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It is not a secret that we highly value the desire for education. We gladly cooperate with educational institutions and organizations, especially with universities and schools. Puzzle Software and Faculty of Mathematics (University of Belgrade) have been partners for the last three years. This Faculty is among the most prestigious ones in Serbia. Furthermore, it is giving us the best experts in the field of software development. This time, we are honored to announce that Puzzle Software became a partner with Omikron! This student organization is founded exactly by students who are currently studying at the Faculty of Mathematics. It is founded with the aim of writing and implementing projects to further develop their skills and upgrade their knowledge.

MatHackaton by Omikron

We would like to inform you that, on the 13th and 14th of May, Omikron is organizing MathHackaton in cooperation with StratIT Center and the Faculty of Mathematics. MathHackaton is a competition for university and high school students. The teams are faced with the challenge to find the fastest way to develop a software that functions. We have recognized the importance of this competition and dedication of these young professionals in the field of software development. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to participate in this challenge and build your knowledge and team spirit! This is a great opportunity for you, not only to compete, but also because you will have an amazing chance to meet new people from your field of study and to bond with them. Registration is free and it is open until the 6th of May. So, hurry up!

We found our role in sharing our knowledge and many years of experience in the field of Agile Software Development with those students, considering the efficiency of those topics for their own evolving.  Consequently, we decided to reward the best MathHackaton team with tickets for the 2nd Agile Serbia Conference. This event will enable them to learn from the best world’s Agile & IT experts!

We are sure that all the participants will have an amazing time during this competition and we are looking forward to the future cooperation with Omikron! ☺

Agile Month became a real brand in IT world, and everyone knows it is about the Agile education. We are preparing the 4^th one, and it will be this May 2017. Certified Scrum Master and Scrum Product Owner Courses will be realized in cooperation with our Certified Scrum Trainer, Petri Heiramo. All the participants can get an internationally recognized certificate, issued by Scrum Alliance.

Advanced Agile Trainings will bring some novelties. Our Agile Coach, Zoran Vujkov, will deliver three different one-day Advanced Agile Trianings: Agile Requirements & User Stories, Scrum Anti-patterns & Repairing Guide, and the Introduction to Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Besides that, a creator of Agile, Dr Alistair Cockburn will hold his two-day Advanced Agile Master Class – certified training for those with Agile experience.

It is our pleasure to announce that Dr Alistair Cockburn is also the keynote speaker at the 2^nd Agile Serbia Conference that will take place in Madlenianum, Belgrade, on the 26^th of May 2017. This time the topic of the Conference is “Agile & Developers”. The registration is in progress, and more information you can find on the Conference page.

How prosperous year is behind us! In 2016, we accomplished so many things worth mentioning. The first and the most important thing for us are new pieces of our puzzle – new people in Puzzle Software team! We are growing every year and we are very proud of that fact.

In sense of Agile education, the biggest achievement was the 1st Agile Serbia Conference, organized on the 23rd April 2016. With more than 400 attendees, international speakers and great lectures, we have built a new brand and one of the biggest Agile & IT events around the region. Furthermore, we successfully completed 2 Agile Months – one in April, and the other in November. Recently, we started with one Agile transformation, expanded the range of our services regarding Agile education, and founded the Agile Coaching Club.

In the sense of software development, we are oriented towards new projects, and uprising Start-up Corner. Currently, we are working on a start-up project that will change the future of in-game advertising.

Our plan for 2017 is to continue with boosting new ideas of our employees, their willingness for additional education, to organize even better 2nd Agile Serbia Conference, and 4th Agile Month in May 2017, and to grow in all areas of our business. All challenges accepted!

AGILE MONTH – NOV 2016 has been a great success. Both, the Certified Scrum Courses, and the Advanced Agile Trainings were fully attended. In addition to Agile Requirements & User Stories, and Agile Planning & Estimating, we organized a new training – Collaborative Exploratory and Unit Testing, delivered by LIewellyn Falco.

Traditionally, there were two FREE Agile Gatherings. The first one was a meet-up, held before the Agile Month. It was organized as an interactive discussion moderated by our Agile Coach, Zoran Vujkov. The second was a Scrum workshop with our Certified Scrum Trainer, Petri Heiramo, during the Agile Month.

We are proud to say that the feedback of the participants was great, and we met their expectations!

Puzzle Software is striving not only to provide the best education regarding Agile Methodologies, but also to be consistent in their implementation in-the-house. To get the most of Scrum framework, the company works on continuous education of its employees. During the every Agile Month, our people attend Certified Scrum Courses and Advanced Agile Trainings, to learn and implement the best practices that real Agile Teams use.

During a year, the company organizes different internal educational events. Sometimes it is a knowledge exchange among colleagues; otherwise we invite external lecturers and coaches. This time we decided to invite someone who experienced Agile Transformation in one company.

READ MORE ABOUT THE WORKSHOP.