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MEETING
VENUE: MICROSOFT offices in FARMINGTON CT. REGISTER NOW for
this meeting
DIRECTIONS
TO MICROSOFT FARMINGTON.
WEDNESDAY JULY 07 2009, 630PM to 830PM
MICHAEL DE LA MAZA ON: LEARNING AGILE
VIA AGILE GAMES
Michael de la Maza is a Technical
Fellow at Dynamics Research Corporation (http://www.drc.com).
Previously, he was VP of Corporate Strategy at Softricity (acquired
by Microsoft in 2006) and a co-founder of Inquira. He holds a
PhD in Computer Science from MIT and is a Certified ScrumMaster,
Certified Scrum Practitioner, and an IEEE Senior Member.
Presentation: MICHAEL DE LA MAZA ON:
LEARNING AGILE VIA AGILE GAMES
Learning Agile is about doing and experiencing.
Books and lectures only take you so far-- you have to experience
some Agile activities to really get it.
In this meeting we play games in teams, to
learn specific Agile principles like inspect-and-adapt, fail-fast,
determining highest-value activities, iterations, continuous
improvement and so on.
During this meeting we form groups that work
on tasks in a game setting. We'll discover what we want to learn,
and play some well-known Agile games that help us get experience
as we learn the concepts we want to understand.
Attend this meeting to directly experience
Agile concepts while you enjoy some very Agile games. Show up,
sync up with your peers, have a good time, and learn a ton.
Agile games are a great way
to directly learn Agile concepts and Scrum's roles-- via direct
empirical experience. You can also get a rare opportunity to
wear pointy hats!
Don't be afraid!! These games are really,
really fun and a very QUICK way to 'get' the Agile thing fast.
These games are also great ice-breakers and a way to authentically
CONNECT with others. This is a big part of what Scrum and agile
is all about !
You exit this session with these take-aways:
o Understand the value of
learning by experience
o Gain insight into essential Agile concepts
and Scrum roles, via direct experience
o Gain an appreciation for all the roles in
Scrum, not just the one you are currently occupying
o Gain an understanding of different learning
styles and get plugged into the group via games
What the heck are these
people doing? They are actually burning down work in a Agile
game, that's what. This is your chance to jump in, put on a pointy
hat, and figure out this Agile stuff once and for all.
MEETING AGENDA:
6:30 PM: AGILE 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: LEARNING
AGILE VIA AGILE GAMES, with MICHAEL DE LA MAZA
8:25 PM: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
OF MEETING
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VENUE: MICROSOFT offices in FARMINGTON CT. REGISTER NOW for
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