Scrum Alliance Opens Up Board Member Voting to Membership Community

INDIANAPOLIS, July 20 /PRNewswire/ -- After casting nearly 5,000 votes in just 14 days, the Scrum Alliance community has selected two new board members. Scott Duncan and Mitch Lacey will fill the two new seats created specifically to allow the Scrum Alliance membership to be directly represented in board meetings, votes, and decisions.

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"We weren't sure what to expect," says Harvey Wheaton, chair of the nominating committee.

"The participation rate exceeded our expectations. We're thrilled that so many people voted results were so close."

Voters were given 14 days to select two individuals, one for each newly created seat on the board. In the end, it was a very close decision, with new directors Scott Duncan and Mitch Lacey receiving 41% and 40.7% of the votes respectively.

"All of my professional career in software (some 38 years), I have ultimately tried to work from within, especially with professional organizations. This past year, after some 8 years of agile practice, coaching, and training, with the last 3 being as a CSP, I have decided to take this same approach with the various agile organizations to which I belong. The Scrum Alliance is a great place to start," remarks Scott Duncan on his new director role.

Mitch Lacey is equally excited about his new position. "Everyone I was running against is as passionate about Scrum as I am, and we all offer our own unique perspectives. When the Scrum Alliance announced that I had won, I couldn't believe it. Representing the membership itself, as opposed to my own personal interests, is a tremendous responsibility. I'm looking forward to the challenge," he says.

Working from within to enact change is what the Scrum Alliance's mission of transforming the world of work is all about.

"This election is just one example of the Scrum Alliance living its values, encouraging all our members to have a voice and a window into what the organization does and where the Scrum Alliance goes in the future," explains Wheaton.

The Scrum Alliance is a not-for-profit professional membership organization created to share the Scrum framework and transform the world of work. The Scrum Alliance's mission is to increase awareness and understanding of Scrum, provide resources to individuals and organizations using Scrum, and promote the iterative improvement necessary to succeed with Scrum.

For more information about Scrum and the Scrum Alliance, please visit http://www.scrumalliance.org/.

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