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Alan Atlas has been in high tech since 1980, first as a hardware engineer at Bell Laboratories, then as a UNIX kernel hacker at MASSCOMP, and finally as a technical manager at various levels at a number of different software companies. Over the years, he has twice managed development teams whose products have won industry awards.

As a Development Manager at Amazon.com, Alan managed the development and release of Amazon S3, a web service that offers Internet-connected storage for web applications of all kinds. The S3 team adopted Scrum for their project, and this became a career-changing experience for Alan, who followed his CSM with CSP and CST certifications. Alan later became the first Amazon Scrum Trainer/Coach.He has since left Amazon to pursue Agile Training and Coaching fulltime with Rally Software.

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Upcoming Courses by Alan

Course Title Date Range City
Certified ScrumMaster 30-31 Mar 2010 Orlando
Certified ScrumMaster 26-27 May 2010 Kirkland
Certified ScrumMaster 23-24 Jun 2010 Morrisville
Certified ScrumMaster 3-4 Aug 2010 Toronto
Certified ScrumMaster 3-4 Aug 2010 Toronto
Certified ScrumMaster 17-18 Aug 2010 Washington DC
Certified ScrumMaster 17-18 Aug 2010 Washington D.C.
Certified Scrum Product Owner 28-29 Sep 2010 Boston
Certified ScrumMaster 3-4 Nov 2010 Atlanta
Certified ScrumMaster 14-15 Dec 2010 Boston

Recent Articles by Alan

A Cure for Task Estimation Obsession: Just Don't Do It 29 Jan 09

Can you streamline sprint planning by eliminating task estimates? Alan Atlas says, "Yes, you can!" Find out when it's possible and how to get there.

The Case of the Time Tyrant: Don't Play Whodunit with Ideal Hours 13 Feb 08

In the hunt for clues as to how to manage an agile team, the sprint backlog can seem like a major breakthrough. Finally! A list of tasks broken down by person and estimated. What a find! Not so fast, Sherlock. Your search for "who's doing what and when" is leading you down the wrong track.

Recent Comments by Alan

On Performance without Appraisal
I'm also a SW Dev Manager who was a Scrum Master. I agree with a lot of what you say, Esther, although I don't find the pay practices you mention compelling from the standpoint of recruiting and retaining the really good performers. As a Scrum Mas...
On Scrum Alliance Certifications
Does a CST have to become a CSP (again) in order to become a CSC?
On A Cure for Task Estimation Obsession
Hi Jurgen, Obviously I have a different opinion, but I don't see how detailed task estimates done in ideal hours can tell you how accurate your estimates of Product Backlog items, done in story points, are? Part of the underlying point here is th...

 

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