Semat's Journey in 2020

Recent news of Essence and Semat form 2020 and early 2021

A Better Scrum with Essence - A Webinar with Jeff Sutherland and Ivar Jacobson

26 Apr 2020   A Better Scrum with Essence   By Jeff Sutherland and Ivar Jacobson, Moderator: Pekka Abrahamsson   Daily Scrum practice is plagued with...

What happened during the last year

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The last year we are getting closer to realize our vision

The book is out . . .

23 Jul 2019 Books on Essence The book The Essentials of Modern Software Engineering is out  . . . The authors of the book are happy to tell that the book which has been...

The Essence Theory of Software Engineering - Large-Scale Classroom Experiences from 450+ Software Engineering BSc Students

21 Nov 2018 Here is a good documentation of the success the use of Essence had in the University of Southeast, Norway. Please note it was a large undertaking and helped a lot to keep the...

Workshop "The ESSENCE of RE"

15 Nov 2018 The ESSENCE of RE Co-located with Essen, Germany, March 18, 2019     We are happy to announce the workshop "The ESSENCE of RE", co-located...

Webinar Aug 8, Noon Eastern: Making the Heart of Agile concrete: Essence

31 Jul 2018 Webinar Aug 8, Noon Eastern: Making the Heart of Agile concrete: Essence For description and registration: goo.gl/hSyN7N If you can’t attend, sign up and...

Welcome to the project ‘Software Engineering Essentialized’

22 Jun 2018 Welcome to the project ‘Software Engineering Essentialized’ Download the entire book here!   The project was initiated with the objective to...

Disciplined Agile Framework (DA) and SEMAT started to collaborate

11 Feb 2018 Disciplined Agile Framework (DA) and SEMAT started to collaborate   The Disciplined Agile Framwork originated by Scott Ambler started to collaborate with SEMAT. This...

Great pick up of Semat

26 Jan 2018 Great pick up of Semat SEMAT and the use of the Essence Kernel has started to gain traction within the wider community. This has taken many years of hard work and...

SCRUM & ESSENCE UNITE

16 Dec 2017     SCRUM & ESSENCE UNITE NEW NAVIGABLE GLOSSARY CREATED Ivar Jacobson International & Scrum Inc. have applied Essence to create a new...

Escaping Method Prison

21 Jun 2017 Escaping Method Prison Key Takeaways An understanding of the concept method prison with its side effects gurus, method wars and the zig-zag path, and why it is “the...

Ivar Jacobson International releases Essence Enterprise 365

15 Jun 2017 IVAR JACOBSON INTERNATIONAL RELEASES ESSENCE ENTERPRISE 365     A Unique Solution that Gives Organizations the Power to Apply the Essence Standard to Build...

Q&A on the Book It's All Upside Down

06 Jun 2017 Q&A on the Book It's All Upside Down   Key Takeaways Agile teams still need processes Defining processes and measures in detail up front is not a...

Experiences with SEMAT Framework

24 Mar 2017 A not-so-formal Report on Initial Observations and Experiences with the SEMAT Framework by: Arthur Evensen...

OMG will market Essence

27 Dec 2016 Essence. Help shape the future of OMG standards Successful software-development teams need to strike a balance between quickly delivering working software systems,...

Industrial Scale Agile - from Craft to Engineering

31 Oct 2016 Essence is instrumental in moving software development toward a true engineering discipline. Ivar Jacobson, Ian Spence, and Ed Seidewitz In his paper titled...

Dr. Sumeet Malhotra has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of SEMAT, Inc.

28 Sep 2016 Dr. Sumeet Malhotra, Engagement Partner at Tata Consultancy Services, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of SEMAT, Inc. Dr. June Sung Park, the previous...

Scott Ambler of Scott Ambler and Associates has joined the SEMAT Advisory Board

27 Sep 2016 Scott Ambler, of Disciplined Agile Delivery fame and one of the earliest signatories of SEMAT, has joined the SEMAT Advisory Board. On joining, he said, "I am excited about...