The story of how using Scrum helped one team complete a project outside the world of software with a minimal budget, almost no direction, and even less time.

We are aware that some people have experienced issues with the Regonline site when trying to register. As a result, we have extended the early bird price until 31 July to make sure technical problems don’t prevent you from securing your place at the discount rate. So sign up now, space is limited.

Please note, if you require an invoice or would like to pay in South African Rands, please complete the registration, choosing the “Wire Transfer” payment option.

If you are unable to complete registration, please contact us at: gathering@scrum.org.za

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When: 5 August 2010, 6PM

Venue: Bandwidth Barn

Cost: Free

Sign up for this exciting event here.

Topic: Requirements Management: Beyond tools, frameworks and methodologies.

The presentation will focus on basic fundamental skills that all individuals who manage requirements can easily implement and internalize in order to improve the delivery of the correct requirements, creating maximum business benefit.

About the Speaker

Mohamed is a versatile analyst who can span the analytical spectrum from Business to Systems and Test. Mohamed has been part of large-scale enterprise wide projects and has the ability to move through the project SDLC. He has a solid footing in systems analysis and has a good understanding of object orientated and UML software analysis and design.

Mohamed is an evangelist and co-ordinator for BB&D’s Business Technology Unit (BTU) which is responsible for researching and adopting best practices in Analysis (Business & Systems), Project Management, Consulting and other core non-technical areas of BB&D’s business offering. BTU provides a professional platform for analysts to come together and share knowledge in order to grow the analytical competencies within the organisation.

Mohamed plays an active role in the IT industry by being part of the International Institute of Business Analysis South African Chapter (IIBA-SA). The IIBA is the largest professional body for analysts world-wide. He is the current Chairman of the Western Cape region. His responsibility is to deliver knowledge sharing and networking events in order to promote and enhance the Business Analysis profession.

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Some pictures from the July SUGSA Event; a lesson in the benefits of limiting work-in-progress

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The community has spoken. Two new board members, representing the members of the Scrum Alliance, have been elected to serve on the Scrum Alliance Board of Directors. Want to know who you elected? Keep reading.

Scrum teams are tasked with finding the most optimal way to accomplish the work. To do this, they make decisions ranging from how best to meet goals to who should work on which tasks. Reaching group consensus can be difficult. Some opinions are more dominant than others; some voices more hesitant to speak out. Even in agreement, true consensus might not exist. Find out how to reach an agreement that everyone on the team can believe in.

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A downloadable, at-a-glance look at the values that guide Scrum Alliance Scrum User Groups

Join Scrum community members from around the world as they gather together in the beautiful city of Cape Town for the 2010 Scrum Alliance South Africa Scrum Gathering. The event will feature a variety of programming and attendees including a keynote address from Henrik Kniberg (Author of “Scrum&XP from the trenches”), interactive deep dive learning sessions and a full day of open space. Attendees will benefit from a mix of experience, information, values and expert insight that provides a framework for evaluating and incorporating the Scrum process.

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To register for our early bird special (ending 21 July) click here

Get to know a little about each candidate who has been nominated for the two vacant SCM Director seats.

Our Scrum User Groups now number 100 and are growing every day. Have you found your place in a local Scrum User Group?

The 2010 election for the SCM director seats on the Scrum Alliance Board has begun.

Get a behind the scenes look at Scrum Gatherings and Scrum User Groups.

An introduction to Scrum as presented at CQAA Lunch Learn session.

How one CSP discovered that when explaining product backlog items to new teams, it's best to avoid delving into details about the PBI itself and instead focus on the the workflow of a PBI and the interaction with the Scrum framework.

A recent report on AgileZone claims that ScrumMasters now earn more than Project Managers. Read on for the surprising details.

You are cordially invited to the next SUGSA monthly talk.

Where: Allan Gray Portswood office in the Presentation Room on the third floor. You can download a map here. Everyone parking in the Portswood parking area will have to pay for their own parking tickets. There is also parking available in Beach road.

When: 1 July, 6PM

Topic: The benefits of limiting Work in Progress – a practical exercise
Carlo Kruger and Marius de Beer, agile coaches with Scrum Sense, will lead an interactive discussion of the benefits of applying Lean & Kanban to the software development process.
They will run a simulation exercise and then lead a discussion on some of the findings of the exercise. This should be a fun-filled and enlightening presentation.

To help us cater for the event, please sign up here