The past few months have been a little different in terms of my learning journey. This time last year I felt as though AI was in its infancy and it would be another fad that passed us by but then I began to use it. I could see that it was useful on an individualContinue reading “The AI Journey”
Category Archives: Scrum
Certified Scrum Alliance Trainer
Well, this is a post that I never thought I would find myself writing. When I look back to when I obtained my CSM back in 2008 the first thing that I did was enquire about becoming a trainer, I wanted to share my knowledge with people but back then the problem was that IContinue reading “Certified Scrum Alliance Trainer”
Agile Coaching Trainer Pilot
When I obtained my Certified Team Coach from Scrum Alliance, never for a minute did I think it would be retired so soon. There are big changes happening within the coaching certifications with the Guide level certifications (Certified Team Coach and Certified Enterprise Coach) being phased out in favour of a new Certified Agile CoachContinue reading “Agile Coaching Trainer Pilot”
The Power of Metrics (measure what matters)
Metrics have been a bit of a hot topic at work recently and having applied to be a part of Scrum Alliance’s team of experts for the new Metrics course they were putting together I thought I would write down some thoughts on what I was seeing in the metrics space. I began writing thisContinue reading “The Power of Metrics (measure what matters)”
The AI Scrum Master
AI has been on the tip of everyone’s tongue this year. It seems to have really progressed and the number of tools available like ChatGPT, CoPilot, Otter.AI etc seems to have grown. I first used Otter.AI as part of the submission process for for my ICF-ACC examination. I found it really helpful for transcribing theContinue reading “The AI Scrum Master”
My journey to CTC .. Complete!
Well, what a journey! 5 years ago I posted that I was picking up my CTC application again after I rage quit the process when Scrum Alliance changed the application pathway as I was half way through my Certified Scrum Coach application and replaced it with CTC / CEC. I was at risk of thisContinue reading “My journey to CTC .. Complete!”
CTC Part 2 Complete
Nothing like putting a rocket up your backside to get things done, eh, Scrum Alliance! This week Scrum Alliance announced that they were retiring the CTC / CEC application process in January. I will leave my frustration out of this for now but I am glad that I have managed to get the CTC partContinue reading “CTC Part 2 Complete”
CTC Part 1 Pass!
A quick update and a change of plan. I changed track back to CTC as this seemed the best fit for where I am in my coaching journey at the moment. Currently I am about to sit my ICF exam to gain my ICF-ACC and the CTC guidelines state that candidates should be able toContinue reading “CTC Part 1 Pass!”
CTC Pre-application call
Last week was a good week! I finally made some progress with my CTC / CEC application by taking the plunge with the pre-application call. I am pleased to say it went very well. I thought I would document the outline here to help any candidates who are considering booking the call. in the nearContinue reading “CTC Pre-application call”
Giving back to the community
As part of the CTC / CEC process, one of the requirements is to actively support the Agile Community. This can be done through organising meetups, talking at an event or helping within the Scrum Alliance Community. Today I will focus on the work I have done with the Scrum Alliance Community. It was suggestedContinue reading “Giving back to the community”
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