Michele Sliger & Stacia Broderick

Michele Sliger is the co-author of The Software Project Manager's Bridge to Agility. She has extensive experience in agile software development, having transitioned to Scrum and XP practices in 2000 after starting her career following the traditional waterfall approach. A self-described "bridge builder," her passion lies in helping those in traditional software development environments cross the bridge to agility. Michele is the owner of Sliger Consulting, Inc., where she consults with businesses ranging from small start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Her focus is on helping teams with their agile adoption, and helping organizations prepare for the changes that agile adoption brings. A frequent conference speaker and regular contributor to software industry publications, Michele is a strong advocate of agile principles and value-driven development practices. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) and a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST). She has an undergraduate MIS degree and an MBA. You can download her articles on her website by clicking here or contact her directly at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Stacia Broderick has worked as a project manager for 14 years in commercial manufacturing and software development. Stacia was fortunate enough to be cast in the role of ScrumMaster in 2003, and ever since has helped teams all over the world embrace the principles of and transition to agile. Stacia founded her company, AgileEvolution, Inc., based on the belief that agile practices present a humane, logical way for teams and companies to deliver products. She is a Certified ScrumTrainer and Practitioner and a PMP, a mix that proves helpful when assisting organizations' transition from traditional to modern practices. Stacia is co-author with Michele Sliger of The Software Project Manager's Bridge to Agility (Addison-Wesley).