Scrum Club System Overview

Problem: How do we bring more startups to LA? Startups bring money and jobs to LA, boosting the economy To attract more startups we need: Ways to get funding A community to network in People to hire A system of support for the people who are hired

Startups bring money and jobs to LA, boosting the economy

To attract more startups we need:

Ways to get funding

A community to network in

People to hire

A system of support for the people who are hired

Solution: Strengthen our Community Implement a system that supports the centralization and funding of our groups Identify groups we need but don’t have Have the groups work toward a shared goal Highlight the efforts of the groups in an annual event that draws attention to the startup community

Implement a system that supports the centralization and funding of our groups

Identify groups we need but don’t have

Have the groups work toward a shared goal

Highlight the efforts of the groups in an annual event that draws attention to the startup community

Background Agile Product Management is the art of designing a complex product so that as development progresses, the cost of change stays stable After you design your product, you need to do projects Scrum is a project management methodology that delivers software projects faster / better / cheaper and yields results sooner

Agile Product Management is the art of designing a complex product so that as development progresses, the cost of change stays stable

After you design your product, you need to do projects

Scrum is a project management methodology that delivers software projects faster / better / cheaper and yields results sooner

Premise Agile Product Management + Scrum Project Management increases the likelihood that a product can be brought successfully to market By providing a community framework in which to learn Agile and Scrum across an entire startup, LA startups will be able to make better choices and be more successful An environment of success attracts more startups and helps us retain college graduates to staff them

Agile Product Management + Scrum Project Management increases the likelihood that a product can be brought successfully to market

By providing a community framework in which to learn Agile and Scrum across an entire startup, LA startups will be able to make better choices and be more successful

An environment of success attracts more startups and helps us retain college graduates to staff them

The Scrum Club System A few small tweaks and elements added to the existing Los Angeles tech community to help unify the groups Like SaaS, the components of the system are small “differentiators” not end-to-end solutions

A few small tweaks and elements added to the existing Los Angeles tech community to help unify the groups

Like SaaS, the components of the system are small “differentiators” not end-to-end solutions

Solution Components Facebook App Fundraiser Charitable Giving Program Lecture Series Contest Product Manager User Group In progress Planned

Lecture Series: Code Show The lecture series features speakers from existing groups in a planned structure to support product design Each speaker explains how they do their job, various concerns Sponsorship is sold in a “package” 10 lecture series Website placement Contest sponsorship

The lecture series features speakers from existing groups in a planned structure to support product design

Each speaker explains how they do their job, various concerns

Sponsorship is sold in a “package”

10 lecture series

Website placement

Contest sponsorship

Product Manager User Group A lab that follows each lecture as a “think tank” on the planning of a new product Participants work together on their product ideas one night a month We start from basically pitching our ideas to reviewing each other’s 10 card decks and business plans Participants are invited to bring their ideas to the Code Show “Startup Weekend” Training on how to run a project using Scrum

A lab that follows each lecture as a “think tank” on the planning of a new product

Participants work together on their product ideas one night a month

We start from basically pitching our ideas to reviewing each other’s 10 card decks and business plans

Participants are invited to bring their ideas to the Code Show “Startup Weekend”

Training on how to run a project using Scrum

Contest: Code Show Weekend Participants in the lab bring their 10 card decks and ideas to the event Developers show up and pick the idea they want to work on Teams compete to develop the product over the weekend Everyone gets to try running Scrum as the facilitation process The most launchable product which is likely to earn revenue wins the contest purse: enough to pay bounties to the team and fund development of the product for 6 months

Participants in the lab bring their 10 card decks and ideas to the event

Developers show up and pick the idea they want to work on

Teams compete to develop the product over the weekend

Everyone gets to try running Scrum as the facilitation process

The most launchable product which is likely to earn revenue wins the contest purse: enough to pay bounties to the team and fund development of the product for 6 months

Fundraiser: Corporate Espionage It is very likely that the LA tech community has an abundance of some types of groups and lacks role support groups, i,.e.) Project Manager, QA, Customer Service The startup community would benefit from having these types of groups to help support recruiting and skill building These groups traditionally have a hard time getting sponsorship By providing a unique consumer product and fundraising activity, we can support quality events for these groups The card game also makes a great college group fundraiser… immediately following the Code Show Weekend, we can start an outreach effort to the colleges and offer to help students fundraise for their clubs

It is very likely that the LA tech community has an abundance of some types of groups and lacks role support groups, i,.e.) Project Manager, QA, Customer Service

The startup community would benefit from having these types of groups to help support recruiting and skill building

These groups traditionally have a hard time getting sponsorship

By providing a unique consumer product and fundraising activity, we can support quality events for these groups

The card game also makes a great college group fundraiser… immediately following the Code Show Weekend, we can start an outreach effort to the colleges and offer to help students fundraise for their clubs

Charitable Giving Program: Scrum for Humanity Scrum Club is a non-profit with a charitable mission: to help tech folks upgrade skills while working on projects for charity This mission and supporting activities make sponsorship dollars donated to the club tax deductible

Scrum Club is a non-profit with a charitable mission: to help tech folks upgrade skills while working on projects for charity

This mission and supporting activities make sponsorship dollars donated to the club tax deductible

Facebook App An online version of the card game Markets the club Premium content model funds the club

An online version of the card game

Markets the club

Premium content model funds the club

Status Lecture Series Kickoff 9/11, 1 st lecture 10/13 Remaining lectures TBD Product Manager User Group Started, scheduled through 10/20 Contest In design Legal, sponsorship, details to be arranged Fundraiser Currently on pre-sale Streets 3/09 Charitable Giving Program IRS approval of 501c3 status pending Facebook App Gathering requirements

Lecture Series

Kickoff 9/11, 1 st lecture 10/13

Remaining lectures TBD

Product Manager User Group

Started, scheduled through 10/20

Contest

In design

Legal, sponsorship, details to be arranged

Fundraiser

Currently on pre-sale

Streets 3/09

Charitable Giving Program

IRS approval of 501c3 status pending

Facebook App

Gathering requirements