Biography:Mike Cohn

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Mike Cohn
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Born (1962-08-25) August 25, 1962 (age 61)
Anaheim, California, U.S.
Education
Known forFounder of Scrum Alliance
Spouse(s)Laura Cohn

Mike Cohn is one of the contributors to the Scrum software development method.[1] He is one of the founders of the Scrum Alliance[2]

Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

Publications

  • Java Developer's Reference (1996)[12]
  • Database Developer's Guide With Borland C++5: (Sams Developers Guide) (1996)[13]
  • Sams Teach Yourself Visual Café 2 in 21 Days (1997)[14]
  • Web Programming With Visual J++ (1997)[15]
  • Mike Cohn (2004). User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development. Addison-Wesley Professional. [16]
  • Mike Cohn (2005). Agile Estimating and Planning. Prentice Hall PTR. [6]
  • Mike Cohn (2009). Succeeding with Agile: Software Development using Scrum. Addison-Wesley Professional. [17]

References

  1. ↑ Denning, Steve (2012-03-01). "The Power of Scrum". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2012/03/01/the-power-of-scrum/. 
  2. ↑ "Mike Cohn". ScrumAlliance. https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/profile/mikecohn. 
  3. ↑ Cohn, Michael (1994). "Empirical evaluation of a proposed set of complexity metrics for identifying defect prone classes in object-oriented programs". University of Idaho Master Thesis. 
  4. ↑ "Mike Cohn". https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/profile/mikecohn. 
  5. ↑ "Video". InformIT. http://www.informit.com/podcasts/episode.aspx?e=c00adc43-cb24-455d-9a51-09adfe5ab1b7. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Cohn, Mike (2005-11-01). Agile Estimating and Planning. Prentice Hall. https://www.amazon.com/Agile-Estimating-Planning-Mike-Cohn/dp/0131479415. 
  7. ↑ "Mike Cohn: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". https://www.amazon.com/Mike-Cohn/e/B001H6MN56. 
  8. ↑ "Keynotes". Agile2010. http://www.agile2010.org/keynotes.html. 
  9. ↑ Dolman, Paul (2012-04-01). "The top 20 most influential Agile people". Value, Flow, Quality. http://www.valueflowquality.com/the-top-20-most-influential-agile-people/. 
  10. ↑ "Hate those endless meetings? Try standing up". Marketplace.org. 2012-02-20. http://www.marketplace.org/topics/life/hate-those-endless-meetings-try-standing. 
  11. ↑ "No More Angling for the Best Seat; More Meetings Are Stand-Up Jobs". The Wall Street Journal. 2012-02-02. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970204652904577193460472598378. 
  12. ↑ Morgan, Bryan; Morrison, Michael; Nygard, Michael T.; Joshi, Dan; Trinko, Tom; Cohn, Mike (1996-11-01). Java Developer's Reference. SAMS. https://www.amazon.com/Java-Developers-Reference-Bryan-Morgan/dp/1575211297. 
  13. ↑ Hill, Kristy; Rutten, Jay; Gee, Mark; Moran, Jim; Cohn, Mike (1996-05-01). Database Developer's Guide With Borland C++5. SAMS. https://www.amazon.com/Database-Developers-Guide-Borland-Sams/dp/0672308002. 
  14. ↑ Cohn, Mike (1997-09-01). Teach Yourself Visual Cafe 2 in 21 Days. SAMS. https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourself-Visual-Cafe-Days/dp/1575213036. 
  15. ↑ Cohn, Mike; Rutten, Jay; Jory, James (1997-02-01). Web Programming With Visual J++. SAMS. https://www.amazon.com/Web-Programming-Visual-Mike-Cohn/dp/1575211742. 
  16. ↑ Cohn, Mike (2004-03-01). User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development. Addison-Wesley. https://www.amazon.com/User-Stories-Applied-Software-Development/dp/0321205685. 
  17. ↑ Cohn, Mike (2009-10-26). Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum. Addison-Wesley Professional. https://www.amazon.com/Succeeding-Agile-Software-Development-Using/dp/0321579364. 

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