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General Agenda: 6:00 pm -6:20 pm Food and Networking  6:20 pm -6:30 pm A word from our sponsors and announcements6:30pm -8:00 pm Presentation Presentation abstract:Please join Ray Moles (Senior Director of Development), Brad Churchill (Business Analyst) and John Pacheco (VP of PMO) from National CineMedia based here in Denver, Colorado. The National CineMedia team will lead a discussion on Agile Transformation. This interactive "Case Study" will represent the challenges faced by NCM and the…See More

Presentation Deck: AgileDenver-FelipeKnorrKuhn.pdf General Agenda: 6:00 pm -6:20 pm Food and Networking  6:20 pm -6:30 pm A word from our sponsors and announcements6:30pm -8:00 pm Presentation Presentation abstract:Cultural changes usually take some time to happen and can be driven by the needs of an individual,…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

Updated Post Event:Presentation Deck (by Pete Behrens/Trail Ridge Consulting): http://trailridgeconsulting.com/culture-of-agility.html?view=slide Sponsor (by Streamstep):…See More

This month, Agile Denver invites you to participate in an interactive session that will help you transform your existing shop into an Agile Engine. In Part One of the session, participants will be given a problem, then brainstorm to identify five techniques for transforming their shop.  (Please come prepared with ideas!)  All the groups will join to compile their techniques, then vote on the top five. In Part Two, we will compare the techniques discovered in Part One to techniques that have…See More

A single-day agile project simulation that is engaging, educational, provocative, and fun. This simulation introduces concepts like time-boxed iterations, User Stories, collective estimation, commitment to a product owner for iteration scope, formal verification ritual at iteration conclusion, tracking velocity, and making results big and visible through charts. The exercise is designed to simulate not only how agile teams and practices work, but the inevitable challenges that arise as teams…See More

Please join us for Joe Gee's presentation "Rejoining the Business: Aligning Rhythm, Direction, and Motivation". Many software shops are very separated from their businesses like a vendor from their client.  Rather than inviting an onsite customer to join the development team, Joe will discuss the forces on an agile team when they rejoin the business.  Bringing the development team more directly into the world of fiscal schedules, sales cycles, and management objectives can put more stress and…See More

Agile Denver is excited to announce our first annual conference, Mile High Agile 2011: Elevating Agility. Our 1-day conference will be packed with valuable learning for all roles and experience levels in lean & agile development.  For details see the conference web site:http://milehighagile2011.agiledenver.org/See More

It is fairly hard to imagine IT industry apart from software outsourcing these days. At the same time with agile development becoming industry mainstream methodology many argue that moving core values like self-dedication, feedback and communication to outsourcing paradigm can be very painful if at all possible. But what if there is a way of addressing the challenge and succeeding with agile while stillbenefiting from off-shore economy model?What is software development outsourcing today and…See More

Class has been sold out and another one will be scheduled in early DecemberA single-day agile project simulation simulation that is engaging, educational, provocative, and fun. This simulation introduces concepts like time-boxed iterations, User Stories, collective estimation, commitment to a product owner for iteration scope, formal verification ritual at iteration conclusion, tracking velocity, and making results big and visible through charts. The exercise is designed to simulate not only…See More

Brad Swanson has agreed to facilitate a coaching dojo. This session will give coaches an opportunity to practice and be exposed to different styles.Prerequiste: It's open to folks who have been practicing coaches or scrum masters for at least a year and have experience with multiple teams.The dojo is November 2, 2010, 6:00 to 8:00 pm at OppenheimerFunds Auditorium near Arapahoe Rd and Potomac.Address: 6803 S. Tucson WayCentennial, COThe entrance is the West side of the north bldg (6803). We…See More

Games are great training tools, and they’re not just for trainers. Come learn some great games and exercises that *you* can play with your team(s) and coworkers to help them learn Agile principles and practices and to promote a sense of Team.Rachel and Chris will come ready to teach several games. They’ll give a brief sense of the games’ lengths, audiences and goals, and then the group will rank the list of games on-the-spot based on attendees’ interests. They’ll then teach as many as we have…See More