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MEETING
VENUE: MICROSOFT offices in WALTHAM. REGISTER
NOW for this meeting
DIRECTIONS
TO MICROSOFT WALTHAM.
WEDNESDAY June 24th 2009, 630PM
to 830PM
Book Author GREG SMITH on: BECOMING
AGILE
Greg Smith is the co-author
of BECOMING AGILE
IN AN IMPERFECT WORLD and on the team organizing the Agile2009
conference.
In his role as the [Agile
Adoption] Stage producer,
Greg directly influences the content and quality of the Agile2009
conference.
A certified ScrumMaster,
a Senior Project Manager and an instructor of Agile
Project
Management
at Bellevue
Community
College, Greg
helps companies create a custom agile process that supports
the realities of their environment.
Greg's book is all about creating a roadmap for getting Agile
methods and tools successfully installed in your organization.
Greg's book , BECOMING
AGILE, from MANNING
PUBLICATIONS
Presentation: Book Author GREG SMITH
on: BECOMING AGILE
Attend this session to get key takeaways on
how to implement Scrum and Agile into your organization.
Unfortunately, it's not so easy to bring Agile
into an existing organization with established people and practices.
Greg shows you practical techniques and strategies
to move from your existing process to an Agile process without
starting from scratch.
Greg details techniques that focus on the
importance of adapting Agile principles to the realities of your
environment. In this session, Greg also addresses the
cultural realities of
deploying Agile and how to deal with the needs of executives,
managers, and the development team during migration. Greg
discusses employee motivation and establishing incentives that
reward support of Agile techniques.
Greg shows
you how to create a custom Agile process that supports the
realities of your environment. The process
will minimize risk as you transition to Agile iteratively,
allowing time for your culture and processes to acclimate to
Agile principles.
You exit this session with these take-aways:
o Understand the openings
and entry points for Agile that your company culture offers
o Gain insight into essential Agile adoption
strategies that work
o Gain an appreciation of the cultural impediments
which are SURMOUNTABLE.
o Gain an understanding of how to develop
your Agile adoption strategy, and minimize risk of failure
MEETING AGENDA:
6:30 PM: SCRUM ORIENTATION:
Scrum as described by Dan
Mezick of New Technology
Solutions
7:00 PM: Food and networking time.
(NOTE: We hear the feedback on water, diet drinks, and more food
choices.)
7:15 PM: MAIN EVENT: BECOMING
AGILE, with GREG SMITH
8:25 PM: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION OF MEETING
MEETING
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