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 Focusing on delivering functionality rather than work packages, adjusting the daily Scrum schedules, changing the Sprint planning methods, driving toward monthly demos, and celebrated small successes -- these are some of the things Lewis Tanner of Vestas told us about in their agile journey. Our thanks to Lewis for presenting an enlightening case study of using Scrum in a Research & Development environment.
Presentation  Also our thanks to IPS, Inc. for providing food and refreshments for our pre-meeting networking session. Implementing Scrum in a Research Environment  Scrum has become a proven methodology to successfully deliver software projects. However, Agile principles, including the Agile manifesto, can be applied outside of software development in non-software environments. Vestas Technology R&D Americas has incorporated Scrum in its research environment. This talk reviews the learning curve involved, and describes which components of traditional Scrum translate best outside of the typical software development role.  Lewis Tanner is currently the Director of project management for Vestas Technology R&D Americas, and is responsible for implementing Scrum management within a team of approximately 35 research engineers. His project teams have succeeded in meeting all project milestones and budgets over the past 24 months, and have been recognized as the most customer engaged organization within Vestas Technology R&D, which employs 3000 people in 4 countries.
Prior to joining Vestas, Lewis was a software engineering manager for Lockheed Martin, where he utilized Scrum on multiple programs related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogisticsSysco Corporation 1390 Enclave Parkway - Houston, Texas - 281-584-1390 Please park in front of either Sysco building (1370 & 1390 Enclave Parkway). If front lots are full, park on the street along Forkland Drive and walk around to the front entrance of 1390. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsorship Food and Refreshments provided by IPS, Inc. 
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