Community of Scrum Gathering, Orlando 2010

Initiator: Brian M. Rabon, CSM, CSP, MSEE, PMP

Participants (list names):

• James Love
• Camilo Almendr
• Rafael Botelho
• Michael Sahota
• Eric Miquot
• Joseph Scheres
• Laurie Childers
• Tom Mellor
• Juan Branda
• Lonnie Weaver-Johnson
• Jesse Fewell
• Andreas Schliep

Major points from your discussion:

• Concerns with the CST process as we perceive it

  • Seems to be a closed community, with current CST’s protecting their turf ($)

  • Seems to favor “rock stars”

  • May not take into account rural/remote areas (Birmingham, AL, France, etc)

    • This makes it hard to locate a mentor

  • Several people mentioned that they had applied, but had been rejected with little cause

  • Both Tom Mellor and Tobias Mayer said that an IC is currently working on a PROPOSED new CST application process

    • The PROPOSED application will focus on three areas

      • Scrum experience

      • Training experience

      • Motivation

    • Tobias is trying to make the new process fair, but hard and he acknowledged that it will still have some subjective bias (but they are trying to eliminate this bias as much as possible)

• Advice for future CST applicants (by current CSTs)

  • Get connected with people you like (need to have chemistry with a mentor)

  • Work on your ability to wear many hats (it is necessary to put on your Scrum hat when you are training Scrum)

  • Develop a curriculum (focusing on learning objectives and course design)

  • Contribute to the community at large

    • Articles

    • Blogs

    • Discussion groups

  • Find someone who is willing to vouch for you

    • Respected in the community

    • A Raving Fan

  • It is going to be hard, get over it (be persistent)

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