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Melanie Silver has worked at State Farm since 1987,  been a Project Manager since 1999, and a Certified Scrum Master since 2005.  She is currently involved in introducing Scrum to State Farm and working as a Delivery Lead at the Program level.  She is introducing Scrum and agile techniques at the program level and is the Scrum Coach for the area.

Recent Articles by Melanie

Am I, or Am I Not, Using Scrum? That is the Question. 18 Mar 07

During an open space discussion at the Fall 2006 Scrum Gathering, an intriguing question was raised: If a project uses only some Scrum techniques, is it truly Scrum? Though the topic was debated during the Gathering, the participants, including the author, Pooja Gupta, Stefan Ahrensdorf, and Dennis Luhn, felt more research was needed. This week's column continues that discussion and includes the results of the research.

Recent Comments by Melanie

On Am I, or Am I Not, Using Scrum? That is the Question.
Many folks have commented that the sprint durations can be other than 30-days. I totally agree and did not mean to imply anything to the contrary. The point is, a Scrum team uses 'short' iterations to provide incremental delivery. Some have eve...

 

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