Scrum Alliance -Profile: Stacia Viscardi (formerly Broderick)

Stacia Viscardi (formerly Broderick) brings 17 years experience in manufacturing and software development to the teams and organizations she consults and mentors as they adopt Scrum principles and practices. Stacia became a ScrumMaster in 2003 while at Primavera Systems. Since then, her client list has grown to include Fortune 500 companies, government entities, and even some non-software organizations like manufacturing and consulting services.

Understanding the unique challenges of organizational change, Stacia truly believes that agile practices present a humane, logical way for teams and organizations to deliver innovative products to market. She is a Certified ScrumTrainer as well as a PMP, a mix that proves valuable when assisting organizations' transition from traditional to modern practices.

Having coached at all levels - team, management and leadership - Stacia believes that team connection combined with inspect-and-adapt cycles lie at the heart of successful agile transitions.

Stacia is an active member of the agile community and speaks at major industry events from time to time. She co-authored with Michele Sliger "The Software Project Manager's Bridge to Agility", [Addison-Wesley].

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Upcoming Courses by Stacia

Course Title	Date Range	City
Certified ScrumMaster	13-14 Apr 2010	Stockholm
Certified ScrumMaster	24-25 Jun 2010	New York City

Recent Articles by Stacia

Daily Standup Withdrawal in Scrum Teams 25 Sep 06: If you're team is suffering from daily standup withdrawal (DSW), there is hope. Find out how DSW manifests itself, what you can do to prevent it, and how to cure it if you're team is already afflicted.

Resources by Stacia

The Power of Knowledge: by Stacia L. BroderickWhen beginning (or when trying to reestablish) Daily Standup Meetings, it is important to educate the team on some key principles. Remind the team of the purpose of the Daily Standup Meeting: To allow each team member to disc...
Seven Fundamentals for Effective Daily Standups: by Stacia L. BroderickEmbracing these seven fundamentals for effective daily standups can effectively combat DSW. The team believes in self-management and supports that existence.They have all committed (as a team!) to the goals of the sprintThey ...

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Stacia Viscardi (formerly Broderick)