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Agile Denver is proud to announce our 3rd annual conference, Mile High Agile 2013 on April 19th in Denver Colorado. The conference sold out the last two years, so register now while you still can! http://milehighagile2013.agiledenver.org/register/ Our speaker lineup has also been announced and we are very excited about the world-class presenters we'll have in Denver. See the program for details.…See More

Ok, folks, you didn't really believe that headline did you?  We're not professional wrestlers, we're software professionals, right?  We all know that Kanban and Scrum are just tools to help us make things better, faster, cheaper, and more enjoyable, right?  At the January Agile Denver meeting, rather than take a "Kanban vs. Scrum" approach, we're going to have a very cordial, but vibrant and exciting, panel discussion about Kanban and Scrum.  We have assembled an all star panel, all people who…See More

A one-day course led by Alan Shalloway of NetObjectives.http://www.netobjectives.com/training/kanbanlean-scrum-one-day-simulationThis day provides you a thorough experience of Kanban. Kanban is based on creating visibility in one’s workflow and then managing the workflow by not allowing work to exceed certain capacity levels. Doing this allows for smooth workflow and avoids the creation of…See More

Presentation Deck and Survey It’s common to see an organization (the people in them) focus on building products with as many features as possible and targeting delivery by a specific due date. Yet, often the result…See More

Presentation AbstractHow will companies thrive in the 21st century? That is a question asked by Stephen Denning in his book The Leaders Guide to Radical Management. Employees are becoming less engaged in their work, consumers are becoming less loyal to brands, and executive/management turnover is increasing. Most disturbingly, many companies hold onto 20th century paradigms around management. Paradigms built to run assembly lines and railroad systems – things which can be done with a less…See More

NOTE: we'll start presentations @ 6:15 pm instead of our usual 6:30 pm. Please join us for food, networking, and announcments @ 6:00 pm. Abstracts: Testing to go Faster – Steve NeelyThe Software-As-A-Service model is popular, in part, because it enables fast-paced agility in shipping features to customers. But the Project Management Triangle indicates that moving fast means either costs increase or scope decreases, or quality will suffer. Quality cannot and must not suffer. Testing to the…See More

Join us for 10-minute "Lightning Talks" by a number of different speakers.6:00-6:20  Food and Networking6:20-6:30  Announcements, Note from our sponsor: TekSystems6:30-8:00  Lightning Talks!Attendance and food are free. Parking vouchers will be provided for free parking in the garage to the NW of the Tivoli. Speakers:Manny Segarra: Try This on for SizeIncredibly, developers can abstract objects but not stories! What if we could give them something 'concrete' to estimate/project/forecast…See More

Presentation Deck (This was a hands-on workshop with very slides): DenAgileJuly2011.pdf Location:   NOTE NEW ROOM LOCATIONTivoli Lorraine Good room (Room 444) How to get to the meeting room:  take the tower elevator located on the east end of the building to the fourth floor. They will exit the fourth floor and head left up the 3…See More

Presentation Deck:  Available for download athttps://rallydev.box.net/shared/0fe5vcm5jl7jx7p0zd66 Video of Presentation: This is currently being worked on and will be available later.  General Agenda:6:00 pm -6:30 pm Food and Networking (Rally Software sponsoring) 6:30 pm -8:00 pm Presentation  Location: Tivoli Baerresen Ballroom (Room 320 A & B)900 Auraria Parkway Denver 80202 Presentation Abstract:  It simply isn't enough…See More