Proven experience in project management (PMP) and using project tools. ... Good Knowledge of Agile/Scrum Development Methodology is a must.more

I am about to do another BV Engineering workshop. In Orlando, Feb 23-34. Preceded (appropriately) by an Intermediate CSPO (Product Owner) course. Feb 21-22. See: http://leanagiletraining.com/courses.html

In this post I wanted to explain the workshop from a different angle that I have done before.

First, what is the BVE framework?

So, Scrum is a framework, not a full methodology, but a framework. Si …more

I am about to do an Intermediate Certified Scrum Product Owner course in Orlando. Feb 21-22. Followed by a Business Value Engineering workshop. Feb 23-24. See http://leanagiletraining.com/courses.html

In this post I wanted to talk about why the Intermediate CSPO is important and how it is different.

First, our finding is that the Team is important. Any focus too much on one role, or one role in isolation, is pote …more

Additionally, Mark C. Layton is the author of Wiley & Sons "Agile Project Management for Dummies" series and is a frequent speaker on Lean, Scrum and other ...more

Its product line contains personal productivity and project management ... and Agile Project Manager - Scrum Sprint Planner, which brings mobility to the ...more

Establish effective Project Management processes and ensure these are ... Experience with an Agile methods (eg Scrum) and tools is a distinct advantage. ...more

Because I wanted to ensure people taking my class were learning things that are actually on the PMI-ACP exam, I thought it necessary to actually take the test. Sure, I was an independent reviewer of the PMI-ACP content but I was not part of the team who wrote the exam. Let me just say, I think those who wrote the exam did us all proud. I know it sounds sick but I really enjoyed taking this exam. It wasn't too ha …more

30 Nov 2011 James Shore/In-the-News At this year's Norwegian Development Conference, I gave a new presentation on evolutionary design, and NDC was good enough to record it and put the video online. It's a highly visual look at how evolutionary design has worked in practice on three projects I've been involved in. It's good to watch if you' …more

A man I greatly respect wrote to question why I call it 'BV Engineering.' There are many engineering disciplines, he noted, but is there a degree in 'business value engineering'?

I said I thought an MBA was the degree to get for this. Not another regular engineering degree. But I agree with him that for some the name is mis-leading

But this begs the question. Why do I call it 'BV Engineering?' Those of you who have taken one of my courses will of course know.
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I said recently that 'business value engineering' is the place we can improve the most. By which I mean:
(a) identifying the small features that the customer will want the most (once they get them), and
(b) identifying the MMFS (minimum marketable feature set).

Perhaps we sh …more