The Job Hackers

Very well organized, MBA level class on Scrum specifically and Agile in general. Great content and instruction. Excellent combination of twice a week class instruction and once a week engaging group work on real life examples, gives complete picture of... Read More agile and it's application in work environments.

Larry does an excellent job explaining the Agile Manifesto not just as a methodology from the Scrum guide. He goes much deeper on how to be a better person, an employee and as a leader to produce "value" for the organization!!! Here are some of the class... Read More highlights to-date (as of week #5): · Agile Manifesto and the three “P”s: Philosophy, Process and Practices · Modified Fibonacci sequence (1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 20, 40, 100) to sequence the user stories by value and by effort · Maximizing the 2 week Scrum calendar without over-taxing the developers · Roles and responsibilities of the Product Owner, Developers and Scrum Master · W. Edwards Deming’s view about the importance of Quality. · Behavior Drive Development (BDD) and Test Driven Development (TDD) · What is Technical Debt? · Using “System Thinking” as a framework to better understand the end-to-end processes · The Theory of Constraints and its Implications · Scaling the Product Backlog by tasks, stories, features and themes

Besides covering agile fundamentals, you also learn the "why" behind the fundamentals, as well as many advanced agile techniques from an experienced agile coach, Larry Apke. I enjoy Larry’s presentations! The material is well organized, and you have the... Read More opportunity to hear an abundance of Larry's thought processes and coaching experiences throughout his conversational delivery. I have attended the Agile MBA boot camp three times, and attended many of The Job Hackers sponsored events, in order to further my agile expertise! Benefits • Learn agile, or extend your agile knowledge, in a free, 6 week, agile boot camp. • Optional Friday discussion group sessions are available, which presented materials, certification test questions and case studies are reviewed. • The Job Hackers Agile MBA certificates are issued if you attend at least 50% of the live sessions. • Access to all session recordings and slides are available within 24 hours after each live session. • Access to The Job Hackers Slack community: discussions, events, job search resources, ... • Discount code for Scrum.org’s Professional Scrum Master (PSM) and/or Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) certification tests. • “Once a Job Hacker, always a Job Hacker!” ... you can re-take the Agile MBA boot camp, attend The Job Hackers sponsored events and stay active in The Job Hackers Slack community.

Agile MBA program with Larry's leadership has been insightful, fun and valuable! /⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I appreciate the opportunity to learn and collaborate with a wonderful diverse team/🧠 Looking forward to recommending my friends and colleagues for this well... Read More rounded program! /🎯 /Sarjun

After taking on a product owner role at a previous employer, without much orientation, I was looking to formalize my agile experience through a scrummaster certification. The Job Hackers provided a free, first-class learning experience that prepared me... Read More for the PSM I, exceeded my expectations and introduced me to a tremendously helpful community of motivated professionals. While the core curriculum would benefit from the addition of some more interactive facilitation techniques (Larry's methods consist of almost entirely of presentation followed by Q&A), the content is expansive and practical. I do strongly recommend that anyone participating in TJH sign up for the optional in-person meetups/activities or some other supplemental opportunity to actually practice SCRUM ceremonies as that will ground the course in lived experience that more closely resembles the work environment. Thanks to The Job Hackers course, I was able to identify places where my previous teams had, in retrospect, modified SCRUM roles or colored outside the lines, and then to reflect on why. That let me bring way more insight and a day-1 framework to a new product manager position. If you're looking for a first-class professional skills upgrade during a period of unemployment or under-employment, or a are looking to make a switch in roles, The Job Hackers will save you $2000 and teach you a ton. Just be prepared for some early mornings and an extensive reading list. This is the type of workforce development nonprofit that the world needs way more of.

This class is a great introduction to Agile and Scrum framework. It goes deeper into product development flow and queuing analysis, systems thinking, and biases. Larry does a great job of introducing the concepts, keeping the examples interesting, and... Read More keeping the tangents funny. Highly recommend this class for anyone who is curious about Agile philosophy and the Scrum framework within software development and/or other applications. Larry and his team of volunteers do an outstanding job!

I wanted to take this class to continue to flex my grey matter and learn something outside the usual EA subject matter. This class taught me how to look at projects and event management with a new lens. Understanding how people are leaders and management... Read More does not always dictate the flow of success. The moderators keep an eye on the chat, answer questions while the international and domestic cohort members adds a different point of view that is based on their experience, or just post questions to dive deeper. The volunteers of the program are very educated in their fields and have a way of connecting and engaging with everyone. The best part of the program is the community and network that is organic and an overall excellent use of my time and energy. I attended every class with coffee in hand and found it was an invorgating way to start my day. Without hesitation, I would suggest and promote this class from the rooftops!

I got so much more than preparation for a scrum master certification. With the topics of Constraints Theory, Cognitive Bias, Multiple Mindsets, and Systems Thinking I have a much better understanding of how "Work" in the Knowledge World differs from "Work"... Read More in the Physical World. Like I just got a new pair of glasses, everything seems more clear.

This course is a very comprehensive coverage of Agile. Larry covers everything you need to learn to take the standard tests and find work. If you are not in the Agile world you will understand the concepts of Agile and how to apply them in your own world.... Read More Larry is a great Leader and coach for leaders. You will learn a lot about understanding, motivating and helping teams of Knowledge Workers to become very efficient and effective teams. You will also walk away with a list of books, references and articles to help you keep on growing in your career. The class is designed to keep you awake and excited at 7:30am (Silicon Valley time) with lectures, discussions, exercises and video clips. I was always sad that the hour and a half are over. If you do not care about Agile take this class to learn about teaching adults and keeping them engaged. In addition to the excellent learning environment, you join a great family of professionals in the Knowledge area, the Job Hackers. The Job Hackers are a great source of information, friendship and support.