Ambling Madly — the travels of a Certified Scrum Trainer
#5: Helsinki, February 2009

To my shame, on this trip I never left the hotel in the heart of (yes, very cold) Helsinki. Get there, eat, sleep, teach, write... go home. With no external input from the culture my mind stagnated, and I struggled to think of anything to write for this blog entry.

Ambling Madly — the travels of a Certified Scrum Trainer
#4: London, February 2009

London thawed, and I carried out my resolve to be kinder to my CSM participants. Following my reflection on the Cambridge course I put a clearer structure in place for the London one. This was as simple as declaring from the outset what the plan was and having it written up on the wall. It became a focal point, a sort of vision statement for the group.

Ambling Madly — the travels of a Certified Scrum Trainer
#3: Cambridge, February 2009

Snow. My plane on Monday was diverted from Heathrow to Prestwick, near Glasgow. It took me an additional ten hours to reach London, in addition to the thirteen I had already traveled. When it snows Britain comes to a standstill. No trains, no airports, no buses and no schools.

Ambling Madly — the travels of a Certified Scrum Trainer
#2: Amsterdam, January 2009

Shortly before midnight, sleep deprived and head buzzing as it always is after running a training course I kitted up and headed for the hotel gym to run off some of the excess energy.

Ambling Madly — the travels of a Certified Scrum Trainer
#1: Helsinki, January 2009

Short days, low suns, frozen sea. Grey buildings. Serious people. Fish. Those little rock-hard lumps of sugar that never seem to melt in your coffee. This is Helsinki, my first stop on a series of twenty-five CSM courses throughout 2009.

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