http://www.agileedmonton.org Helping Edmonton develop better software using Agile methods Thu, 27 May 2010 13:07:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The next Agile Edmonton user group meeting will be on Wednesday, June 2nd at noon. Dynamic Test Plans Test plans are useful for describing the current state of testing and communicating that information to others. The downside is that if they are not updated regularly, they fail to provide accurate information. ... http://www.agileedmonton.org/2010/05/27/june-meeting-dynamic-test-plans/ The next Agile Edmonton user group meeting will be on Wednesday, May 5th at noon. Leveraging GIT in the Enterprise Git was born from the need to better manage large open source projects. How is integrity of the repository ensured? How easy is it to start working with it? How much faster ... http://www.agileedmonton.org/2010/04/19/may-meeting-leveraging-git-in-the-enterprise/ The next Agile Edmonton user group meeting will be on Wednesday, April 7th at noon. Software Manufacturing Why does it seem so much easier to manufacture physical things than it does to manufacture software? There seems to be a lot of lessons that the manufacturing industry learned long ago that we in ... http://www.agileedmonton.org/2010/03/20/april-meeting-software-manufacturing/ On Tuesday, March 23rd, Agile Edmonton is having a social night at Hudson's Taphouse in downtown Edmonton. Got questions about agile methods? This is a chance for you to come out and have a chat with some of our speakers. Thanks to John McCarron of Inteqna for sponsoring the ... http://www.agileedmonton.org/2010/03/10/social-night-march-23rd/ The next Agile Edmonton user group meeting will be on Wednesday, March 3rd at noon. What is Velocity? Velocity is a project's or team's rate of progress. How does your project calculate Velocity? Should a team focus on increasing Velocity? Or getting better at being Done? What should a team do ... http://www.agileedmonton.org/2010/02/26/march-meeting-what-is-velocity/ In June 2009, Adam Geras described the intricate role of coaching and being coached on agile projects, positioning it as one of the core skills that a team has to acquire to be successful with agile.  Adam has kindly has made his updated presentation available for your viewing pleasure. Making Your Team, Your ... http://www.agileedmonton.org/2010/02/08/%e2%80%9ccoaching-and-being-coached-on-agile-projects%e2%80%9d-presentation-available/ The next Agile Edmonton user group meeting will be on Wednesday, February 3rd at noon. Knowing Your Rate of Discovery Discovered work is all those little surprises that pop up during the course of a sprint and that appear to disrupt the planned work. My premise in this talk is that by ... http://www.agileedmonton.org/2010/01/28/february-meeting-knowing-your-rate-of-discovery/ The next Agile Edmonton user group meeting will be on Wednesday, January 6th at noon. A Framework for Continuous Improvement: Building a Learning Organization In this presentation I discuss what continuous improvement is and why it is critical in today's world, then introduce the framework: a five-stage model that covers the entire ... http://www.agileedmonton.org/2009/12/31/january-meeting-a-framework-for-continuous-improvement/ The next Agile Edmonton user group meeting will be on Wednesday, December 2nd at noon. The Agile PMP: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks Agile methods emphasize trust, empowerment, and collaboration—moving us away from command and control project management to harness the passion, creativity, and enthusiasm of the team. In established organizations, ... http://www.agileedmonton.org/2009/11/17/december-meeting-the-agile-pmp/ Following on his Scaling Agile presentation at the November 2009 Agile Edmonton meeting, Larry Shumlich has made his presentation available for download. 2009-11-04 Scaling Agile a real Life Experience. Thanks for the great presentation Larry! http://www.agileedmonton.org/2009/11/08/scaling-agile-presentation-available/