Mike Cohn | |
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Born |
Anaheim, California, U.S. | August 25, 1962
Education | |
Known for | Founder of Scrum Alliance |
Spouse | Laura Cohn |
Mike Cohn (born August 25, 1962) is one of the contributors to the Scrum software development method. [1] He is one of the founders of the Scrum Alliance. [2]
Born in Anaheim, California, U.S. in 1962, Mike Cohn received his master's degree in computer science from the University of Idaho in northern Idaho. [3] Having a research interest in Agile project management, he specializes in communicating needs and achieving Agile project goals through user stories. [4]
Cohn began his career in the early 1980s as a programmer in APL and BASIC before moving on to C++ and Java and running development groups. [5]
Cohn is the founder of Mountain Goat Software, a process and project management consultancy and training firm. [6] He is the author of Agile Estimating and Planning, User Stories Applied for Agile Software Development and Succeeding with Agile: Software Development using Scrum, as well as books on Java and C++ programming. [7] Cohn was a keynote speaker on ADAPTing to Agile for Continued Success at the Agile 2010 Presented by the Agile Alliance. [8] In 2012, Cohn was named #1 in The Top 20 Most Influential Agile People. [9]
Cohn is a proponent of stand-up meeting, particularly emphasizing actual standing during them. [10] Teams are encouraged to come up with their own rules for improving these meetings, for example fining people who are late to them. A 2011 survey of tech employees from around the world found that 78% held daily stand-up-meetings. [11]
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Mike Cohn | |
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Born |
Anaheim, California, U.S. | August 25, 1962
Education | |
Known for | Founder of Scrum Alliance |
Spouse | Laura Cohn |
Mike Cohn (born August 25, 1962) is one of the contributors to the Scrum software development method. [1] He is one of the founders of the Scrum Alliance. [2]
Born in Anaheim, California, U.S. in 1962, Mike Cohn received his master's degree in computer science from the University of Idaho in northern Idaho. [3] Having a research interest in Agile project management, he specializes in communicating needs and achieving Agile project goals through user stories. [4]
Cohn began his career in the early 1980s as a programmer in APL and BASIC before moving on to C++ and Java and running development groups. [5]
Cohn is the founder of Mountain Goat Software, a process and project management consultancy and training firm. [6] He is the author of Agile Estimating and Planning, User Stories Applied for Agile Software Development and Succeeding with Agile: Software Development using Scrum, as well as books on Java and C++ programming. [7] Cohn was a keynote speaker on ADAPTing to Agile for Continued Success at the Agile 2010 Presented by the Agile Alliance. [8] In 2012, Cohn was named #1 in The Top 20 Most Influential Agile People. [9]
Cohn is a proponent of stand-up meeting, particularly emphasizing actual standing during them. [10] Teams are encouraged to come up with their own rules for improving these meetings, for example fining people who are late to them. A 2011 survey of tech employees from around the world found that 78% held daily stand-up-meetings. [11]
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