October User Group:: What is Agile Scrum?

Scrum is one of the fastest-growing Agile methodologis used to rapidly develop products in shorter time and that meets the ever changing needs of todays business.

It was formalized over a decade ago by Ken Schwaber and Dr. Jeff Sutherland, and it's now being used by companies large and small, including Yahoo!, Microsoft, Google, Lockheed Martin, Motorola, SAP, Cisco, GE Medical, CapitalOne and the US Federal Reserve. Many teams using Scrum report significant improvements, and in some cases complete transformations, in both productivity and morale. For product developers - many of whom have been burned by the "management fad of the month club" - this is significant. Scrum is simple, powerful, and rooted in common sense.

Join BostonPHP and Michael Bourque as he presents the concept of Scrum and shows why so many people are now deploying scrum to their development projects. Michael will take us through the process and talk about how his company, Parametric Technology Inc. (PTC) , is successfully applying Scrum.

BostonPHP works in conjunction with BostonPHP Meetup, usually meeting the first Wednesday of every month for structured presentation at a local university or business location, and then typically moves on to a nearby restaurant/bar/pub for more informal discussion .