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A day in the life series has been developed to further Agile Denver’s mission to promote the use of Agile practices and principles. This event will feature Product Owners from Oppenheimer Funds. Product owners at Oppenheimer Funds use several techniques for delivering artifacts to the organization in their agile delivery which includes onshore and offshore teams. They will cover thematic progress reports, story mapping, user story writing, personas, big visible release plans and several other…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

A day in the life series has been developed to further Agile Denver’s mission to promote the use of Agile practices and principles. This event will feature Product Owners from Oppenheimer Funds. Product owners at Oppenheimer Funds use several techniques for delivering artifacts to the organization in their agile delivery which includes onshore and offshore teams. They will cover thematic progress reports, story mapping, user story writing, personas, big visible release plans and several other…See More

How do you manage a product portfolio in a information management company?  What are the core differences or similarities in approaches between a B2C, B2B and B2G? This month's speaker, Joe Harding will discuss the best strategies for managing your product portfolio.  Mr. Harding is currently an independent consulting advisor specializing in high-tech product development and business process strategies. He is a telecom and technology exec and former VP, product development and eCommerce, at…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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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