Reminder: Meetup Feb 9 on Kanban

We are gathering at our new location, Adobe on Preston Street, for the remainder of the season. Topic this month is Kanban. See previous posts for all the details including detailed directions on the location of the event.

New for this event: join us online at http://my.adobe.acrobat.com/AgileOttawa

RSVP to next Agile Ottawa Event on Kanban…

You can now RSVP to the event here (you will need a linkedin account).

February Meetup: KanBan: Thinking outside the TimeBox

Update: The meetup will start at 6pm. From 6:00 – 6:30 will be networking time and the talk will start at 6:30. We usually wrap up by 8pm, unless of course you follow the crowd to the pub

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Norbert Winklareth will be leading the February 9th meetup with a demonstration and talk about KanBan. Norbert has been a part of the Agile community for many years and brings a great deal of practical experience and wisdom to the group.

We are moving to a new location for the remainder of this season. Adobe has graciously offered the use of their auditorium. Adobe is located in the Preston and Carling area. Watch this space for detailed directions.

The synopsis for Norbert’s talk follows:

KanBan is the latest Agile practice to emerge and it has a growing community of practitioners.  This talk will briefly cover:

• The history of KanBan, including why people are using it
• What it is
• How to apply it
• Why it works
• What its reported impacts are on organizations
• Criticisms of it
• Advanced techniques

The meetup will start with  a demo that will need 9 volunteers from
the audience.

Slides from Confessions of a Flow Junkie Talk

The slides from Dave Rooney’s January 2010 Agile Ottawa talk can be found here.

Video of December’s meetup now online

The video of the December presentation by Paul Relf is now online… you can find it here.

First Agile Ottawa Meetup of the decade: Confessions of a Flow Junkie

There are many instances in our everyday lives outside of work that illustrate the importance of ‘Flow’, and the consequences that result when flow is disrupted. Traffic, lines at the grocery store, and even making dinner in your kitchen all need require flow in order to work effectively.

In the delivery of software projects, flow is equally important and the same dire consequences result when disruption occurs. In fact, Flow is a core concept behind all approaches that fall under the umbrella of Agile.

This talk by Dave Rooney of The Agile Consortium combines tongue-in-cheek humour with real-world examples of how maximizing flow will help you deliver software sooner and better, as well as shine a light on impediments to flow that you may not have considered before!

When
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 6:00 PM

Where
The Code Factory
246 Queen St., 2nd Floor
Ottawa, ON K1P 5E4
613-321-3831

December Talk: Agile Business

Just wrapped another Agile Ottawa meeting with a great talk on Agile Business. Interesting perspectives on an area that not many are talking about (yet!). The slides from the evening can be found here and the video will be available shortly (this post will be updated once video available).

I also want to mention that we had a record turnout with 29 people coming out tonight! Spread the word and let’s continue to build an amazing Agile community here in the capital.

What is Business Value?

The next Agile Ottawa meeting is on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 at The Code Factory. This discussion topic is Business Value; a particularly interesting topic since the Agile backlog revolves around the Product Owner prioritizing the highest business value. While some see a clear path for determining business value, other people perspectives are often different.

Product Owners, team members, Scrum Masters, and Project Managers will all learn something new as the group explores this topic. We are very fortunate to have Paul Relf leading the discussion. Paul is at Nortel where he leads a team of Product Owners in a new and innovative product space.

Don’t Do Agile Slides

The slides from the Agile Ottawa meetup on November 10th, 2009 are now available. Interesting session!

Learning Best Approaches for your Brain Slide Deck

The slide deck from the October Agile Ottawa meeting is now online. You can find the link in Mark’s post found here.