Seyithan Sansur

I have more than 17 years of experience in Software Development, and at least 10 of them included working with Agile methodologies. I am a Certified ScrumMaster and continue to improve my skills to become a better Servant-Leader.

When I first read the Agile Manifesto, I sensed the paradigm shift it brings. Ok I must admit; even though I wasn’t too shortsighted about the potential, I wasn’t expecting it to occupy this much space in such a short time! Nonetheless, I am grateful of the power it provided to us, individuals and businesses, since then.

Scrum as a framework struck me first with its simplicity and then its possibilities to transform the way we work as a whole business entity. Test Driven Development and eXtreme Programming changed the way we approach software development irreversibly. Kanban guided us towards recognising our limits and bottlenecks. Lean showed us the importance of eliminating the waste to give more focus for ever important goals.

Last but not the least, an important lesson that Scrum tought me is to recognise the value in failing. Therefore I strive to be bald and brave with everything I do. As Master Yoda once said:

“Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”