Jeff Sutherland, Co-creater of Scrum, Scrum Inc. CEO, to Speak in San Jose, July 16

SAN JOSE, Calif. - July 15, 2013 - PRLog -- In a keenly anticipated San Francisco Bay Area appearance, Scrum co-creator Jeff Sutherland, PhD, legendary thought leader of agile practices, presents “Scrum: The Future of Work” at the monthly Silicon Valley Agile Leadership Network (SVALN) meeting on Tuesday, July 16, 6:30-9pm, at PayPal, Building 17, 2211 North First Street, San Jose. Registration ($10) is required at http://www.meetup.com/Silicon-Valley-Agile-Leadership-Network/events/127235572/.

The co-creator of Scrum (with Ken Schwaber, 2001), Dr. Sutherland is the authority on the highly productive approach for team collaboration and product development. Scrum gives teams and businesses the ability to rapidly adjust to change and react quickly to emergent requirements. Scrum is known for dramatically increasing productivity and customer satisfaction in software and hardware technologies.

Stacey Louie, organizer of SVALN, says, “Technology companies and Silicon Valley leaders such as Facebook, LinkedIn, PayPal, Cisco, Yahoo!, Adobe, Visa, and The Gap are realizing competitive gains by adopting agile practices, which has led to exploding innovation; higher quality, customer-focused products; and overall reduced costs.”

“It is remarkable to see how agile has evolved over the last several years to become mainstream,” says Dr. Sutherland, who will present insight into how agile practices, now employed by more than 80% of technology firms, are changing the future of work. “Speaking in the heart of Silicon Valley will be a thrilling experience.” Noting that Scrum jobs have increased in the United States by 3000% in the last year, Dr. Sutherland will answer:

·       What is driving this increase?

·       What are proven practices that differentiate successful agile teams from those that cannot deliver?

·       How are large organizations transforming their structure to become agile?

Dr. Sutherland’s appearance is sponsored by Aligned Technology, Bratton & Company, Inc., PayPal, Scaled Agile, Inc., and Solutions IQ.

About Jeff Sutherland, PhD: Scrum Inc. CEO Jeff Sutherland booted up the first Scrum team in 1991. Since then a vast majority of software development companies around the world has adopted the Scrum framework. He wrote and maintains the canonical definition of Scrum, The Scrum Guide, with his longtime collaborator Ken Schwaber. He is also a co-author and signatory of the Agile Manifesto, the seminal document that introduced the idea of Agile to the world. Dr. Sutherland is Chairman of the Scrum Foundation and Senior Advisor to OpenView Venture Partners, where he coaches their portfolio companies on Scrum and Agile practices. Visit www.scruminc.com.

About Scrum Inc.: Based steps away from MIT in Cambridge, MA, Scrum Inc. is the world's foremost authority on the Scrum framework. The company helps teams and companies achieve the full benefits of Scrum through a comprehensive suite of services. The company is run using Scrum as the primary management framework, making it a living laboratory on the cutting edge of "Enterprise Scrum." Visit www.scruminc.com.

About the Silicon Valley Agile Leadership Network: Launched in 2012 with a current membership of nearly 1000, SVALN is Silicon Valley’s largest and most active Agile/Lean community. Its mission is to evangelize and teach Agile and Lean skills to members and to build its community to serve as a networking platform. Members include first lines, managers, and executives from Apple, Adobe, Cisco, Comcast Innovation, eBay, Ericsson, The Gap, Good Technology, HP, Language Weaver, LinkedIn, PayPal, PG&E, Visa, and Yahoo!, among other firms and start-ups. Visit www.meetup.com/Silicon-Valley-Agile-Leadership-Network.