Best answer: The course I took was pretty helpful given I had no prior Agile experience and we were starting a big project with it. Things like storypointing and time breakdowns are easier to learn in a training session than they are from a book, given that a lot of the trick is about managing interpersonal dynamics.
If you mean "I don't have a particular need for it but I am interested in the subject" or "but I would like to get a job and thought this might be helpful" then no, like most technical certs a course isn't going to be considered a substitute for actual experience. If that's the situation then save your money and just buy a book to learn the lingo.
If you mean "We are using scrum right now and it's not going well and I'd like it to go better" then yeah, potentially it's a good idea. posted by inkyz at 4:57 PM on January 14, 2009
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If you mean "I don't have a particular need for it but I am interested in the subject" or "but I would like to get a job and thought this might be helpful" then no, like most technical certs a course isn't going to be considered a substitute for actual experience. If that's the situation then save your money and just buy a book to learn the lingo.
If you mean "We are using scrum right now and it's not going well and I'd like it to go better" then yeah, potentially it's a good idea.
posted by inkyz at 4:57 PM on January 14, 2009