Dr. 𝕽𝖔𝖌𝖊𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖔𝖚 is the founder of PM-ABC Inc. He is the first person in Asia to obtain the PMI PgMP (Program Management Professional) certification and the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 (𝐂𝐒𝐓, also known as an International Scrum Ambassador). He earned his PhD in Business Administration with a focus on strategic management for senior executives from the prestigious National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan in just three years.Since July 2014, he has collaborated with another distinguished CST, Bill Li, to train over 50% of the certified ScrumMasters (1,000 people) in Taiwan. In 2015, Dr. Chou received the Agile International Award and was recognized by YOH in London as the "Best International Agile Promoter."His application of Scrum extends beyond the IT field, aiming to promote agile methodologies in non-IT industries in Taiwan. Dr. Chou has set an ambitious goal of helping 100 companies adopt Scrum within ten years. Numerous renowned enterprises, such as the largest telecommunications company in the country, Hong Sheng Construction (the largest construction company in southern Taiwan), Pfizer, Ricoh, Alpha Networks (the largest network communication company in the country), GSS (the longest-running agile information company in Taiwan), and ETC (national highway electronic toll collection), have implemented Scrum under Dr. Chou's guidance in non-IT domains.In May 2023, he launched a personal initiative to train 100 CEOs to become certified Scrum Masters (CSMs). A total of 130 CEOs from companies with over 100 employees, as well as school principals and government officials, joined the initiative. After one year, 207 CEOs had become CSMs. News about the initiative can be found in Yahoo News: https://ynews.page.link/SmZ9mDr. Chou's personal motto is: "With great power comes great responsibility," which is reflected in his achievements and effectively inspires his students.Dr. Chou is the author of the book "Successful Agile Product Management," which set records for the highest and fastest sales of agile books in Taiwan. Within five months of its release, the book went through nine printings and topped the bestseller list for five consecutive months.For more information about Dr. Chou, please refer to his Chinese Wikipedia page: https://bit.ly/2IMnCsq (use Google Translate for other languages). For more information about his company PM-ABC Inc. , please visit https://www.pm-abc.com.twLast updated: July 23, 2024.