The document discusses Dana Pylayeva's experience speaking at various Agile conferences including Agile Camp NY Metro and Global Scrum Gathering in Dublin. It also lists her certifications including CSM, CSPO, CSP and TBR-CT. The document recommends using Agile games to make meetings more engaging and lists examples of Agile games that can be used along with links to resources on games. It also provides an update on Dana's upcoming training and events she is involved in organizing.

1. Dana Pylayeva
NYC Scrum User group

2. Co-organizer
I am speaking:
Agile Camp NY Metro
Global Scrum Gathering
Dublin
Regional Scrum Gathering
South Africa
ConTEST NYC by Test
Masters Academy
Author
Agile Coach,
CSM, CSPO, CSP,
TBR-CT
@DanaPylayeva
dpylayeva@gmail.com
NYC Scrum User Group
Play4Agile North America
Agile Coach Camp US
Big Apple Scrum Day

3. @Efranchomme
Scrum Master Co-organizer
Big Apple Scrum
Day

7. Before the first ¼ hour is over
in a typical presentation,
people usually have checked
out.
To improve your thinking skills,
move!
Stimulate more of the senses.

12. Source: Brain Regions, National Institute of Mental Health,
Primitive Brain aka
“Fear Hub"
Decision making,
Problem Solving
Motivation, Focus,
Emotional Reaction
Creation and Filing
of New Memories

13. Source: Brain Regions, National Institute of Mental Health,
Primitive Brain
aka “Fear Hub”
Fight of Flight
Response
Decision making,
Problem Solving
Motivation, Focus,
Emotional Reaction
Creation and Filing
of New Memories

14. with
Make your next
Agile Games

15. Story
Cubes
Candy
Land
Beautiful
Meadow
Happiness
Histogram
Fist of Five Constellations
Feedback
Door
Feelings
Game
WIP
Game
Mr. Right
and Mrs.
Right

20. http://tastycupcakes.org
http://www.innovationgames.com/
http://www.funretrospectives.com/
https://play4agilenorthamerica.com
http://www.thiagi.com/
http://bowperson.com/

21. 12/3 - Certified
Large Scale Scrum
(LeSS) Practitioner
Training with
Craig Larman
9/25 – Agile Camp
NY Metro.
I am speaking.
BASD2018
planning begins.
Get involved as
organizer, speaker
or sponsor!
10/19
8th anniversary of
NYC Scrum User
Group and annual
retrospectiveScrum Day 2018

22. https://www.selikoff.net/2017/09/21/usin
g-agile-games-to-improve-meetings-
the-virtualremote-edition/