creator, award-winning author, and international public speaker. Content from his books, talks, and more have been featured and used by Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, Project Management Institute, IEEE, National Academy of Sciences, Yale University, Adobe, Torrens University Australia, UK Sports Institute, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Boston University, Bayer, Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Galway Ireland, United States National Park Service, and many more.

Conference organizers, businesses, professional associations, governments, and universities invite him to speak on Agile Project Management, DevOps/Tech, Entertainment, Game Development, Gov Tech, InfoSec, R&D (including AI), Strategic Alignment, High Performance Teams, and more.


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To date, Graffius has presented talks and workshops at 89 conferences and other events across 25 countries, including: Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States.

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Here's a list of Graffius' 89 presentations to date (most recent shown first):

  1. 2023 | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | Private event
  2. 2023 | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ | W Love Games International Video Game Development Conference 2023 - Helsinki
  3. 2023 | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Conf42 Quantum Computing Conference
  4. 2023 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  5. 2023 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | DevOps Institute's SKILup Day
  6. 2023 | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด | Private event
  7. 2023 | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | Private event
  8. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  9. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด | Private event
  10. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | Private event
  11. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  12. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  13. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ | DevOpsDays Geneva 2022 Conference
  14. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  15. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Microsoft 365 Virtual Marathon 2022 Conference
  16. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | BSides Vancouver 2022 Cybersecurity Conference
  17. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  18. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต | Agile Nepal 2022 Conference
  19. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | D.C. Cybersecurity Professionals
  20. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | Ireland Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  21. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท | Greece Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  22. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | California Inland Empire Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  23. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Private event
  24. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ | Budapest Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  25. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | Private event
  26. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  27. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช | Microsoft #TeamsCommunityDay 2022
  28. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Delaware Valley Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  29. 2022 | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ช | UAE Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  30. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  31. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  32. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | DevOps Experience 2021 Conference
  33. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ | Frug'Agile Conference Armenia 2021
  34. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  35. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | IEEE Day 2021
  36. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | Private event
  37. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | BSides Newcastle England 2021 InfoSec Conference
  38. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  39. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท | Agile Trends Gov Conference 2021
  40. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  41. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ฐ | Private event
  42. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Florida Suncoast Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  43. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  44. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Central Virginia Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  45. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช | Private event
  46. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น | DevOps Pro Europe 2021 Conference
  47. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Southwest Virginia Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  48. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Private event
  49. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ | Luxembourg Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  50. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Private event
  51. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Monterey Bay Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  52. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | Private event
  53. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ | New Zealand Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  54. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | Private event
  55. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Southern Nevada Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  56. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | California Institute of Advanced Management
  57. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ | Private event
  58. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Scottish Summit 2021
  59. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ | Finland Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  60. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | ConFoo Developer Conference 2021
  61. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  62. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ | DevConf.CZ 2021 Conference
  63. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  64. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | California Inland Empire Chapter of Project Management Institute
  65. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  66. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช | Private event
  67. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Alaska Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  68. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | North Alabama Chapter of Project Management Institute
  69. 2021 | ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ | Netherlands Chapter of the Project Management Institute
  70. 2020 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  71. 2020 | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ | Microsoft M365 Saturday Coimbatore Conference 2020
  72. 2020 | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท | IT Pro Dev Connections 2020 Conference
  73. 2020 | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ | Microsoft Azure Community Conference 2020
  74. 2020 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  75. 2020 | ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท | Private event
  76. 2020 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Los Angeles Chapter of Project Management Institute
  77. 2020 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  78. 2020 | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Private event
  79. 2020 | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Private event
  80. 2019 | ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ | Project World / Business Analyst World
  81. 2019 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  82. 2019 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | California Inland Empire Chapter of Project Management Institute
  83. 2018 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Techstars Startup Week Conference
  84. 2018 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | California Central Valley Chapter of Project Management Institute
  85. 2018 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Private event
  86. 2018 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | California Inland Empire Chapter of Project Management Institute
  87. 2018 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | California Central Coast Chapter of Project Management Institute
  88. 2017 | ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ | Los Angeles Chapter of Project Management Institute
  89. 2017 | ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง | Private event

He uses everyday language and vibrant custom content to make complex topics clear and understandable, and he provides audiences with practical information they can use. His sessions are highly rated by attendees and organizers alike.

Committed to giving back, Graffius delivers a set amount of work pro bono (no charge) to non-profits and charities.

Visit
https://scottgraffius.com/publicspeaker.html for details, including a listing of prior and upcoming engagements, testimonials, his rate card, booking information, and more.

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Scott M. Graffius, PMP, SA, CSP-SM, CSP-PO, CSM, CSPO, SFE, ITIL, LSSGB is an agile project management practitioner, consultant, multi-award-winning author, and international keynote speaker. He is the Founder of Exceptional PPM and PMO Solutions™ and subsidiary Exceptional Agility™. He has generated over $1.9 billion of business value in aggregate for Global Fortune 500 businesses and other organizations he has served. Graffius and content from his books, talks, workshops, and more have been featured and used by businesses, professional associations, governments, and universities. Examples include Microsoft, Oracle, Broadcom, Cisco, Gartner, Project Management Institute, IEEE, Qantas, National Academy of Sciences, United States Department of Energy, New Zealand Ministry of Education, Yale University, Tufts University, and others. He has delighted audiences with dynamic and engaging talks and workshops at 89 conferences and other events across 25 countries.

His full bio is available
here.

Connect with Scott on:


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About Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions

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Shifting customer needs are common in today's marketplace. Businesses must be adaptive and responsive to change while delivering an exceptional customer experience to be competitive.

There are a variety of frameworks supporting the development of products and services, and most approaches fall into one of two broad categories: traditional or agile. Traditional practices such as waterfall engage sequential development, while agile involves iterative and incremental deliverables. Organizations are increasingly embracing agile to manage projects, and best meet their business needs of rapid response to change, fast delivery speed, and more.

With clear and easy to follow instructions, the multi award-winning
Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions book by Scott M. Graffius (Chris Hare and Colin Giffen, Technical Editors) helps the reader:

  • Implement and use the most popular agile frameworkโ€•Scrum;
  • Deliver products in short cycles with rapid adaptation to change, fast time-to-market, and continuous improvement; and
  • Support innovation and drive competitive advantage.

Hailed by Literary Titan as “the book highlights the versatility of Scrum beautifully.”

Winner of 17 first place awards.

Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.



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About
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change

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Thriving in today's marketplace frequently depends on making a transformation to become more agile. Those successful in the transition enjoy faster delivery speed and ROI, higher satisfaction, continuous improvement, and additional benefits.

Based on actual events,
Agile Transformation: A Brief Story of How an Entertainment Company Developed New Capabilities and Unlocked Business Agility to Thrive in an Era of Rapid Change provides a quick (60-90 minute) read about a successful agile transformation at a multinational entertainment and media company, told from the author's perspective as an agile coach.

The award-winning book by
Scott M. Graffius is available in paperback and ebook/Kindle in the United States and around the world. Some links by country follow.



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The short link for this article is:
https://bit.ly/keynoter1

© Copyright 2023 Scott M. Graffius. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the express written permission of Scott M. Graffius.





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