Some of us have experienced working for or with a good leader. Work flowed, the team was cohesive, the users were satisfied. How did the leader make it happen? We can see what good leaders do, but not their internal processes—their self-leadership. That's the gap we explore in this session: what has to be true […]

I'll be leading a mini workshop on business value estimation at Agile Prague. I'm also looking forward to the coaches clinic and open space aspects of the conference. You can save 5% when you use the discount code: AGILEPRAGUE2026

This is a chance to ask Chris Sims your questions and get free advice and coaching.

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Pacific Time Each Day This online Certified Scrum Master workshop leads to certification through the Scrum Alliance. Enjoy the fully interactive style that Agile Learning Labs is famous for. This is your chance to get your CSM from Chris Sims, no matter where in the world you are located. $499 […]

Ever feel like every feature requires alignment with five other teams before you can ship? The session tackles the all-too-common frustration of cross-team dependencies that bring product work to a crawl. Max Eftekhar will explore typical failure patterns like unclear ownership, serial dependencies, and hidden coupling between services. More importantly, Max will share practical structures […]

How do you create engaged, happy, and effective teams? By empowering employees to choose their own teams and projects! Self-selection is a replicable, iterative process that increases team effectiveness, engagement, and happiness. Amber Field, seasoned agilist and speaker, reveals the secret sauce behind building dream teams. From tech giants to academia, she's revolutionized team dynamics […]

9:00 AM to 1:00 PM Pacific Time Each Day Scrum teams move too fast for traditional product management. Learn the skills and techniques that successful scrum product owners use to guide their teams and build successful products at agile speed. This online Certified Scrum Product Owner workshop leads to certification through the Scrum Alliance. Enjoy […]

I'll be leading Your Stories Are Too Big! at Scrum Day Madison on October 15.

Photo by Maegan MartinI'll be leading my Agile User Stories mini workshop at the Project World / Business Analyst World conference in Boston on October 20. Here's a link to register for the conference.

I'll be leading the ever-popular mini workshop Your Stories Are Too Big! at Project World * Business Analyst World in Vancouver, on November 3.

Building the wrong thing fast is still building the wrong thing. Velocity without evidence is just expensive guessing. Felicia Joyner will show you how to use prototypes to: test assumptions, gather feedback, and make informed decisions. You'll explore how prototypes fit naturally with agile approaches such as scrum. You'll leave with a framework to reduce […]

Guiding people through changes, such as those brought on by the rise of AI, requires agile leadership. Agile leaders can adapt their approach in response to the needs of their people, the market, and changing technologies. Join Chris at the Agile Practitioners Virtual Meetup, where you’ll learn the six leadership styles that Daniel Goleman described […]