FREE EVENT: The Charlotte Lean-Agile Open
March 23, 2009 12:30-5:00
Free Seminars and Open Space Collaboration for IT Managers, Business and Product Managers, Marketing Managers, and Developers
Register Today!
Featuring Keynotes from:
Guy Beaver, VP and Senior Consultant at Net Objectives
Mike Linnen, Senior Architect at Software Done Right
Case Study Presentation "Transition to Lean-Agile for the CAMA Project"
Steve Collins, Business Systems Division Manager, Richland County Information Technology
Hosted by: ettain group
For more information call or email: Brenden McGlinchey, Senior Consultant,
704-909-8507, brenden.mcglinchey@netobjectives.com
Two Tracks – Two Seminars – One Open Space
Lean-Agile Applied – Managers and Agile Developers together will learn and discuss how to use Lean principles to guide Agile and Scrum to gain a competitive edge, positively impact their software quality, and affect cash flow.
Two Concurrent Tracks for Technical, Business, & Management Attendees:
- Technical Track: Tools for Agile development – Automating Agility
- Business & Management Track:
- Transitioning to Lean Thinking
- Concept to Customer: Marketing in the Agile Enterprise
Join Net Objectives and Software Done Right Enterprise Consultants in two presentations which will help you from start to finish in Agile software development projects.
Technical Track:
Tools for Agile development – Automating Agility
Lean is a way of thinking. Agile is a set of values, Scrum is a lightweight organizational method. What tools and practices do we use to make this successful? How do we move quickly without placing quality on the chopping block? How do we design as architects while accommodating change and uncertainty? This talk focuses on practical applications of Lean-Agile principles with a focus on approprate use of tools to encourage emergent design. It discusses the concepts and practical application of:
- Design Patterns for testing
- Automated testing frameworks
- Continuous integration builds
- Software quality metrics
Attendees will learn:
- How to design with testability in mind
- How automated testing enables and supports Agile development
- How to set up continuous integration builds to decrease risk in integration cycles
Who Should Attend:
- Technical Managers and Software Developers who want to explore practical methods to enable Agile development.
- Architects who want to learn foundational skills to enable emergent and incremental system design
- IT Managers who want to focus their technology teams on decreasing risk involved with late integration
Business/Management Track:
Transitioning to Lean Thinking
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Concept to Customer: How Marketing drives the Agile Enterprise
Much has been written and discussed regarding the two-way conversation with customers. Discovering and meeting the needs of customers is a basic understanding of business. Rather than simply meeting your product at the finish line with promises of features and benefits, discover and harness the power of integrating with the Lean-Agile team and deepen your relationship with customers.
Guy Beaver will explain Enterprise Agility, use of Scrum, and application of Lean Thinking to software. Out of this framework and understanding learn how marketing strategy, marketing communication, drive the Agile Enterprise.
Attendees will learn how to:
- Incorporate Agile into your branding
- Use Agile estimation for business cases and pricing
- Set and manage customer expectations in Account Management
- Use working product-in-progress as a competitive advantage
- Guide the Product Portfolio using Minimum Marketable Features
- How to engage and respond to external customers
- Ensure parallel organizations’ integration within the Agile team
…plus an executive overview and discussion of Lean, Agile & Scrum topics:
- Vision
- Release Planning
- The Portfolio view
- Right-sizing incremental work
- Fast, Flexible, Flow
- Pulling from Business Value
- Perfection
- Scrum, Sprints, Product Owners…
Who Should Attend: Senior Marketing managers, product managers, executives who:
- are considering the benefits of Lean, Agile, and/or Scrum approaches
- have Agile or Scrum pilots underway and need guidance on integration
- are in Agile organizations and want to gain a competitive edge
Also appropriate for product owners, analysts, team leads, managers and others who want to understand how an Agile team fits within the business, and how the business drives a Lean-Agile team.
Agenda
| 12:30-1:00 pm | Registration and Refreshments |
| 1:00-3:00 pm | Track 1: Technical Track: Tools for Agile development – Automating Agility Track 2: Business & Management Track: Transition to Lean Thinking and Concept to Customer: How Marketing Drives the Agile Enterprise |
| 3:00-3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:15-4:10 | Case Study |
| 4:15-4:45 pm | Agile Open Space, facilitated by Guy Beaver, Brenden McGlinchey, and Mike Linnen Open collaboration and discussion: Topics will be selected with your feedback from sessions. |
| 4:45-5:00 pm | Wrap-up |
Venue/Registration Info
- Charlotte Marriott SouthPark
- 2200 Rexford Road
Charlotte, NC 28211 - Map link
- Google Map
- Special Instructions
Space is Limited – Please Register Early for this Event
You may pass this invitation along to appropriate attendees – Agile team members and managers involved in, or seriously considering, Agile implementations should attend.
About Net Objectives:
Since 1999, Net Objectives has been assisting developers, teams and companies create better software with higher success rates. We have trained over 20,000 professionals in Lean-Agile principles, practices and processes and facilitated Lean-Agile initiatives from team level to the enterprise in both software product development and IT applications. Net Objectives delivers comprehensive assessments, consulting, training and coaching services worldwide. Practice areas include: Lean Software Development, Scrum Process and Analysis, Agile Architecture, Test-Driven Development, Design Patterns, Quality Assurance and more. Net Objectives is a diverse and talented team of Lean-Agile experts dedicated to your success.About ettain group:
ettain group is a privately held, award-winning IT Services firm that provides IT Staffing and Professional Services to companies throughout the Southeast. We have offices in Florida, Georgia, Washington DC and North Carolina. ettain group is comprised of over 100 dedicated full-time employees and more than 350 experienced consultants.Our IT Staffing practice was established in 1996 as an innovative alternative to the commodity based focus of the majority of staffing companies. Our focus on creating value and providing world class service to our clients and consultants has enabled us to sustain profitable growth and unparalleled excellence since our inception. Our emphasis on quality is supported by an in depth eQM process (ettain group Quality Management) and is encouraged by our clients.
Our Professional Services practice dates back to March of 2000 and has reached the distinguished title of Microsoft Managed Services Partner. By focusing our efforts on enabling our clients to improve and fully utilize the Microsoft SharePoint Server capabilities, ettain group has been able to continue to add value to our growing base of clients.
An ever-expanding pool of talented IT professionals and a commitment to our clients and consultants has placed ettain group at the forefront of the IT Services industry.
