The 18th Annual GIVE THANKS FOR SCRUM Event: "Adopting AI, Advancing You"

GET ALL THE DETAILS ON THE SESSIONS AND SCHEDULE HERE

**YOU CAN PARTICIPATE FROM ANYWHERE ON THE WORLD** via MS-Teams
Or, join us at the venue in Burlington MA USA!!
Pick a ticket type: LOCAL or ONLINE.
(The ONLINE tickets are priced at the LOCAL price minus the lunch cost)

**Join us on Tuesday November 24, 2026 for Agile Boston’s EIGHTEEN ANNUAL "Give Thanks For Scrum" conference event from AGILE BOSTON.**

The week of the USA Thanksgiving !!

You may not know that Scrum was born in Boston and thus its very appropriate that Give Thanks For Scrum has become a true Boston tradition!

The theme of this year's event is

"Give Thanks For Scrum: **Adopting AI, Advancing You.**"

Our theme, **"Adopting AI, Advancing You,"** reflects a simple truth we've explored all year: AI isn't replacing the people who do this work — it's reshaping how the work gets done, and those who lean in are the ones who thrive.

GET ALL THE DETAILS ON THE SESSIONS AND SCHEDULE HERE

Whether you're a Scrum Master, product owner, engineer, or leader, this event is about equipping you with practical ways to bring AI into your role, not around it. It's also about leveraging your skills in facilitating the big CHANGE that AI represents. For 2026, we are moving past the fear that Agile or Scrum is "becoming obsolete" ... and focus instead on how these practices are evolving alongside AI, to keep you and your team essential.

**ATTEND ONLINE !**

Expect real stories of technical adoption, productivity gains, and transformation from practitioners who've already made this shift. You'll be able to pick from at least 6 breakouts in addition to the keynotes and plenaries from Jeff Sutherland and Dave West. The schedule will publish soon, expect some great additional speakers !!

The 2026 lineup: (more announcements soon)

Come learn from others who are working at the "fast frontier," where AI and empirical Scrum suddenly intersect. See what's working. Learn what isn't !

We have a great lineup this year

Jeff Sutherland- cocreator of Scrum and agentic AI pioneer
Dave West- Author, advisor, former CEO of **Scrum.Org**
Henrik Kniberg- 20 year veteran of agile, cutting-edge founder of **Abundly.AI**
Dr Sheela Agarwal- Chief Medical Information Officer, Microsoft
Michael LePore- Principal Architect at Microsoft
Dan LeFebvre- Principal, DCL Agility
Jamie Kriegel- AI Governance and Enablement Expert at Source Allies

...and quite a few more speakers to be announced next week !

This year's event promises to be great. Get out in front of AI: participate online or locally in the Boston area. Everyone leaves with a PDF delicately crammed with useful content from each and every speaker at this great event.

In 2026, we are arranging 2 modes of participation: LOCAL, which is face-to-face in Burlington Massachusetts, and ONLINE from wherever you are, using MS-Teams as the medium for the online option. If you participate remotely, you get the breakouts, you get the plenaries....you get everything except lunch. And that is why the remote ticket is $25 bucks cheaper !!

So join us on Tuesday November 24th (Tuesday before US Thanksgiving) to give thanks for how far Scrum has brought us — and to walk away ready to advance with AI, without worry about falling behind it.

Starts at 9AM, ends at 430PM

GET ALL THE DETAILS ON THE SESSIONS AND SCHEDULE HERE

**PMI PMPs:** GIVE THANKS FOR SCRUM qualifies under CATEGORY C (Self-directed learning) as explained here: https://www.pmi.org.in/PMPRenewalGuidelines/downloads/pdu.policy.pdf

You can expect a GREAT day of learning that includes great sessions, thought-provoking dialogue, and a great set of PDF takeaways delivered fresh to your inbox the very next day....expect to have a great time !

Your lunch (a $25 value) is included. when you attend locally in Burlington Massachusetts Remote or local, tere will be A LOT to learn and enjoy throughout the day, and you can expect a complete kit of PDF takeaways from all the session speakers.

**All participants will receive the kit of PDF resources**, checklists and tools in a #GTFS2025 takeaway ZIP file delicately crammed with goodness.

Online or local: come for the content, stay the whole day to socialize with PEERS AND COLLEAGUES IN THE WORLDWIDE SCRUM COMMUNITY.

***During this event, you'll find some spaces AWAY FROM THE SESSIONS to interact and hang with peers and colleagues.***

So jump in now, before the tickets go higher. Seating is limited and we will SELL OUT....so make your plans NOW and expect to have a great time !

**NOTE: NOW is the time to purchase your ticket. Tickets will steadily go UP in price as tickets get sold and the date gets closer. And tickets are limited. So if you want to be at this event for sure, and pay the lowest price, NOW is the time to make your ticket purchase.**

We promise a GREAT event and we hope to see you there !

General Ground Rules and Conditions for Registration and Attendance

GROUND RULES: Anyone authorized by the event promoter to attend the events listed above are subject to the following Ground Rules as a condition of attendance: There are no refunds for paid events. Tickets are transferable; if you cannot make it to the event you can send a friend in your place. No audio or video recording permitted. Recording of video and/or audio is grounds for revoking your authorization to attend. You may take pictures. By purchasing a ticket and/or attending this meeting (hereafter the Event), you are explicitly authorizing us to capture pictures, video, and audio recordings of your image and voice and to use these recordings in promotion of our events. If the rights to your personal data fall under the authority of the GDPR law in the European Union or other national government statutes, then by obtaining a ticket you are also authorizing us to use all collected data as described above. By purchasing a ticket and/or attending the Event, you are agreeing explicitly to indemnify and hold harmless the following parties from any and all claims, including but not limited to any loss, damage, or legal liability related to attendance: a) the venue provider, b) the event promoters, c) anyone and everyone else even remotely associated with the execution of the Event event in any way, whatsoever.

IF YOU PARTICIPATE ONLINE, You'll use MS-Teams and receive a Teams link to the event. You agree to get Teams installed on your machine such that you can use this link. The link you receive to attend the event is stamped with your name. If your link is used by any other party, your admission to the event is null and void.

Finally, the Event promoter reserves the right to refuse and/or revoke admittance to anyone at any time, subject only to refunding within 30 days any dollar price paid for said admittance.

About the Event Producer: The Agile Boston community of practice is the Producer of the event. Learn more at https://agileboston.org

About Agile Boston

Agile Boston is a chapter of the Open Leadership Network and the producer of the GIVE THANKS FOR SCRUM event.

In existence since 2007, Agile Boston has over 1800 members. The Agile Boston user group delivers 20 free meeting events per year in addition to the annual GIVE THANKS FOR SCRUM event.