Archive for category Scrum

Cincy Clean Coders – Code You Can Show Your Friends

What would a Monday following an Agile conference be without the announcement of a new group focused on quality practices!   I’m happy to announce that Cincy Clean Coders is really going to happen.  Details can be found at http://cincycleancoders.com, but suffice it to say the inaugural meeting will be held April 7th at 6pm [...]

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Cincy Day Of Agile 2011 is Open for Registration

Cincinnati Day of Agile, to be held March 26th, 2011 at Savannah Conference Center, is open for registration.  This is a cheap ticket with huge returns that sold out quick last year.  We’ve made more tickets available this year, but don’t expect them to last too long.   Register here: http://cincydayofagile.org/   Topics you’ll find [...]

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Rules of the Game: Effective Group Discussion

Meetings are hard.  They can easily suck the life out of your day, week, or *gasp* job.  Let pain be your guide. (Thanks @coreyhaines) I recently had to work through a mountain of feedback data provided by a limited product release.  User Experience experts, random individuals, and customers known for their willingness to provide quality [...]

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Cincinnati Professional Scrum Developer .Net Course (Feb 21st)

[Correction: This is the first for the new year.  This certainly is not the first ever.] I’m happy to announce that our first Professional Scrum Developer course of 2011 is scheduled for February 21st.  This is a course which practices 5 days of craftsmanship, collaboration, and sustainable pace via the Scrum framework.  Practice is the [...]

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Where Scrum and Craftsmanship Converge

"Your team may be dysfunctional … but at least you can see the impediments. Now you have the ability to do something about it!" – Kane Mar – Scrumology, Scrum Coach This fantastic statement about Scrum highlights the most important aspect of Scrum that is invariably lost in most Scrum implementations in which an experienced [...]

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