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Craig Larman is the co-creator of [http://less.works LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum)], and since 2005 has worked with clients to apply the LeSS framework for scaling lean thinking and agile development to large, multisite, and offshore development. He helps senior managers and teams with organizational-design consulting for groups adopting LeSS.
 
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Craig has been named one of the [http://www.valueflowquality.com/the-top-20-most-influential-agile-people top 20 Agile influencers of all time] and is the author of several books on scaling lean & agile development with LeSS, including:
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* [[Books by Craig Larman | Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS]]
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* [[Books by Craig Larman | Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Thinking & Organizational Tools for Large-Scale Scrum]]
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* [[Books by Craig Larman | Practices for Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Successful Large, Multisite & Offshore Product Development with Large-Scale Scrum]]
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* [[Books by Craig Larman | Agile & Iterative Development: A Manager's Guide]]
 
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Craig has served as the lead coach of lean software development adoption at Xerox, and serves or has served as a consultant for LeSS at BMW (on the self-driving car LeSS adoption), Ericsson, JP Morgan, Cisco-Tandberg, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UBS, bwin.party, Nokia Networks and Siemens Networks, and Ion Trading, among many other clients. Craig has also served as chief scientist at Valtech and while living in Bengaluru India, at Valtech’s development centre helped to create agile offshore development with LeSS.
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His work includes one of the first and best-selling globally popular books on agile methods: [[Books by Craig Larman | Agile & Iterative Development: A Manager's Guide]].
 
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He is one of the first [http://www.scrumalliance.org/community/profile/clarman Certified Scrum Trainers] and <span style="color:red">practicing Scrum Master</span>, starting in the 1990s while at Chevron Research.
 
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Craig Larman is the co-creator of [http://less.works LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum)], and since 2005 has worked with clients to apply the LeSS framework for scaling lean thinking and agile development to large, multisite, and offshore development. He helps senior-management teams by organizational-design consulting for groups adopting LeSS.
 
 
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In addition to debugging and re-designing  organizations, Craig is an expert in designing (and helping people to design) software systems. He is the author of [[Books by Craig Larman | Applying UML & Patterns: Object-Oriented Analysis & Design]], one of the world’s best-selling texts on software design, translated to many languages and used worldwide in universities and industry as the standard for introducing software analysis and design, modeling, design patterns, architecture, and OOA/D.
 
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Craig has been named one of the [http://www.valueflowquality.com/the-top-20-most-influential-agile-people top 20 Agile influencers of all time] and is the author of several books on scaling lean & agile development with LeSS, including:
 
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* Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS
 
* Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Thinking & Organizational Tools for Large-Scale Scrum
 
* Practices for Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Successful Large, Multisite & Offshore Product Development with Large-Scale Scrum
 
* Agile & Iterative Development: A Manager's Guide (one of the first books on agile development)
 
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Craig holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in computer science from beautiful [http://www.sfu.ca/ SFU] in Vancouver, BC, with research emphasis in artificial intelligence (having very little of his own).
 
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Craig has served as the lead coach of large-scale lean software development adoption at Xerox, and serves or has served as a consultant for LeSS at Ericsson, JP Morgan, Cisco-Tandberg, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Alcatel-Lucent, UBS, bwin.party, Nokia Networks and Siemens Networks, and Ion Trading, among many other clients. Craig has also served as chief scientist at Valtech and while living in Bengaluru India, at Valtech’s development centre helped to create agile offshore development with LeSS.
 
 
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His work includes the best-seller globally on agile methods: <span style="color:red">''Agile and Iterative Development: A Manager’s Guide''</span>. Craig is the author of <span style="color:red">''Applying UML and Patterns—An Introduction to OOA/D and Iterative Development''</span>, the world’s best-selling text on OOA/D, iterative development, modeling and the UML, translated to many languages and used worldwide in industry and colleges as the standard for introducing software design, modeling, design patterns, architecture, and OOA/D.
 
 
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He is one of the earliest <span style="color:red">Practicing ScrumMasters</span> and one of the first worldwide authorized to coach and certify new ScrumMasters and Product Owners, as a <span style="color:red">Certified Scrum Trainer</span>. He has helped lead Scrum adoption for organizations of over 25,000 developers.
 
