What we’re about
Welcome! Blacks United in Leading Technology - Nashville is the official, chartered chapter for Nashville, Tennessee of the dynamic, growing, vibrant Blacks United in Leading Technology International non-profit corporation. https://builtinternational.org/
Our Chapters are operated under the BUILT Forward brand, and there is no charge to attend. Our dues-paying members, in BUILT International, receive extra benefits - mentors, training scholarships, free job postings, speaking & leadership opportunities, and more.
We educate people and seek to increase the representation of Black people in technology. It’s proven, enterprises that embrace diversity yield the most innovative solutions. We’re talking about the whole gamut from developers, scientists, digital media specialists, engineers, web masters, technicians, QA folks, social media strategists, cyber-security analysts, online marketing experts, UI/UX artists, recruiters, bloggers, operations staff, project managers – and many, many more technology professionals, students and educators.
We operate in a united fashion with the hundreds of other nonprofits, corporate resource groups, and diversity professionals with whom we share a common mission. Our BUILT Alliance.
We include all races and ethnicities. Non-technologist supporters are welcome in our community. The doors are wide open for those folks who are simply just passionate about all things technical.
Our events are held in-person and virtually, with a winning mix of top tech presentations, entrepreneurial series, more tech presentations, networking events, social justice messaging, collaborations with other aligned groups, career advancement seminars, more tech presentations, and Member’s Only, Reserved and Private Events.
Join us. Share our knowledge. Provide your viewpoints. Let’s explore together how technology is changing the world. Let’s effect Tech Equity, and help ensure technology is inclusive for all.
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Network event46 attendees from 28 groups hostingGetting Into Tech: What is Product Management?Link visible for attendees
This event is perfect for anyone interested in learning about entering the tech industry, navigating your tech career for upward mobility, and the role product management plays in business.
What you'll learn:
- The value and benefits of a career in tech
- The role of a Product Manager
About the Speaker (speaker bio):
Briana Mosley (she/her) is a software product manager, communication and change management strategist, and effective problem solver. Currently, she is a Product Manager for the Product Equity + Inclusion practice at Workday. As an advocate for diversity, in 2021 Briana created her role to scale the concept and practice of applying diversity, equity and inclusion principles to the design and development of Workday products. She advises product teams to build products for and with all dimensions of diversity to deliver a people-centered user experience for all Workday customers. Prior to this role, Briana led change management and strategic communications for the Information Technology organization at Workday. In this capacity, she was instrumental in training employees to use enterprise technical tools, launched company-wide technical implementations, and onboarded newly acquired employees through change management tactics within their Mergers & Acquisition program. She also served two years as the Co-Outreach Lead for the Black at Workday Employee Resource Group. Briana has experience in Strategic Communications, Change Management, Product Management, Stakeholder Engagement, and Program Management. Prior to entering the tech industry in 2018, Briana worked at the United States Postal Service in corporate communications and change management. Additionally, she has a background in media having worked in Ad Sales at local San Francisco news affiliate, KTVU-Fox Channel 2 News. Briana received her BA from Howard University and an MA from the University of Southern California. Briana lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and enjoys traveling, trips to Napa Valley with friends, reading, cooking, and spending time with her family.
Speaker LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianamosley - Network event29 attendees from 25 groups hosting2-Day Certified Scrum Master Training - $150Link visible for attendees
This is a Member's Only Event - Join Here if not a member
Your registration includes:- 2-Day Virtual Training Class
- Training Materials
- Certified ScrumMaster class by Certified Scrum Trainer (CST)
- Ask The Instructor: post-class tutoring for exam
- Access to RocketNine's Scrum Master Guide Videos: the beastly resource of videos, tips, ideas and research
- 2 year membership to Scrum Alliance
- 15 PMI PDUs and 16 Scrum Alliance SEUs
- Lifetime membership in the Global Scrum Community
- Plus, certification exam and membership fees are included!
## LAND THAT DREAM JOB
Earning a CSM credential from Scrum Alliance will make you a more valuable employee to current or future employers while empowering you to make a difference or impact positive change in their workplace.
Become certified as a Scrum Master and receive one of the HIGHEST PAYING certifications. The CSM Certification opens new career opportunities for you in multiple industries.
Scrum Alliance education and certifications give you endless ways to distinguish yourself as a Scrum and Agile practitioner.## ABOUT THE CLASS
Rocket Nine's Results: 99% of our students pass the exam on their first try, and class feedback has been more than 9.5.
## WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
This two-day ScrumMaster certification course provides everything you need to get started with Scrum. The largest and most well-known of Agile project management, Scrum is a simple framework that has a small set of interrelated practices and rules, is not overly prescriptive and enables more effective teams.
This course shares industry-tested practices for evolving Product Backlogs, planning your Release and Sprints, tracking and reporting progress, and developing continuous improvement cycles. Participants will learn how to effectively plan and run daily Scrum Meetings, Sprint Planning Meetings, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and more.## WHAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE:
CERTIFICATION - Pass the CSM exam and become a Certified Scrum Master
EDUCATIONAL UNITS - 15 PMI PDUs (category 3) and 16 Scrum Alliance SEUs
MEMBERSHIP - 2 Year membership to the Scrum Alliance and Lifetime membership in the Global Scrum Community## WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Scrum Masters
Product Owners
IT Professionals
Managers
Testers
HR Managers
Developers
Business Analysts
Marketing Teams
Project Managers
Project Sponsors
Career Changers and Job Seekers
ANYONE INTERESTED IN LEARNING HOW SCRUM CAN IMPROVE YOUR WORLD OF WORK
ANYONE CAN ATTEND - NO PRE-REQUISITES## COURSE LEARNING OUTLINE
### General Knowledge
- Agile Manifesto
- Scrum Foundations
- Scrum compared to Waterfall
- Scrum Values
- Applicability of Scrum
### Scrum Roles
- Overview of Scrum Roles
- Scrum Master as Servant Leader
- Rounding out the Scrum Team: Product Owner and the Development Team
- Impact on traditional roles
### Scrum Meetings
- Sprint Planning Meeting
- Daily Scrum Meeting
- Sprint Review Meeting
- Sprint Retrospective Meeting
### Scrum Artifacts
- Product Backlog
- Product Increment and the Definition of Done
- Sprint Backlog
### Integration
- ScrumMaster Responsibilities and Skills
- Scrum Simulation
- Class Retrospective
## YOU WILL LEAVE THIS EXPERIENCE KNOWING:
SCRUM FRAMEWORK: the events, roles, processes and artifacts as well as ways to apply them
BEING A SCRUM MASTER: including tips to being a better leader, coach and facilitator
TEAM BUILDING: leverage Scrum to create highly collaborative, sustainable and high-performance teams - Network event16 attendees from 28 groups hosting4th Annual North Texas Black Tech SymposiumLink visible for attendees
Join North Texas' best Black Tech professionals and organizations, plus their allies, for the 4th Annual North Texas Black Tech Symposium.
Be enlightened by the 6 Keynotes, 45 Sessions, and evening Workshop presentations on the latest tech topics, career development, and on how to get into tech.
Participate in the Career and Vendor Expo daily from 5:00 - 6:30 pm. Meet other tech professionals in the daily virtual networking sessions.
The event is free to attend, with three concurrent daily sessions. Register HERE. Participate to win valuable door prizes.
If you are in North Texas, apply to speak on any of the Symposium's technology and career presentation tracks.
Let's all highlight North Texas' Black tech success and possibilities!
Join us.
Past events (32)
See all- Network event30 attendees from 26 groups hostingOpen Conversations - May EditionThis event has passed