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DevOps Marshmallow Challenge

The task is simple: in eighteen minutes, teams must build the tallest free-standing structure out of 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard of string, and one marshmallow. The marshmallow needs to be on top.

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DevOps Marshmallow Challenge - Articulate Agile

DevOps Agile Lego Training

Agile Lego Training incorporates the following popular agile coaching techniques: user story mapping. magic estimates. overall backlog refinement with multiple teams. joint multi-team scrum meetings. continuous integration and deployment. and more little tips and tricks to make the simulation valuable and fun.

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DevOps Agile Lego Training - Articulate Agile

DevOps BYOS - Adam Weisbart's Build Your Own Scrum (BYOS)

Adam Weisbart is an Agile Coach and Certified Scrum Trainer based in California, who helps organizations deliver high quality software with predictability and happiness. He offers coaching and consulting as well as both public and private classes. I had the opportunity of meeting Adam at the SGCAL San Diego Scrum Gathering this past April. 

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DevOps BYOS - Articulate Agile

Kanban Board Game with Teams

The Kanban Board Game is a physical game designed to teach the concepts and mechanics of Kanban for software development in a class or workshop setting. It's hands-on, engaging, and fun!

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Kanban Board Game with Teams

Encounters Team Daily Stand Ups

One of the first people I met when I started my role as Agile Coach at Anthem was Sameer Patil. In his previous career role Sameer was Scrum Master for Disney, and what an inspiring person to work with at Anthem.

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Encounters Team Daily Stand Ups

SGCAL Scrum Master

Back in January I was thrilled that the Co-Chairs, Kim Brainard and Vic Victor Bonacci of the SGCAL Scrum Alliance San Diego Gathering asked me to be their Scrum Master over the volunteers. What an amazing team who inspired me and enriched my life at that Gathering!

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SGCAL Scrum Alliance San Diego Gathering - Lynda Menge, Scrum Master

SAFe® 4.0 with SA Certification

Leading the Lean-Agile Software Enterprise with the Scaled Agile Framework®

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SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) Certification

Charles Maddox was an amazing facilitator for the SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) class. This two-day course has helped me prepare myself for a leadership role in facilitating Agile teams, program, and enterprise success in a SAFe®implementation.

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Launching New Articulate Agile Website

I recently hired a creative professional to build a responsive website for me, Paul brought our website to LIFE! We were able to launch our new website at the first of the month. Thanks Paul Jones!

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SIRE Top Hands Horse Show

I recently was a SIRE Top Hands Horse Show Volunteer at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center. The Top Hands Horse Show offers a variety of physically challenged riders of all ages the opportunity to compete in six events, including showmanship at halter, English equitation, Western equitation, trail, pole bending and barrel racing. The show is divided into divisions based on assistance needed.

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