Craig is known throughout the software community as an expert in large-scale adoption and application of agile product management, agile offshore development, large-scale Scrum, lean product development, and modern analysis, design, and modeling.
 
 
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Craig holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in computer science from beautiful SFU in Vancouver, BC, with research emphasis in artificial intelligence (having very little of his own).
 
 
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<span style="color:red">''Craig is articulate, moves people, is caring, is visionary and very perceptive about what works and what does not.''</span>  — Peter Coad, former CEO, TogetherSoft; co-creator of the FDD Agile method and the (early) Coad-Yourdon OOA/D method; author of many influential books on methods, OO and modeling.
 
 
<span style="color:red">''Too few people have a knack for explaining things. Fewer still have a handle on software analysis and design. Craig Larman has both.''</span>  — Dr. John Vlissides, author, ''Design Patterns'' and ''Pattern Hatching''.
 
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<span style="color:red"> ''(Craig is) a great teacher, a brilliant methodologist, and an ‘OO guru’.'' </span> — Dr. Philippe Kruchten, architect of the Rational Unified Process;  Professor of Software Engineering, UBC
 
 
<span style="color:red">''People often ask me which is the best book to introduce them to the world of OO design. Ever since I came across it '''Applying UML and Patterns''' has been my unreserved choice.''</span>  — Martin Fowler, Chief Scientist, ThoughtWorks, and author, ''UML Distilled'', ''Refactoring'', ''Planning Extreme Programming''.
 
 
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* [https://www.scrumalliance.org/sgblr Global Scrum Gathering 2016]
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*[http://www.manage-agile.de/archive/handouts-2015.html Manage Agile 2015]
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* [http://www.almchicago.com/ Agile Leadership & Management 2015]
 
* [http://www.construx.com/10x_Software_Development/2014_Software_Executive_Summit_-_Registration_is_Now_Open Software Executive Summit 2014]
 
* [http://www.construx.com/10x_Software_Development/2014_Software_Executive_Summit_-_Registration_is_Now_Open Software Executive Summit 2014]
 
* [http://2013.agileindia.org/program/ Agile India 2013].
 
* [http://2013.agileindia.org/program/ Agile India 2013].
 
* [http://qconlondon.com/ QCon 2011]. [http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Large-Multisite-or-Offshore-Delivery video] of talk.
 
* [http://qconlondon.com/ QCon 2011]. [http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Large-Multisite-or-Offshore-Delivery video] of talk.

Revision as of 13:16, 15 January 2018

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Craig Larman is the co-creator of LeSS (Large-Scale Scrum), and since 2005 has worked with clients to apply the LeSS framework for scaling lean thinking and agile development to large, multisite, and offshore development. He helps senior managers and teams with organizational-design consulting for groups adopting LeSS.

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Craig has been named one of the top 20 Agile influencers of all time and is the author of several books on scaling lean & agile development with LeSS, including:


Craig has served as the lead coach of lean software development adoption at Xerox, and serves or has served as a consultant for LeSS at BMW (on the self-driving car LeSS adoption), Ericsson, JP Morgan, Cisco-Tandberg, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, UBS, bwin.party, Nokia Networks and Siemens Networks, and Ion Trading, among many other clients. Craig has also served as chief scientist at Valtech and while living in Bengaluru India, at Valtech’s development centre helped to create agile offshore development with LeSS.

His work includes one of the first and best-selling globally popular books on agile methods: Agile & Iterative Development: A Manager's Guide.

He is one of the first Certified Scrum Trainers and practicing Scrum Master, starting in the 1990s while at Chevron Research.

In addition to debugging and re-designing organizations, Craig is an expert in designing (and helping people to design) software systems. He is the author of Applying UML & Patterns: Object-Oriented Analysis & Design, one of the world’s best-selling texts on software design, translated to many languages and used worldwide in universities and industry as the standard for introducing software analysis and design, modeling, design patterns, architecture, and OOA/D.

Craig holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in computer science from beautiful SFU in Vancouver, BC, with research emphasis in artificial intelligence (having very little of his own).



mailto:craig@less.works

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Recent-ish Keynotes